Tea with Julie Emails
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Writing Voice
January 18, 2020: [Intro] You have a lovely voice!
January 25, 2020: Value your child's voice
February 1, 2020: They speak in prose and paragraphs
February 8, 2020: Fill the "house" with a lively voice!
February 15, 2020: Just how important are spelling and punctuation anyway?
Parenting
February 22, 2020: [Intro] Buckle up—let's get good at being a mom or dad
February 29, 2020: Let's talk about a parent's anger
March 7, 2020: Self-awareness—We need to calm down!
March 14, 2020: Seeing the beauty in your child's natural reactions
March 21, 2020: Working from home? Schooling at home? Help is on the way!
Managing Multiples
March 28, 2020: [Intro] Managing Multiples
April 4, 2020: You are a one-room schoolhouse
April 11, 2020: How I home educated five kids
April 18, 2020: Sibling Conflict: What to do if your kids bicker
April 25, 2020: Homeschooling with Toddlers
Busting Boredom
May 2, 2020: [Intro] Yawn. I'm bored.
May 9, 2020: What to do when your child says, "I'm bored."
May 16, 2020: Three Fail-Safe Activities to Bust Boredom
May 23, 2020: Ideas for Bored Littles, Middlers, and Teens
May 30, 2020: When kids claim boredom but mean something else
Summertime Ideas
June 6, 2020: [Intro] Let's get ready for summer
June 13, 2020: Back to summer parties and more!
June 20, 2020: Summer books for every age
June 27, 2020: The Big Boredom Busting Summer To-Do List
Stealth Learning
July 4, 2020: [Intro] Stealth Learning
July 11, 2020: What is Stealth Learning?
July 18, 2020: The Difference Between Pressure and Motivation
July 25, 2020: Take Away Insistence as a Tool
August 1, 2020: What ignites YOUR passion
Starting a New Homeschool Year
August 8, 2020: [Intro] Time to Homeschool! Let's get started
August 15, 2020: Set the stage for a great homeschool year
August 22, 2020: Starter Kit for Teaching at Home
August 29, 2020: Finding your rhythm as a home educator
September 5, 2020: It's okay to waste time
September 12, 2020: When your child is mad at you
Freewriting
September 19, 2020: [INTRO] Liberating one school subject at a time
September 26, 2020: Freewriting: What's if for?
October 3, 2020: Freewriting works
October 17, 2020: Six Breakthrough Strategies for Freewriting
Revision
October 24, 2020: [INTRO] Revision: Banning All Meltdowns
October 31, 2020: Hand-holding tips for revision
November 7, 2020: We're talking about writing reviews!
November 14, 2020: Revising as play not improvement
Self-Care
November 21, 2020: [INTRO] Put a little self-care in your heart
November 28, 2020: It's not selfish to meet your own needs
December 5, 2020: You matter, too
December 12, 2020: Do you have the wrong personality for your temperament?
December 19, 2020: Stick Up for Yourself to Yourself
December 26, 2020: Awesome Adulthood: Your Gift to You
Re-Upping
January 1, 2021: [INTRO] The Re-Upping Moment
January 9, 2021: The Re-Upping Moment Looks Like This
January 16, 2021: Bring Fresh Energy to the Task
January 23, 2021: The Long Haul: Freshening the Homeschool Plan
January 30, 2021: It Gets Better
Relationship Dynamics
February 6, 2021: [INTRO] Remember the 4th R: Relationship
February 13, 2021: Keeping It Real at Home
February 20, 2021: When you and your partner disagree about homeschooling
February 27, 2021: Healing the Parent Child Relationship
March 6, 2021: 5 Parenting Principles that Foster Happiness
March 13, 2021: Obedience vs. Collaboration
March 20, 2021: You Want Them to Disagree with You
March 27, 2021: Shift the Power
April 3, 2021: It's the Relationship, Sweetheart
Homeschool Burnout
April 10, 2021: [INTRO] New Series: Homeschool Burnout
April 17, 2021: Signs of Homeschool Burnout
April 24, 2021: When burnout hits: Go backward and forward
May 1, 2021: Beating the Homeschool Blues
May 8, 2021: Triangling in Help
May 15, 2021: Take Learning Rests
May 22, 2021: The Next Time You Feel Overwhelmed
A Life Your Child Loves
May 29, 2021: [INTRO] A Life Your Child Loves
June 5, 2021: The Misunderstood Child-Led Learning Model
June 12, 2021: They Love What They Love
June 19, 2021: The Trap of Valuing "Prestige" Subjects
June 26, 2021: Look at the Child
July 3, 2021: When Your Child Wishes Upon a Star
July 10, 2021: Let Joy Be Your Guide
Planning Your Homeschool Year
July 17, 2021: [INTRO] Planning Your Homeschool Year
July 24, 2021: To Lesson Plan or Not to Lesson Plan
July 31, 2021: Planning Your Own Brave Writer Lifestyle
August 7, 2021: Scheduling vs. Spontaneity: Finding the Balance
August 14, 2021: Academic Writing: Making a Plan
August 21, 2021: When You Worry about Public School Standards
Writing with the Younger Set
August 28, 2021: [INTRO] New Series! Writing with the Younger Set
September 4, 2021: What about Those Short Learners?
