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Love poems. Children see the clarity of love poems. Children love love poems, especially when they believe… really, really believe,…
January 25, 2011
My Team 4all submission!
A competitive swimmer until age 16, and a long distance runner in high school, I struggled with maintaining a healthy…
January 24, 2011
Steelers Logic
Last night the Steelers played a little football. In other words… my husband suited up, cooked a feast and got…
Just as in the game I Spy, children love to find things in their worlds that delight them. Colorful things. …
January 23, 2011
Date Night at StyleWeek Providence
Last night I did 2 things that I love to do: 1. Had a date night with my husband while……
A joy of poetry that children love is its power to explain something simple in an imaginative way. Take the…
Children love nonsense poems that make them laugh out loud, and LIMERICKS are at the top of the nonsense list! …
January 21, 2011
52 Weeks of Giving: Week 3
Each week throughout 2011 I will share how I am giving back somehow, whether it’s by offering my resources, my…
January 21, 2011
A Charm-ed Bracelet
I have a treasure that is… well, a treasure to me. It’s a simple little silver charm bracelet with several…
January 21, 2011
Puristics is all about pure protection
My blog is usually required reading for Brian (it’s entirely possible that he hears, “Did you read my post yet?”…
Charming and delightful and oh-so-wicked… words that entice children and make them smile! This little poem by 19th century poet/author…
Children love the rhythms, rhymes, sounds, words and feelings of poems written for them. CRADLE SONG by 20th century Indian…
January 19, 2011
10 Reasons I’m Loving StyleWeek Providence…
StyleWeek Providence has kicked off! I have been looking forward to this week since it was announced this past summer.…
January 19, 2011
Our Book Bedtime Ritual…
Lifetime’s Clean Start Challenge is in week 3… ! My mission for this Challenge is to increase literacy. As a…
Wednesday, 19 January 2011 – FULL MOON! The FULL MOON has been celebrated in literature throughout history. Legends, stories, tales,…
January 18, 2011
My anniversary – 4 years of blogging!
Four years ago today, on January 18, 2007, I started blogging. It wasn’t this blog… it was one I started…
The simplicity of a moment is what makes poetry so appealing to children… even very young children. Children “get” the…
January 18, 2011
I like simple and PURE
I loved my childhood. I didn’t know that my parents had a strict budget or that other kids did more…
Children are drawn to poetry because it makes us think. When talking about poetry with young children, it’s not necessary…

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