Day 8 of our 31 Letters Literacy Project is about making up our minds! As adults, we’re always telling our…
Sharon Couto
Sharon taught high school English/Reading for 30 years, and now celebrates each day writing, running, biking, swimming and enjoying her family. Mom Generation experience? How about 4 children and 10 grandchildren with another on the way (due 2/9/14). Sharon is a marathoner and triathlete and at 61 years old is now competing in races, triathlons and sporting events with her children and grandchildren... her dream come true!
March 7, 2011
31 Letters – Day 7 – “Adventures”
Day 7 of our 31 Letters Literacy Project is inspired by this little poem, by 20th century haiku poet Chiyojo,…
March 6, 2011
31 Letters – Day 6 – “A Dog Bond”
Day 6 of 31 Letters is inspired by a poem we bumped into on Day 6 of 365 Days of…
March 5, 2011
31 Letters – Day 5. “One Wish”
Think about these things for a minute… When we read with children and encourage reading, we promote language skills, reading…
The 31 Letters Project is a magical way to excite your children about literacy. The 31 Letters Project is a…
31 Letters. Sounds. Images. Senses. The WORDS of YOU. Literacy is all about words. Getting kids to read words, understand…
March 2, 2011
Day 2 of 31 Letters – “My First Journey”
LITERACY is all about WORDS – Written, Spoken, Felt. It is the most amazing and magical feeling to see and…
The 31 Letters Project. It’s March. And we’re marching into March with LETTER WRITING. Grab your writing materials and get…
Take a peek at the remarkable collection of ADJECTIVES we’ve gathered during the month of February. Let’s take a couple…
We’ve Already Zipped through the entire alphabet in our search of 56 Awesomely Zestful adjectives… and here are the A…
Children love words. Children love zestful, spirited words that add size, color, description and dimension to reading, writing and speaking.…
Our 56 Adjectives Literacy Project is coming to a close in a couple of days… but your children will have…
February 24, 2011
365 Days of Literacy for Kids: March into March with Actual Post Office Letters to Your Kids
LITERACY is all about WORDS – Written, Spoken, Felt. Why not revive the art, the intrigue and the magic of…
Little words can sometimes pack a powerful punch. Little words can have interestingly BIG meanings. Children love little words that…
Some words come with with lots of synonyms (words of identical or similar meaning). These words are particularly interesting to…
The quote WORDS ARE THE VOICE OF THE HEART is attributed to Confucius. He knew what he was talking about.…
We’re coming up to 40 words in our quest for 56 Adjectives. 40! Both of today’s 2 adjectives are words…
Shhhh. Listen deeply. Listen earnestly. Sometimes words that define the strongest emotions are quiet words. Children love to hear quiet…
February 18, 2011
The PURISTICS Challenge. Take it if you dare.
I’m always up for a good challenge. Growing up squished very closely between 2 brothers made me this way… always…
Adjectives give our language richness and life. Adjectives create description that makes our reading, speaking and writing come alive. Children…

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