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 that this month is all about celebrating poetry!
You know …
creative writing
creative writing
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 with a few ways to make poetry rock for …
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 want to be at the pool.
Or, okay. They want to …
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 reasons to write.
When I was teaching high school, I …
kid-happy, pet-inspired poetry writing: haiku and cinquain
We’ve been dumped on.
Big time.
Tons of snow has kept us indoors for the last few days, save from the few hours we’ve …
pet poetry contest: calling all creative kids!
As a longtime friend of PAL, Pets Add Life, I’m happy to share news about a cool opportunity for our students, teachers, …
getting kids to stop, observe and write
Our Everyday Journal cards have proven to be a really incredible—and sneaky—way of getting the kids focused and thinking in a way that I’m not sure …
chalk paint graffiti: a happy welcome home
Last summer, Maddy came home from an overnight at her Aunt Mary’s house dancing and singing about how Aunt Mary taught her to use chalk.
Knowing …
creative writing for kids: photo conversations
Getting kids to write–especially in the summertime–is not an easy task.
Granted, for some kiddos, writing is their thing. They journal, …
everyday journals: creative, thoughtful daily activities for kids
This week, we officially began our Smart Summer 2012, a summer filled with fun learning, focused and free days, and a whole lot of …
learning with pet poetry (& fun giveaway!)
We love our pooch, we really do.
Sure, sometimes I say things to him that I wish I didn’t. No, Maddy, I promise we’ll never give Brady …
magazine activities: creative, crafty, sneaky-learning fun
We are huge magazine fans over here.
We love finding them in the mailbox, reading them, playing detective with them, crafting with them, and learning …