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Common Sense Press Common Sense Press is the Publisher of Learning Language Arts Through Literature When Susan retired in 2016, John and Diane Welch took over operations.

In 1989, Susan Simpson and Diane Welch published the first Learning Language Arts Through Literature book that launched Common Sense Press. Common Sense Press continues to add curricula designed for homeschoolers, traditional schools, and parents who want to enrich their children’s education. With Common Sense Press products, meaningful hands-on activities replace old textbook methods that are det

ached from the learning process. For example, our Learning Language Arts through Literature series incorporate spelling, reading, vocabulary, grammar, writing, penmanship, and phonics in the same lesson. Research shows that language arts taught in this way is much more effective than when taught in the traditional isolated and fragmented manner. Before being published, all of our products must pass two tests. First, because we know just how busy a homeschool mom’s life can be, we publish materials that are complete and require a minimum of planning. Second, we believe that education is more than just getting the right answer on a multiple-choice test. Learning should be meaningful, comprehensive, and stimulating to the student. All our products are offered through select resellers at discount prices or can be ordered from our online store.

📚 Friday Fiction Fight Club 🥊It’s time, friends…This week we’re choosing between:⚔️ Anne of Green Gablesvs⚔️ Little Wome...
29/05/2026

📚 Friday Fiction Fight Club 🥊

It’s time, friends…
This week we’re choosing between:

⚔️ Anne of Green Gables
vs
⚔️ Little Women

Choose wisely.
Drop your vote + your reasoning below!

Has your child been inspired by the incredible spellers at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week? 🐝✨If they’re eag...
28/05/2026

Has your child been inspired by the incredible spellers at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week? 🐝✨

If they’re eager to grow their skills, now’s a great time to build on that excitement!

How to Teach Any Child to Spell and its companion, Tricks of the Trade, show you how to turn your student’s own writing into meaningful spelling practice, while also covering rules, syllable patterns, and commonly misspelled words.

⏰ Last chance! Today is the final day to get our spelling program at 30% off.

Shop now: https://commonsensepress.com/product/spelling-program/

Spelling Myth  #1: Good spellers just memorize lots of spelling rules.Spelling Myth  #2: Worksheets = better spelling.Th...
26/05/2026

Spelling Myth #1: Good spellers just memorize lots of spelling rules.

Spelling Myth #2: Worksheets = better spelling.

The truth? A poor speller will learn to spell from writing, followed by an analysis of their own spelling errors.

With How to Teach Any Child to Spell and its accompanying student book, Tricks of the Trade, you’ll learn how to pull your student’s own misspelled words from their writing to create a spelling list. The program also covers spelling rules, syllable patterns, and frequently misspelled words.

📝 In honor of the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, our spelling program is 30% off until the 28th!

Shop now: https://commonsensepress.com/product/spelling-program/

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭13‬ ‭We are so gratefu...
25/05/2026

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”
‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭13‬ ‭

We are so grateful for their sacrifice and the sacrifice of the families they leave behind.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

📚 Friday Fiction Fight Club 🥊This one is a tough one.This week we’re choosing between:⚔️ Aragornvs⚔️ LegolasWhich member...
22/05/2026

📚 Friday Fiction Fight Club 🥊

This one is a tough one.
This week we’re choosing between:

⚔️ Aragorn
vs
⚔️ Legolas

Which member of the Fellowship is your favorite?
Drop your vote + your reasoning below!

In honor of the Scripps National Spelling Bee next week, here are some books to read with your kids to celebrate words a...
21/05/2026

In honor of the Scripps National Spelling Bee next week, here are some books to read with your kids to celebrate words and language:

📚 The Word Collector (2018) by Peter H. Reynolds, gr. k-3
A boy named Jerome collects interesting words the way others collect rocks or stamps.

📚 The Boy Who Loved Words (2006) by Roni Schotter, gr. 1-4
Selig gathers unusual words and eventually discovers how to share them with others. A story celebrating vocabulary and language.

📚 The Phantom Tollbooth (1988) by Norton Juster, gr. 4-6
A bored boy named Milo drives through a magical tollbooth into a strange land where words and numbers rule the world. He visits places like Dictionopolis, where words are bought and sold, and meets characters like the Spelling Bee. The book is famous for its puns, word jokes, and literal meanings of idioms.

The 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee is coming up soon, May 26-28! 🐝✨For homeschool families, spelling bees can be a w...
19/05/2026

The 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee is coming up soon, May 26-28! 🐝✨

For homeschool families, spelling bees can be a wonderful learning opportunity. They build vocabulary, confidence, critical thinking skills, and public speaking ability, all while making language fun.

Curious how it all works, or thinking about trying a spelling bee at home?

Our latest blog post has everything you need to prepare for the spelling bee. We explore the history of the National Spelling Bee, how students qualify for the competition, spelling bee rules and format, how to watch the spelling bee, and fun spelling bee activities you can do at home.

Read more here: https://commonsensepress.com/scripps-national-spelling-bee-guide/

📚 Friday Fiction Fight Club 🥊This week we’re choosing between two classic monster stories:⚔️ Frankensteinvs⚔️ DraculaArg...
15/05/2026

📚 Friday Fiction Fight Club 🥊

This week we’re choosing between two classic monster stories:

⚔️ Frankenstein
vs
⚔️ Dracula

Argue your choice in the comments.

Today is National Limerick Day! 🎉We celebrate the limerick on May 12th because it is the birthday of Edward Lear, the po...
12/05/2026

Today is National Limerick Day! 🎉

We celebrate the limerick on May 12th because it is the birthday of Edward Lear, the poet who was known for his silly, fun limericks.

A limerick is a humorous poem with only five lines. The first two lines and the last line rhyme and so do the third and fourth lines.

Celebrate the limerick today by encouraging your children to write their own. Share their creations with us in the comments! ✍️

Today we celebrate mothers. Thank you for all you do, for all the sacrifices you make, and for being you!In honor of Mot...
10/05/2026

Today we celebrate mothers. Thank you for all you do, for all the sacrifices you make, and for being you!

In honor of Mother’s Day, get 15% of your entire order from commonsensepress.com with code MOM15 until May 12.

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