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Homeschool Handwriting | Cursive, Print, Calligraphy, Teach Handwriting Curriculum, Fun Handwriting Practice, Digital Age, Ou

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HOMESCHOOL HANDWRITING
Beautiful Handwriting The Fun Way
by Joanna / Wild Plains Calligraphy

Actually fun handwriting with techniques for Homeschooling Families.

Handwriting skills are being lost in this generation. It is a skill, an art, and a form of human expression worth preserving but schools are no longer teaching it. Kids are bored to tears while trying to learn it. They cry because they also feel the pressure of not being able to make letters perfectly. We want better for our children so they can not only read grandma's handwriting but write just as beautifully!

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But not with pressure.

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Not with perfectionism.

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And not with joyless worksheets.

With making handwriting FUN and sharing simple steps to write beautifully

Because the benefits of handwriting are vast.

Stop scrolling on your phone and pick up your pen! Let's Keep Beautiful Handwriting Alive!

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✨ Join the Handwriting Heroes Circle. My weekly newsletter for parents wanting to teach beautiful handwriting to their children : wildplainscalligraphy.com/handwritingheroes

GET IN CONTACT WITH JOANNA:
📧 Email : joanna@wildplainscalligraphy.com

Episodes
128
Releases
Twice a week
Typical length
9 min
On air since
2024
Latest episode
1 month ago

Episodes

128 episodes, newest first

  1. 116 | 9 Tools To Beautiful Handwriting For You And Your Child

    Show notes

    Hey Mama!

    The 9 Tool To Beautiful Handwriting was created for the mama who wants her child to get started in handwriting the right way and enjoy the experience. Grab the tool in the links below improve your child's and your handwriting and make lesson fun instead of frustrating.

    Happy Writing!

    Joanna

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    🛝 YOUR NEXT STEP:
    Ready to help your child write beautifully without another workbook depending on you to make it work?

    Get all the show's links and a free copy of 9 Tools To Beautiful Handwriting here:
    https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/podcast-linkshttps://wildplainscalligraphy.com/podcast-links

    6 min
  2. 115 | The Simple Step You're Missing That Makes Kids Excited To Write

    Show notes

    Hey Mama!

    A lot of the time, it's the little changes that makes the biggest difference in our experience.

    And today I'm talking about how the tool I used created a big shift. When we want to teach our children the wonderful skill of handwriting we go straight to the workbooks and skip the pre-steps that would set their experience up to be a lot less frustrating. Today I reveal that "pre-step" that got my oldest writing everyday.

    With the right tools!

    Joanna

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    🛝 YOUR NEXT STEP:
    Ready to help your child write beautifully without another workbook depending on you to make it work?
    Get the 9 Tools to Beautiful Handwriting :https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/podcast-links

    8 min
  3. 114 | Why My Customers Are Having So Much Fun In Handwriting

    Show notes

    ✍🏽 WANT YOUR CHILD TO WRITE BEAUTIFULLY?
    Start with my free 9 Tools to Beautiful Handwriting guide and find everything mentioned on the podcast here:
    https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/podcast-links

    Your child is not just learning Print, they get early access to my next program Cursive In The Garden.

    If you're looking for the curriculum that will set your child up for beautiful handwriting while you work on your biz or choose your involvement,

    this is it: https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/print-playground-presale

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    🛝 YOUR NEXT STEP:
    Ready to help your child write beautifully without another workbook depending on you to make it work?
    Get the 9 Tools to Beautiful Handwriting + find everything from the show here: https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/podcast-links

    10 min
  4. 113 | I Almost Didn't Become A Calligrapher

    Show notes

    Hey Mama,

    There was a time when the idea of becoming a Calligrapher seemed very far-fetched. People think I was always artistic or always had good handwriting but that's actually faaaaar from the truth.

    In this episode I share what made a difference for me and how the same method will help that child who you think "just has bad handwriting" unlock their identify as a beautiful handwriting.

