Brave Writer

Did you miss Day One of our Big Book Reveal (for our Quill and Dart Literature & Grammar programs)? You can now watch the replay on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8ppZVfzP9E

P.S. In June, get $20 OFF, plus a FREE year in our membership community, Brave Learner Home, when you spend $129 or more on digital products!

2026-2027 Brave Writer Book Reveal: Day One Each year, we announce the line-ups for Brave Writer's wildly popul...

One idea that surfaced recently during our Brave Learner Home “Go Analog” webinar was to focus on adding rather than taking away. Let me explain.

Sometimes, when something worries us, like too much screen time, we think about reducing it in terms of taking something away. Reduce screen time by removing access to screen-based activities. There is certainly a time for that. But a helpful reframe is to reduce by adding.

Remember when I shared that instead of thinking of life as busy, I like to think of it as full? What if you helped fill your child’s day with engaging activities that naturally pull them off screens?

➡ Keep reading: https://blog.bravewriter.com/adding-rather-than-taking-away/

Join us for 3 FREE June webinars that help you understand both the philosophy and practice of Brave Writer’s literature + writing mechanics programs for ages 5-18.

This week...

📚 Why Book Parties Make Better Readers
📚 June 24, 3 PM Eastern / 12 PM Pacific

Go here to register (replays are also available): https://bravewriter.com/landing/training-webinars

Do you want your chiildren to feel good about writing?

Growing Brave Writers is the essential training you need to be the delightful writing coach your children deserve!

Together, you and your kids will:

😊 play writing games
😊 grow a rich vocabulary
😊 do research
😊 freewrite
😊 revise
😊 edit
😊 polish!

Learn more: https://store.bravewriter.com/products/growing-brave-writers

Friday Freewrite! If you could be a character in a fairy tale, which story would you want to be in and why?

If writing with your 7-10 year-olds feels like…a lot… take heart. ❤️ Building positive associations around writing can change the whole game.

In Brave Writer's Telling Tales online class, you and your child will spend four weeks reading folktales, myths, and legends, playing storytelling games, and creating tales!

So if your homeschool could use some positive writing vibes, consider Telling Tales with us. 😊

Class kicks off Monday, June 22!

What happens when faith, prayer, endurance, and every “right” effort still do not make a marriage safe?

In this brave and deeply honest conversation, we talk with Alisha Roth, author of Courageous Divorce, about young marriage, religious expectations, abuse, motherhood, homeschooling, community loss, and the difficult clarity that can come when a woman finally listens to her own body and life.

Together, we explore divorce not as failure, but as a serious boundary, sometimes the one that makes healing, safety, forgiveness, and a more honest future possible.

Listen in for a tender conversation about faith, courage, and choosing to truly live.

🎧 https://blog.bravewriter.com/podcast-courageous-divorce-alisha-roth/

Did you know that you can “find” a poem in the pages of a book, or between the lines of yesterday’s newspaper, or even on a billboard? In today’s poetry prompt, you’ll be collecting words and using them to create your own poem!

A found poem is when you take someone else’s words and rearrange them to form your own meaning. Sometimes, facing a blank page can be intimidating. Found poetry gives you a place to start and ideas to get you going.

Here’s what you’ll need for today’s found poem:

🔵 A book, pencil, and paper (for the random-page method)

🔵 Old newspapers or magazines

🔵 Scissors, glue, and paper (for the cut-out method)

🔵 Permanent marker/pens/paint (for the blackout method)

The easiest way to create a found poem is the random-page method. In this method, you start with opening any book to a random page number—let’s say page 29—and collecting words you like from that page. Try collecting seven words or phrases you like. Then, use those words as a start, middle, or end for your poem.

For an extra challenge, you can try to link the words or phrases you choose without adding any additional words.

Have fun!

Join us for 3 FREE June webinars that help you understand both the philosophy and practice of Brave Writer’s literature + writing mechanics programs for ages 5-18.

Each webinar is jam-packed with information to help you be successful this coming school year, in addition to helping you understand Brave Writer materials!

This week...

📙 Make Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Stick—with Books!
📙 June 17th, 3 PM Eastern / 12 PM Pacific

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This month in Brave Learner Home: Grab a pencil and a piece of paper and be prepared to be entertained!

Whether you are stuck in line, waiting for food at a restaurant, on a long road trip, or simply want to turn off the screens and hang out as a family, a piece of paper is enough to keep you entertained. We'll explore games that can be played with a pen and paper, all kinds of origami, and then level up with strategic brain games and activities.

Join us! https://bravewriter.com/brave-learner-home

P.S. In June only, your purchase of $129 in digital products also gets you a FREE one-year membership to our Brave Learner Home community. This offer expires on June 30.