Some words just sound awesome. Today’s 2 Adjectives are words, I think, that sound awesome. Call me jubilant for words……
Teaching Moments
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. …
I love this expression: FRIENDS of WORDS. If you can convince your children to become FRIENDS of WORDS, you will…
Jumping… or bounding, leaping, hurdling, surging, springing right into our next 2 ADJECTIVES: 1. faulty – imperfect, deficient, weak, damaged,…
Getting kids to expand their personal word stashes doesn’t have to be tedious. It really can be wildly fun. Take…
Words are gifts. Giving words to your children is a great gift. Spending 5 minutes each day with a couple…
Developing language and word knowledge in children is like building a magnificent temple… we watch in awe as stone by…
FEBRUARY is all about ADJECTIVES… words that DESCRIBE. “Who cares about words, anyway?” This question was posed to me by…
It’s February! February may be the shortest little month, but who says February can’t be BIG on DESCRIPTION! February is…
January 31st. 31 Days. 31 Days of Poetry. Day 31. During the month of January, I’ve offered 31 little poems…
Children contemplate death with many emotions… fear, dread, curiosity, worry, sadness, helplessness. Poets have pondered death, too, and there is…
January 30, 2011
Beret Parade!
Anyone who knows me knows that I love words. I love reading them, using them, sharing them, writing them, feeling…
Children love to have friends… and to be a friend. A big part of a child’s life is friendship. Friends…
Poems, with their direct simplicity, help us put complex things into perspective. Take TIME, for example. We never seem to…
There are times when a poem speaks of the sadness of a moment; a poem that is so concentrated that…
January 26, 2011
365 Days of Literacy for Kids. JANUARY is all about POETRY. FEBRUARY is all about _________!
If you’ve been following along with my 365 Days of Literacy for Kids – Fun, Easy & Completely Do-able, you…
Anyone who knows anything about children knows that children are deep thinkers. Children are naturally inquisitive and curious. This is…
Love poems. Children see the clarity of love poems. Children love love poems, especially when they believe… really, really believe,…
Just as in the game I Spy, children love to find things in their worlds that delight them. Colorful things. …
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