Mar

10

“Take Turns” Writing Activity

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March 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

We had a wonderful breakthrough this week. Or maybe I should say that I had a breakthrough. The kids don’t quite realize how happy I am; I’m keeping my sense of joy a secret so I don’t make too big a deal out of this. Okay, so what am I talking about? Well, as I [...]

Sep

28

Build Vocabulary Skills & End World Hunger!

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September 28, 2008 | 2 Comments

You might already be very much aware of this highly popular (and highly altruistic) website.  However, in case it managed to get under your cyber-radar, allow me to tell you about FreeRice.com! Partnered with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and the United Nations World Food Program, this simple but useful [...]

Sep

8

Return to Fables…

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September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Do you remember Aesop’s Fables?  You know, the Tortoise and the Hare.  The Grasshopper and the Ant.  The Fox and the Crow.  The Lion and the Mouse.  There are hundreds more.  I learned about them as a child.  I read the more shocking ones as a teen.  As an adult, I decided to write a [...]

Sep

5

Stephen King on High School

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September 5, 2008 | 1 Comment

Don’t worry, folks — I’m not reading Stephen King stories to my six-year old at night.  or am I recommending that anyone put “Cujo” on their nine year old’s reading list.  However, I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the insight offered in Stephen King’s nonfictional book, On Writing — part memoir part [...]