If you’ve been looking for a simple, effective way to teach writing, grammar, and language arts in your homeschool without expensive curriculum, copywork might be exactly what you need.
In this video I walk you through exactly how to do copywork step by step.
Copywork is one of the oldest and most trusted Charlotte Mason homeschool methods for teaching English naturally, and it works for every age from early elementary all the way through high school.
Whether you’re a brand new homeschool mom or you’ve been homeschooling for years and just need a simpler approach to language arts, this method is worth trying.
Need more details? Check out my course, Simply Copywork!
Thanks for this video. We’ve used copywork off and on in the past. Your testimony has encouraged me to double down. We’ve purchased copywork materials in the past that – after having copied it on one day – have required students to write the passage from the parent’s reading of it. I assume to reinforce that they’ve learned the spelling and punctuation. Do you include this in your studies? Also, do you have your students copy the same passage several days in a row? I’m assuming, but thought it prudent to verify for the benefit of younger homeschooling parents who grew up with technology, that copywork is always handwritten not typed.
Blessings!
After several years of praying and battling with myself and struggling with different methods of HS and ordering the wrong curriculum only to be disappointed. I decided to give a listen to YOU! And you have made ALL the difference in our lives!
Everything I needed to know and all my answers have been answered through taking your course and listening to your podcasts.
I am finally at peace with my decision and at peace with HOW I will “educate” our granddaughter and not “school” her.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your wisdom and for sharing it with the world!
Jody, you just made my day!! Thank you so much for taking the time to write!
I love how simple this is. It makes me feel so much better about that being mostly what we do. My kids like writing but on their own terms. Creative writing just happens for them.
I do too! And I’ve done it long enough to see that it works really well.
I know! Simple is the name of my game!
I love the approach and I do love some of the aspects of unschooling but what I do wonder is how people get their teen graduated from high school right now my son is doing a grueling online high school program and it a battle because it’s so much!! But to you and everyone how do you get your teen graduated homeschooling!? I have looked into high school transcripts I don’t know if I could do it figure out how to do it. Any information out there? I love homeschooling. I’ve done it for years, but I do not know how to get to the point of graduation and figure out how to do a high school transcript to get them graduated. I know that sitting at a computer for hours a day trying to get credits is not the way the answer.
You are the one who graduates them. You can decide when. Nothing formal has to be done. You don’t have to have a transcript unless they apply for college or go into the military (you can print those forms online.)
Hi, I worried the same until I found Smarter By 1 degree. They earn a high school diploma while earning a bachelors for typically under $10-15k with no busy work and self paced!! Too good to be true but it’s not. My son is 12 and has 9 university credits from an accredited university. Just wanted to share since this has been a God send. https://www.smarterby1degree.com/
Wow! When did he start taking classes that counted for college credits?
This is amazing! What age did your child start doing college course work at? How did you know they were ready? Asking for an upcoming 10yr old boy.
The one that went started once she was in college. 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing. I always struggle with what to do with my son. He is not college bound and I hear so much about what he should and should not do. He hates school but this is a way he can do well and still learn. Thanks again for sharing.
You’re so welcome!
I guess I don’t understand. So you don’t teach them any language arts? Verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc? Just have them to copy work? How would you track that for te transcript or test them.
No, not really. They learn syntax through the copywork. On a transcript, all you need is “English.” 🙂
The relief that washed over me watching this is indescribable… I feel like something clicked in my brain finally. I have questioned for a long time what the inherent usefulness there is in spending countless hours, labeling and diagramming sentences and such. I know the bottom line has always been effective communication, and I just felt in my heart that this was not an efficient way to accomplish that. But I did not know what else to do. I have eight children, and I cannot wait to implement this in our new school year.. . I will be signing up for your course. Thank you!
I love reading comments like this! That’s my mission!
I love this!!!!
My 6 year old likes to hover beside me while I correct the OCR generated text from hundred year old newspapers (usually just the ones I use for my own reference but I also do the rest of the page so I can mark it complete). I narrate what I’m doing and why and he will often read further down the article and see some discrepancies before I can get there. He’s already uses quote marks and parentheses in his creative writing.
This is awesome!
I’m sorry, but I missed where to find the book list you recommend. You said your website but when I checked it out I couldn’t find it. I’d love to see if it you don’t mind guiding me as to where to find it. 🥰
Sarah ❤️
Here’s that link! https://generationcedar.com/best-books-for-homeschoolers-by-grade-level/ So sorry I’m just seeing this.
Good afternoon, I am trying to get in touch with someone because I ordered the simply copy work and expected to receive a link to download but have not received anything. Can someone help me with this. I have a confirmation number.
I’m so sorry I’m just seeing this! Have you been able to access it yet?
I want to say thank you for posting this. I have two kiddos who need to work on writing and spelling. Their grammar is great but this will help with the other two. The curriculum is use doesnt have handwriting or spelling, here’s to the new school year and hope.
Also, thank you for posting the link in the Facebook group, with comments turned off I wouldn’t have known how to get here for the video. ❤️
You’re so welcome!
We are schooling with Ambleside Online, so we also do copywork daily. I think in my mind, I feel like I’ll eventually have to explain to them about verbs and adjectives, especially if they’re to take any standardized test like the ACT, right?
I loved, loved, loved Shirley English in public school growing up and my favorites were the grammar jingles. I just about can tell you all the prepositions to this day from having them memorized back then. Then I went on to score a 35 on the ACT in English. It makes me struggle to know if that’s important, or if they’ll be “just fine” not knowing all of the parts of speech and specific language education that I received. Letting go is hard!
It is! But great news…tests like the ACT don’t test for definitions of grammar. They only test correct usage of the language.
Good morning, I was on the website trying to purchase the course. I also wanted to add the entire library. One I go to the check out its only listing 47.00 for the coursework.
So it isn’t letting you add it to your cart?