Children love words. Children love zestful, spirited words that add size, color, description and dimension to reading, writing and speaking.…
Teachers
Our 56 Adjectives Literacy Project is coming to a close in a couple of days… but your children will have…
Grab your nearest dictionary open to X. What do you see? Not many pages, I’m guessing. For a little excitement,…
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…
Adjectives give our language richness and life. Adjectives create description that makes our reading, speaking and writing come alive. Children…
Encouraging children to become comfortable with words, especially new words, is all about repetition. Explaining a word’s definition is a…
I may be run out of town for suggesting what I’m about to suggest, but as a retired English/Reading teacher,…
Oh, boy! What would a list of 56 Adjectives be without a couple of WORDS that begin with the letter…
In our search for 56 Adjectives in 28 Days, (awesome Adjectives, by the way) today we’re coming up to numbers…
Think for a second about this question – Which words do kids like best? Kids like new words. Kids like…
Words. Words. Words. Children love words. Children especially love words they’ve never heard before, and these are the ones that…
We’re on a mission for adjectives… 56 adjectives, to be exact! Adjectives add dimension, depth, color, description and definition to…
Some words just sound awesome. Today’s 2 Adjectives are words, I think, that sound awesome. Call me jubilant for words……
DAY 40?! We’re already on Day 40 of 2011?! If you’ve been following along with my 365 Days of Literacy…
Some of the most descriptive words to use in speaking and writing are COLORS. Color adds depth, variety and explicitness. …

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