    Love,

    Joanna

    🛝 YOUR NEXT STEP:
    Ready to help your child write beautifully without another workbook depending on you to make it work?
    Get the 9 Tools to Beautiful Handwriting + find everything from the show here:https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/podcast-links

    6 min
  5. 112 | The Real Cost Of Buying Multiple Handwriting CopyBooks

    Show notes

    Mama, there is a hidden cost that is much more expensive that the price tag of the copybooks you keep buying

    because you think it will lead to your child having beautiful handwriting.

    Here's why it doesn't work and what to do instead.

    Yours In Fun Handwriting,

    Joanna

    Print Playground Early Access bonuses go away August 1st AND price increases.

    Get this handwriting experience at your favorite price (the losest one) and don't lose out on the bonuses.

    Get the Print Playground Experience : https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/print-playground-presale

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    🛝 YOUR NEXT STEP:
    Ready to help your child write beautifully without another workbook depending on you to make it work?
    Get the 9 Tools to Beautiful Handwriting + find everything from the show here: https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/podcast-links

    6 min
  6. 111 | Mom Mini: "My child doesn't follow the letter pathways...should I start over?"

    Show notes

    What if your child doesn't need to start over...

    they just need a different handwriting experience?

    In this Mom Mini, I answer a homeschool mom's question about letter pathways and share the surprising story of how getting let go from my sprinkler job changed the way I think about teaching handwriting.

    If you want your child to learn beautiful handwriting, that's actually fun and fits your homeschool rhythm, check out The Fun Way To Beautiful Handwriting.

    🛝 YOUR NEXT STEP:
    Ready to help your child write beautifully without another workbook depending on you to make it work?
    Get the 9 Tools to Beautiful Handwriting + find everything from the show here: https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/podcast-links

    12 min
  7. Mom Mini: "I thought I wasn't doing a good job helping them be more disciplined"

    Show notes

    Most homeschool moms think handwriting struggles are a discipline problem.

    I don't think they are.

    In this Mom Mini, I'm sharing why so many homeschool moms blame themselves for handwriting struggles, and the shift that can make handwriting feel lighter, more enjoyable, and much easier to stick with.

    The Fun Way To Beautiful Handwriting isn't another workbook filled with endless practice.

    It's a different handwriting experience.

    One designed to help children enjoy learning beautiful handwriting, so practice becomes something they actually look forward to.

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    🛝 YOUR NEXT STEP:
    Ready to help your child write beautifully without another workbook depending on you to make it work?
    Get the 9 Tools to Beautiful Handwriting + find everything from the show here: https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/podcast-links

    5 min
  8. 110 | How Your Child Can Get Beautiful Handwriting Without You Being The Teacher

    Show notes

    Beautiful handwriting shouldn't be the one subject that steals the joy from your homeschool.

    Print Playground helps children build beautiful handwriting through a beautiful handwriting experience

    👉🏿 so it fits naturally into the life you're already creating.

    🛝 YOUR NEXT STEP:
    Ready to help your child write beautifully without another workbook depending on you to make it work?
    Get the 9 Tools to Beautiful Handwriting + find everything from the show here: https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/podcast-links

    8 min
  9. 109 | "I Wish There Was Curriculum Like This For Every Subject" (with Chaya Ojeda) Part 2

    Show notes

    The efficient way to plan your homeschool is to find curriculum and already fits your homeschool style. If you are more loose and exploring, find a curriculum that allows and encourages going deeper and exploring topics. If your family likes to be outdoors, find a curriculum that allows your kids to be outdoors. If you work, find a curriculum that allows you to balance your time easily.

    In this episode Chaya talks about how The Fun Way To Beautiful Handwriting fits in her homeschool time without taking time away from her business, while giving her children beautiful handwriting.

    If this resonates with you and you're looking for this style of handwriting course: get the The Way To Beautiful Handwriting Here.

