Reading and Writing As a Family

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Writing a Bio-Poem - