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how to make poetry ROCK for kids (start now — it’s national poetry month!)
Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? It is. What does that even mean? It means … [Read more...]
how to make an at-home writing center
Writing centers are something that I first created for my kids years and years and years … [Read more...]
hear poems read by poets: 4 free, fab resources
I've been chatting up poetry all month long, since April is National Poetry Month. I've hit you … [Read more...]
7 ways to get kids writing (and cool writing prompts for kids!)
Friends. It's summer, and if your kids are anything like mine, they want to be outside and they … [Read more...]
fun, authentic writing for kids: power notes to nana
Oh, boy the last few weeks have been funny for us. And by 'funny' I mean not really … [Read more...]
how to teach summary writing: the 1-hand summary
Summaries are difficult. Writing summaries, oral summaries--it doesn't matter. Both? … [Read more...]
first steps to writing: teaching grip to first letters and words
I just shared a cool series over at the Scholastic Parents Raise a Reader blog, and I think it will … [Read more...]
turn your kids into grammar sharks: national grammar day
I have been as sick as a dog--sick as a dawwwwg-- for the past few days, but today I had a little … [Read more...]
celebrate creativity: PBS Kids writers contest for K-3
One of the greatest ways to get kids invested and interested in writing is to give them authentic … [Read more...]
kid-happy, pet-inspired poetry writing: haiku and cinquain
We've been dumped on. Big time. Tons of snow has kept us indoors … [Read more...]