Essential Education

Does punctuation matter? You’ll children will answer a resounding yes after they go through these books. I’m going through Lynn Truss’ bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves now and I find it very beneficial. Consider the following example:... A woman, without her man, is nothing. A woman: without her, man is nothing. I think this is a terrific example to give to students about the power of punctuation and why it must be mastered if you want to become an outstanding writer. #homeschool #homeschooling #unschooling #language #writing #punctuation #eatsshootsandleaves #essedteacher #write #writer #writerscommunity

My daughter asked me to read this book to her. We enjoyed the story very much. While reading, I explained to her how I knew that I was reading a question i.e. look for words such as who, what, did etc. at the *beginning* of sentences. This way you’ll know to use intonation while reading the sentence to read the question properly and be a more fluent reader. (The question mark at the end of the sentence tells you that it’s a question but we don’t read by first looking a...t end punctuation.) #homeschooling #literacy #fluency #homeschool #unschooling #language #reading #parenting #bedtimestories #essedteacher #books #natethegreat #questions

I guess that’s what one of these reunions would be like... :) #homeschooling #parenting #homeschool ... #unschooling #jokes #joke #essedteacher See more

Graphic Organizers - The Cause and Effect Chart #homeschooling #homeschool #unschooling ... #read #reading #graphicorganizers #causeandeffect #cause #effect #essedteacher See more

Graphic Organizers-The Venn Diagram My son has to work on his penmanship! #homeschooling ... #homeschool #unschooling #read #reading #venndiagram #visual #visuallearning #essedteacher See more