AUGUST TWEET-TWEETS: The HUMMINGBIRD on Day 230 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids
August 18, 2011 by Sharon
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The HUMMINGBIRD – There is a lovely poem, A Prayer in Spring by Robert Frost… a poem in tribute to Spring with its flowers, orchards, bees and birds… A Prayer in Spring by Robert Frost Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day; And give us not to think so far away As the uncertain [...]
Day 11 – 31 Letters Literacy Project – “Window Shopping”
March 11, 2011 by Sharon
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Day 11 of our 31 Letters Literacy Project is about WINDOW SHOPPING. Have you ever stopped to look at something in a store window? Has this thing enticed you to purchase it? Today’s letter topic is WINDOW SHOPPING, inspired by the poem Red Slippers that we bumped into on Day 11 of 365 Days of [...]
31 Letters Literacy Project – Day 10 – “Fog”
March 10, 2011 by Sharon
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Day 10 of the 31 Letters Literacy Project is all about FOG. Yes, FOG. Do you remember a time when FOG settled in? Was it threatening and frightening… calm and lovely… or unsettling and eerie? Gather your FOGGY thoughts and write about a FOG experience in a letter to a special child. This topic was [...]
31 Letters – Day 7 – “Adventures”
March 7, 2011 by Sharon
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Day 7 of our 31 Letters Literacy Project is inspired by this little poem, by 20th century haiku poet Chiyojo, about a Dragonfly Catcher: Dragonfly catcher, How far have you gone today In your wanderings? Of course, Chiyojo is asking a child this delightful question… because a child’s life (and imagination) is filled with adventures [...]
Day 3: The 31 Letters Project – “An Animal Experience”
March 3, 2011 by Sharon
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31 Letters. Sounds. Images. Senses. The WORDS of YOU. Literacy is all about words. Getting kids to read words, understand words, enjoy words, experiment with words, talk about words is the key to LITERACY. Parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles and special friends can help children embrace words in the most simple, yet magical way – [...]
The Red Wheelbarrow
One of the most extraordinary memories of my 30 years of teaching came in the most simple way… a copper plaque. This copper plaque found its way into my heart and into my home in ways that I can hardly describe. This is the story: I taught high school English and Reading for 3 decades. [...]
