language arts

The following is a post from contributing writer Dee. I have many parents ask me for advice on how to encourage their children to write stories. Creative writing seems easy – just make up stuff! Actually, it’s hard. To come up with a coherent story, no matter how short, a writer has to pull together [...]

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The following is a post from contributing writer Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home. National Poetry Month is right around the corner! Since 1996, April has been designated as National Poetry Month by the Academy of American Poets. It is a time to for people everywhere to celebrate poetry and its vital place in our [...]

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The following is a post from contributing writer, Julianna, of Petunia June. Like many others, my kids often struggle with the usage of three notorious words: there, their, and they’re. And for good reason! They all sound the same, and they’re kind of tricky to use. To assist my children, I devised a fun memory [...]

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Written by contributor Jen from Forever, For Always, No Matter What After we packed up our Christmas decorations for the year, I displayed some of our favorite winter time picture books on our mantel.  It made me stop and think about some of our other seasonal picture books.  I realized we had a big pile [...]

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Creating an ABC Book

by Roan on February 27, 2012 · 5 comments

Written by contributor Roan of Joyful Always. This year my youngest child is in Kindergarten.  I wanted to make something special to remember this year, but I knew that if I planned something too ambitious, I may not finish it.  I finally decided on an ABC Book. The supplies I used are: one 12×12 scrapbook [...]

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Written by contributor Julianna of Petunia June. This winter my six-year-old daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed reading Winnie the Pooh together. As we vicariously traversed the Hundred Acre Wood with Pooh, Piglet, and the gang, it occurred to me that the scenes and events in the story would make an excellent board game. So we [...]

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