The Homeschooling Saints Podcast
Education
Some of our kids would rather take a nap than write anything, while others dream of becoming authors! These two extremes can challenge us to create opportunities for writing growth that suit our children well. Cheri Blomquist is here to talk about a useful concept for your homeschool: Writing at the Extremes!
Find Cheri Blomquist:
http://www.onceuponapen.studio/
Cheri’s YA book review website:
http://www.wiilitguide.com/
Homeschool Connections offers a full slate of writing courses from 3rd to 12th grade that fit Cheri's criteria for an excellent writing program. And, they're Catholic! You can learn more at https://awa.homeschoolconnections.com/ or by emailing homeschoolconnections@gmail.com.
From Cheri: If your children love to write, they may want a chance to give voice to their work—to go “on stage”. Although writing is a solitary art, there are ways for your children to find an audience. Here are a few they might enjoy [but please carefully vet them]:
Magazines that accept contributions from children and teens:
o The Milking Cat (https://www.themilkingcat.com/)
o New Moon Girls (https://newmoongirls.com/)
o Polyphony Lit (https://www.polyphonylit.org/)
o Stone Soup (https://stonesoup.com/)
o Teen Ink (https://www.teenink.com/)
o The Weight Journal (https://www.theweightjournal.com/)
Online platforms/associations:
o NaNoWriMo Young Writer’s Program (https://ywp.nanowrimo.org/)
o Underlined (https://www.getunderlined.com/)
o Write the World (https://writetheworld.org/)
o Young Eager Writers (https://www.youngeagerwriters.org/)
o Young Writers, Inc. (https://youngwritersusa.com/)
o Young Writer’s Project (https://youngwritersproject.org/)
o Young Writer’s Society (https://www.youngwriterssociety.com/)
Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:
Our Sponsor Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool Classes
Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood
Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone
Our host Lisa Mladinich
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Episode 184: Being a Homeschool Dad and a Publisher
Episode 183: Storytelling That Sparks the Imaginations of Children
Episode 182: Raising Kids with a Clear, Catholic Identity
Episode 181: Panel: How Three Moms Celebrate Christmas
Episode 180: Helping Kids Love Jesus in the Eucharist
Episode 179: Blink and We’ll Miss it!
Episode 178: NEW Mystery! Murder at Penwood Manor
Episode 177: Praying With the Saints on Their Feast Days
Episode 176: Neurodivergent Teens & Their Fragile Faith
Episode 175: Homeschooling Through a Major Transition
Episode 174: Teaching the Faith to Your Children
Episode 173: Falling in Love with Literature
Episode 172: Keeping Your Life in Right Order
Episode 171: Evangelization Through Hospitality
Episode 170: The Top Five Psychological Issues Facing Young People Today
Episode 169: One Awful Homeschool Year
Episode 168: Homeschooling Through My Son’s Cancer
Episode 167: From Hunger to Hope (Homeschooling and Catholic Social Teaching)
Episode 166: How and Why to Create Unit Studies
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