    🛝 YOUR NEXT STEP:
    Ready to help your child write beautifully without another workbook depending on you to make it work?
    Get the 9 Tools to Beautiful Handwriting + find everything from the show here: https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/podcast-links

    17 min
  10. 108 | "That was actually fun!" — How One Mom Ended Years of Handwriting Battles (With Chaya Ojeda) Part 1

    Show notes

    There is a big difference between meaningful fun and fluffy fun.

    Chaya talks about how when her child experiences meaningful fun in The Fun Way To Beautiful Handwriting it makes handwriting engaging for the first time.

    Want your child engaged in handwriting so they can write beautifully?

    You can start here!

    https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/fun-way-to-beautiful-handwriting

    🌼 Start creating the handwriting experience you want for your family.

    Beautiful handwriting doesn't begin with another worksheet.

    It begins with a different experience.

    Handwriting Heroes weekly newsletter, is the first step.

    ✍🏽 Join Handwriting Heroes →https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/handwritingheroes

    How you can find Chaya's work:

    Free, private audio series: earthboundparenting.org/secret-series

    On Rumble & YouTube: Earthbound DIY Birth

    On Rumble, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts: Earthbound Parenting

    Podcast FB & IG: @earthbound.parenting

    17 min
  11. 107 | Beautiful Handwriting Comes From A Beautiful Handwriting Experience

    Show notes

    Beautiful handwriting secrets.

    • Secret #1: Beautiful handwriting is more than perfect letter formation.
    • Secret #2: Children don't need more discipline—they need a better handwriting experience.
    • Secret #3: Rest is part of learning beautiful handwriting.
    • Secret #4: Timeless handwriting techniques make handwriting look effortlessly beautiful.

    In this episode, I'm sharing four surprising shifts that make handwriting easier, more enjoyable, and more beautiful, without turning you into the full-time handwriting teacher.

    🌿 Ready to make handwriting your child's favorite subject?

    👉 Explore Print Playground:https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/print-playground-presale

    12 min
  12. 106 | The Better Way To Achieve Beautiful Handwriting For The Next School Year

    Show notes

    You've been told beautiful handwriting is all about discipline so you constantly persuade your child to practice everyday even though they are complaining, beg you not and sigh.

    The truth?

    The handwriting curriculum is depending too much on you.

    • It depends on you to make handwriting fun
    • to explain how to form the letters
    • to give them enough practice

    It assumed there is a full time handwriting teacher.

    Instead there is a better way to beautiful handwriting

    and it's right within your reach.

    And it's what I do inside Print Playground

    Join and get the time-sensitive bonuses this month:

    https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/print-playground-presale

    4 min
  13. 105 | Make Handwriting The Easiest Subject When Real Life Gets Messy

    Show notes

    Hey Mama

    Today I share why some handwriting curriculum survive busy seasons... and others quietly disappear every time life gets hectic.

    If you've ever had a new baby, gone on vacation, gotten sick, moved, or simply had one of those weeks where homeschool didn't go according to plan, this episode is for you.

    You'll discover how to make handwriting one of the easiest subjects to keep going, even when life gets lifeing.

    Yours In Fun Handwriting,

    Joanna

    This Episodes Insights:

    🌿 Why beautiful handwriting shouldn't depend on perfect homeschool days.

    🌿 The one thing that makes kids want to keep doing handwriting.

    🌿 How to choose a handwriting curriculum that works with real life—not against it.

    ✨ Want to keep the fun going? 🛝 The Fun Way To Beautiful Handwriting

    A simple 7-day course that helps your child build beautiful handwriting in just 15 minutes a day—while actually enjoying the journey.

    ✔️ No more wondering if you're teaching handwriting the right way.

    ✔️ No more convincing your child to finish another workbook.

    ✔️ Just simple lessons using the Building Strokes Method™ until you start hearing...

    "Mom... can we do handwriting again?"

    🌿 Start here:

    wildplainscalligraphy.com/fun-way-to-beautiful-handwriting

    🌱 Review Game

    Did this episode make you smile?

    Leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review!

    July Review Question:

    What's one thing you love about your handwriting?

    Every review entered during July is entered to win a Fix Your Child's Handwriting Audit.