September 11, 2021: How to Avoid Damaging Young Writers
September 18, 2021: Let Me Jot That Down
September 25, 2021: Catch Your Child in the Act of Thinking
October 2, 2021: Should You Teach Young Children Formats?
October 9, 2021: Learning Through Play
Writing with Middlers
October 16, 2021: [INTRO] New Series! Writing with Middlers
October 23, 2021: Partnering with Your Child
October 30, 2021: Tricks and Tips for Enticing Your Children to Write
November 6, 2021: How to Give Positive Writing Feedback
November 13, 2021: Single Efforts Teach Profound Skills
November 20, 2021: Know Your Kids as They Are
November 27, 2021: The Three Levels of Learning
Writing with Teens
December 4, 2021: [INTRO] Writing with Teens
December 11, 2021: 5 Keys to Working with Teens
December 18, 2021: Saturation and Incubation
December 25, 2021: The Rhetorical Imagination
January 1, 2022: Why Academic Writing Doesn't Come Naturally
January 8, 2022: Essays: Not Only for College Prep
January 15, 2022: 10 Things to Have Done by the End of High School
Growing Your Child's Mind
January 22, 2022: [INTRO] Growing Your Child's Mind
January 29, 2022: Fostering Thinkers
February 5, 2022: A slew of questions you can use today!
February 12, 2022: What's On Your Child's Mind?
February 19, 2022: It All Counts
February 26, 2022: It's All Learning, All the Time
March 6, 2022: Freedom vs. Pressure: What Works Best with Kids
March 13, 2022: Keep Enchantment Alive in High School
Engage with Nature
March 19, 2022: [INTRO] New series: Engage with Nature
March 26, 2022: Get Outside [Includes free Seasonal Nature Walks download]
April 2, 2022: 20 Nature Prompts
April 9, 2022: If You Are New to Nature Journaling
April 16, 2022: Nature Journaling Wherever You Are
April 23, 2022: Take a Color Walk
April 30, 2022: Nature Themed Poetry Teatime
Dealing with Resistance
May 7, 2022: [INTRO] Dealing with Resistance
May 14, 2022: Shifting the Power
May 21, 2022: Avoid the Meltdown
May 28, 2022: Take the Pressure Off
June 4, 2022: Reluctant Revisers
June 11, 2022: Helping Your Child with Self Expression
June 18, 2022: When You Run into a Brick Wall for Writing
June 25, 2022: Fan the Flame
Four Forces of Enchantment: Surprise, Mystery, Risk, Adventure
July 2, 2022: [INTRO] New Series: The Four Forces of Enchantment
July 9, 2022: Surprise—Be Open to It
July 16, 2022: Surprise—Mix It Up
July 23, 2022: Mystery—Help Kids See Differently
July 30, 2022: Risk—Breaking the Rules
August 6, 2022: Risk—Emotional Safety and Writing Risks
August 13, 2022: Adventure—Take It On the Road
August 20, 2022: What It Means to Enchant an Education
Teaching Responsibility to Kids
August 27, 2022: [INTRO] New Series: Teaching Responsibility
September 3, 2022: Shifting Responsibility
September 10, 2022: Suit Responsibility to Capacity
September 17, 2022: Teaching Responsibility
September 24, 2022: Action or Attitude?
October 1, 2022: The Peril of Trusting Your Child
October 8, 2022: Teach Self-Awareness
A Philosophy of Education
October 15, 2022: [INTRO] New Series: A Philosophy of Education
October 22, 2022: Developing a Philosophy of Education
October 29, 2022: An Educational Philosophy that Works
November 5, 2022: Thinking Differently about Writing
November 12, 2022: How Writing is like Sewing
November 19, 2022: Caution: Go Slowly Before You Make Changes
Homeschooling during the Holidays
November 26, 2022: [INTRO] New Series: Homeschooling during the Holidays
December 3, 2022: 10 Ways to Take Advantage of the Holidays
December 10, 2022: Squeezing Writing into the Holidays: Six Tips
December 17, 2022: When They Don't Get It
December 24, 2022: All They Want for the Holidays is YOU
Schedule vs. Routine
December 31, 2022: Don't Trust the Schedule
January 7, 2023: Disrupt the Schedule
January 14, 2023: 5 Tips for Your Morning Homeschool Routine
January 21, 2023: Design a Tailor-Made Education
January 28, 2023: Add Fun to the Routine—for YOU
Art Appreciation
February 4, 2023: Art Appreciation: Some Basics
February 11, 2023: Training the Art Appreciator in YOU
February 18, 2023: Visiting the Art Museum
February 25, 2023: Highlight an Artist
Am I Doing Enough?
