Brave Writer

08/22/2026

Check out our updated Brave Writer Lifestyle pages!

Veteran homeschoolers know: you can learn anything through everything and everything through anything. Learning doesn’t have to come from a workbook to count!

And the path to cultivating a language-rich life is one activity at a time.

➡ Learn more: https://bravewriter.com/lifestyle

08/21/2026

Friday Freewrite! If you were an action figure, what accessories would you have? What would be in your expansion pack? Why?

08/20/2026

Poetry can feel . . . intimidating. Hard to read. Hard to understand. Hard to get into any sort of a routine with.

But what if you didn’t have to figure poetry out on your own? What if you had a month of rich material, engaging activities, and a coach to show you how to play with it?

That is Brave Writer's Playing with Poetry: Discovery online class!

🟡 Read poetry aloud
🟡 Get to know rhyme, structure, vocabulary, and themes
🟡 Craft visual poetry, cinquains, haikus, and more
🟡 Learn in a supportive community of other families

We provide the readings, activities, and a weekly plan.

Just open the classroom each day and finally get comfortable with poetry.

Even better: Your entire family can sign up for this guided adventure for one price—because poetry is even better when shared.

Class kicks off August 31—grab your notebook and come PLAY! 🚀

Want to learn more? Click the link in the comments.

P.S. We also still have many seats in Passion for Fiction, Elementary Writing: Animal Stories, and College Admissions Essay, all of which start 8/24.

08/19/2026

What changes when we stop treating homeschooling as something we do to our children and begin learning alongside them?

Connection is at the heart of meaningful education: connection to ourselves, to the subjects we study, and to one another.

On today’s Brave Writer podcast episode, we explore:

⚪️ how curiosity leads to purpose,

⚪️ why collaboration matters more than perfect independence,

⚪️ and how low-stakes practice can help children build confidence without turning every lesson into an evaluation.

From fractions and cookies to grammar, handwriting, games, and writing revision, we look at practical ways to turn abstract academics into learning that feels useful and alive.

Join us and discover what can happen when we trade coercion for connection (link in comments).

08/18/2026

For today’s poetry prompt, you’re going to be creating your own world! You’ll have the chance to construct coastlines, craft mountains, and decorate deserts to your heart’s content. So go on and dive into the world of map-making!

➡ Keep reading: https://poetryteatime.com/blog/poetry-prompt-map-making

08/17/2026

We’re in a bit of an AI crisis for writing in public high schools and colleges. Students are letting ChatGPT write their essays for them. Instructors are using ChatGPT to help them grade those essays. In some cases, we literally have AI writing and grading itself!

➡ Keep reading: https://blog.bravewriter.com/ai-crisis-writing/

08/16/2026

Handwriting is back! ✍🏼

Today's kids deserve all the benefits of learning to handwrite: fine motor skills, better phonemic awareness and reading comprehension, clarity of thought, transcribing at the pace of thought, and performing well on handwritten timed essay tests (on the increase with the rise of AI).

Copywork can help grow their handwriting skills and stamina!

It's handwriting practice with meaning.

➡ Go here for your FREE Copywork Guide:

Handwriting is back!Today's kids deserve all the benefits of learning to handwrite: fine motor skills, better phonemic awareness and reading comprehension, clarity of thought, transcribing at the pace of thought, and performing well on handwritten timed essay tests (on the increase with the rise of....

08/15/2026

Texts from Brave Writer aren’t all business!

Sure, we share about sales—but that’s not all!

When you join our text list (SMS) you get…

📱 inside scoop on upcoming sales
📱 better deals only available through SMS
📱 access to SMS Exclusive Flash Sales
📱 thoughts to brighten your day
📱 practical tips you can use right away
📱 quick access to our customer service—reply to any text from us!

Learn more: https://blog.bravewriter.com/2023/10/17/text-support/

08/14/2026

Friday Freewrite! Instead of giving a play-by-play for a football game or tennis match, describe the moves (like a sportscaster might) of someone struggling to solve a 1000-piece puzzle.

08/13/2026

While Brave Writer classes live online, they are designed for offline learning—with great stories, rich conversations, and time for kids to get to know themselves as both humans and writers. An online class can launch your best offline learning yet!

See it play out in our class, Elementary Writing: Animal Stories. 🐾

🟡 Parents log in to check out readings, discussion prompts, and activities, and to glean ideas from fellow parents;

🟡 they log off to read, discuss, play, and write with their kids;

🟡 they return to the classroom to post writing, ask for advice, get personalized feedback from their coach, or just relay how things are going;

🟡 they gather their kids to share instructor feedback, try out those fresh ideas, or just start the next activity together.

If this rhythm sounds like a fit, we invite you to try a Family Class—like Elementary Writing: Animal Stories—this fall. One registration includes your whole family (recommended for ages 7-10, but younger and older siblings are welcome).

To learn more, click the link in comments.