    Thank you for helping more homeschool families discover Beautiful Handwriting the Fun Way!

    15 min
  14. 104 | Welcome To Beautiful Handwriting The Fun Way ✨: Building Hope That Beautiful Handwriting Is Possible For Your Child

    Show notes

    Hey Mama!

    In this episode I'm building your hope that beautiful handwriting is possible for your child. The multiple copywork books haven't gotten your child there and it's giving them a resistance to handwriting instead of making them want to write. Here is a different way, the fun way that makes the timeless beauty techniques of the past fun and easy for your child to teach to their younger siblings. Remove the stress of being the full time handwriting teacher, and jump into The Fun Way To Beautiful Handwriting as you first step!

    🛝 YOUR NEXT STEP:
    Ready to help your child write beautifully without another workbook depending on you to make it work?
    Get the 9 Tools to Beautiful Handwriting + find everything from the show here: https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/podcast-links

    9 min
  15. Mom Mini: My Child Does b and d Reversals, Is That A Problem?

    Show notes

    A mom friend asked me about b and d reversals and she was concerned about it. These reversals are generally not something to worry about. Listen to the episode to understand why.

    I just opened up my Fix Your Child’s Handwriting Audit for the month of July.

    It's my Voxer audit where I actually look at how your child is writing and give you clear steps to improvement, age appropriate guidelines and show you your child Handwriting Type.

    Instead of getting 15 different responses to your handwriting questions, you’ll get:

    ✅ What your child actually needs and prefer during handwriting practice

    ✅ An expert encouraging eyes who believes every child can write beautifully

    ✅ How to know when your child have a challenge that needs further intervention

    Give your child the gift of an audit that could change they write the rest of their lives ⬇️

    >>>>>Fix Your Child’s Handwriting Audit

    1 min
  16. 103 | The Way To Learn Print First So Cursive Feels Easier

    Show notes

    Hey Mama!

    You want your child to write beautiful cursive but they are resistant and only want to write print. Here's the best way for them to learn to write beautifully and set them up for no-frustration cursive!

    Yours In Fun Handwriting,

    Joanna

    7 day Course to fun handwriting:

    I just opened up my Fix Your Child’s Handwriting Audit for the month of July.

    It's my Voxer audit where I actually look at how your child is writing and give you clear steps to improvement, age appropriate guidelines and show you your child Handwriting Type.

    Instead of getting 15 different responses to your handwriting questions, you’ll get:

    ✅ What your child actually needs and prefer during handwriting practice

    ✅ An expert encouraging eyes who believes every child can write beautifully

    ✅ How to know when your child have a challenge that needs further intervention

    Give your child the gift of an audit that could change they write the rest of their lives ⬇️

    >>>>>Fix Your Child’s Handwriting Audit

    Other Episodes:

    • Mom Mini: The Best-Kept Secret To Beautiful Handwriting? Teach The Child You Actually Have
    • Mom Mini: Why Most Handwriting Programs "Look Like Everything Else On The Internet"

    • 93 | How Fun Phonics Leads To Beautiful Handwriting (With Melanie Jeffrey!)
    • 86 | Beautiful Handwriting Is Learned! Not a Talent Your Child Is Born With
    • 88 | Typing Is Not As Important As You Think And The Reason Why Handwriting IS Still King (Handwriting In A Digital Age Series)

    𓂃🖊 For Your Beautiful Writing Times:

    ⭐ Next Level classes for your Calligraphy journey

    ⭐ The best Calligraphy kits for your kids: Script Kids Box: http://www.scriptkidscalligraphy.com Use Code: HCPodcast for 50% off your first box with an 6 or 12 month subscription

    ⭐ Have a homeschooler? Sign up for Homeschool Connected by Classical Learner and get my Calligraphy mini class for kids here!

    🌱 LEAVE ME A 5⭐ RATING & REVIEW—YOUR SUPPORT HELPS OTHER MOMS FIND THE SHOW!