March 4, 2023: It's Enough
March 11, 2023: Yes, It Really Is Enough
March 18, 2023: How Much Writing Should Kids Do?
March 25, 2023: What Is Enough for High School?
April 1, 2023: There's Time
April 8, 2023: When Panic Hits
Raising Critical Thinkers
April 15, 2023: Requirements for Critical Thinkers
April 22, 2023: Developing Critical Thinking Skills
April 29, 2023: Bias: What Do I Hope Will Be True?
May 6, 2023: Identify the Storytellers
May 13, 2023: Question the Experts
May 20, 2023: Don't Derail Thoughtfulness
May 27, 2023: Brains before Curriculum
June 3, 2023: Curiosity without Defensiveness
June 10, 2023: Learning How to Think
Poetry Teatime
June 17, 2023: A Simple Idea with Big Implications
June 24, 2023: How to Have a Poetry Teatime
July 1, 2023: Why Poetry Teatime Works
July 8, 2023: Don't Be Intimidated by Poetry
July 15, 2023: How to Read Poetry Aloud
July 22, 2023: Fresh Ideas for Teatime
July 29, 2023: What if my kids don't like Poetry Teatime?
August 5, 2023: Fantasy Teatime Syndrome
What about Grammar?
August 12, 2023: Grammar ain't everything
August 19, 2023: Be Gentle with Grammar
August 26, 2023: Grammar Teaching Tips
September 2, 2023: What about Writing Mechanics?
September 9, 2023: Grammar Games
Big, Juicy Conversations
September 16, 2023: Talking with Your Kids: The Key to Academic Achievement
September 23, 2023: Why Talking is So Imporant to Writing
September 30, 2023: Conversations in the Car Count
October 7, 2023: One Mouth, Two Ears
October 14, 2023: What to Do When Children Aren't Talkative
October 21, 2023: Conversation Starters
Copywork and Dictation
October 28, 2023: Copywork Explained
November 4, 2023: How Often Should You Do Copywork?
November 11, 2023: Are You Doing Too Much Copywork?
November 18, 2023: Dictation Explained
November 25, 2023: Fitting Dictation into Your Homeschool
December 2, 2023: How to Use a Movie for Dictation Practice
The College Admissions Essay
December 9, 2023: Tips for Writing Your College Essay
December 16, 2023: More Tips for Your College Essay
December 23, 2023: Buff It Till It Shines
December 30, 2023: Essays That Worked
Movies and TV
January 6, 2024: Brave Writer Lifestyle: Movies and TV
January 13, 2024: Movies and Literary Elements
January 20, 2024: Make Movie Night a Hit!
January 27, 2024: What Do We Talk About AFTER the Movie?
February 3, 2024: Musicals!
February 10, 2024: Comparative Analysis with Star Trek
Beware the Ghost of Public School Past
February 17, 2024: The Ghost of Public School Past
February 24, 2024: You Are Not a Teacher
March 2, 2024: You Gotta Be Home to Homeschool
March 9, 2024: Home Sweet Home
March 16, 2024: Trust Yourself
March 23, 2024: You Are Smart Enough
March 30, 2024: Grading Ruins Everything
April 6, 2024: The Best Testing Method Is Not Testing
Less Is More
April 13, 2024: Less Is More
April 20, 2024: Repeat after me: "Less is more..."
April 27, 2024: The "Less Is More" Checklist
The One Thing Principle
May 4, 2024: The One Thing Principle
May 11, 2024: What would happen if you only did ONE thing well tomorrow?
May 18, 2024: How to actually accomplish One Thing
May 25, 2024: One More One Thing Tip
Reading Aloud: Teaching Writing Mechanics with Living Literature
June 1, 2024: Reading Aloud Matters
June 8, 2024: Teaching Language Arts Through Literature
June 15, 2024: Do Students Need to Study Literature?
June 22, 2024: Reading Aloud: Connecting Life Itself
June 29, 2024: Let's Throw a Learning Party!
The Opportunities of Homeschooling
July 6, 2024: What homeschooling can LOOK like
July 13, 2024: What homeschooling can FEEL like
July 20, 2024: What homeschooling can BE like
July 27, 2024: What homeschooling can PRODUCE (the results!)
Common Mistakes in Homeschool
August 3, 2024: The Myth of Rigor and Requirements
August 10, 2024: The Curriculum Creep!
August 17, 2024: Trying to Keep Pace with Traditional School
August 24, 2024: When am I allowed to worry that my child is behind?
August 31, 2024: FOMU: Fear of Messing Up!
To Plan or Not to Plan
September 7, 2024: The bane of everyone's existence: PLANNING!
September 14, 2024: What if I AM a planner?
September 21, 2024: How much to I cater to my child to get them to "do school"?
September 28, 2024: What to do with "lazy" kids?
Online Life: Learning vs. Entertainment
October 5, 2024: Why teach writing in the age of ChatGPT?