    15 min
  17. 102 | 4 Lies You’re Believing As A Homeschooling Mom That Keeps Your Child From Beautiful Handwriting

    Show notes

    Hey Mama!

    Today I talk about the top lies I see in Homeschooling forums when talking about handwriting. Guaranteed you've seen at least 2 of these anytime you have asked for handwriting advice. Get ready to refute these lies and step into handwriting being the subject your child wants to do ALL day!

    Yours In Beautiful Handwriting,

    Joanna

    🛝 YOUR NEXT STEP:
    Ready to help your child write beautifully without another workbook depending on you to make it work?
    Get the 9 Tools to Beautiful Handwriting + find everything from the show here: https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/podcast-links

    14 min
  18. Mom Mini: The Best-Kept Secret To Beautiful Handwriting? Teach The Child You Actually Have

    Show notes

    This episode was inspired by a mom telling me that handwriting was one of The worst homeschool subjects and another mom struggling with a "perfectionist" child.

    They both were able to describe their children and the approach to handwriting in a lot of details but what were these two moms missing?

    They weren't able to close the frustration gap because they didn't understand what their children needed to succeed.

    The four types are

    • Movers
    • Creatives
    • Easy Goers
    • Carefuls

    I just opened up my Handwriting Lessons Audit for the month of July.

    It's my Voxer audit where I actually look at how your child is writing and give you clear steps to improvement, age appropriate guidelines and show you your child Handwriting Type.

    🛝 YOUR NEXT STEP:
    Ready to help your child write beautifully without another workbook depending on you to make it work?
    Get the 9 Tools to Beautiful Handwriting + find everything from the show here: https://wildplainscalligraphy.com/podcast-links

    9 min
  19. 101 | Storytime: How I Teach My Autistic Diagnosed Son To Write Beautifully

    Show notes

    Hey Mama!

    Do you feel like it's impossible for your child with challenges to learn to write beautifully? It's not with the write method. Today I share how I bridged the gap with my child who was diagnosed with autism so he not only does handwriting lessons but enjoys doing it as well.

    I hope this helps teaching your child handwriting to be easy rather than a big challenge.

    Yours In Beautiful Handwriting,

    Joanna

    7 day Course to fun handwriting:

    ✍🏿 Jump Into Fun Handwriting In 15 Minutes Course✍🏿

    ⭐ Join the Handwriting Heroes Circle: wildplainscalligraphy.com/handwritingheroes

    ⭐Request a topic for this podcast here!

    Other Episodes:

    • 94 | The Lifelong Benefits You're Giving Your Child When Teaching Handwriting (Handwriting In A Digital Age Series)
    • 93 | How Fun Phonics Leads To Beautiful Handwriting (With Melanie Jeffrey!)
    • 86 | Beautiful Handwriting Is Learned! Not a Talent Your Child Is Born With
    • 88 | Typing Is Not As Important As You Think And The Reason Why Handwriting IS Still King (Handwriting In A Digital Age Series)

    𓂃🖊 For Your Beautiful Writing Times:

    ⭐ Next Level classes for your Calligraphy journey

    ⭐ The best Calligraphy kits for your kids: Script Kids Box: http://www.scriptkidscalligraphy.com Use Code: HCPodcast for 50% off your first box with an 6 or 12 month subscription

    ⭐ Have a homeschooler? Sign up for Homeschool Connected by Classical Learner and get my Calligraphy mini class for kids here!

    🌱 LEAVE ME A 5⭐ RATING & REVIEW—YOUR SUPPORT HELPS OTHER MOMS FIND THE SHOW!

    10 min
  20. Mom Mini: Why Most Handwriting Programs "Look Like Everything Else On The Internet"

    Show notes

    This episode was inspired by a mom saying to someone who sells handwriting and reading programs that her workbook looks like "everything else on the internet". I dive in to why this is often the case and the frustration it causes mommas and offer a solution.

    7 day Course to fun handwriting:

    ✍🏿 Jump Into Fun Handwriting In 15 Minutes Course✍🏿

    8 min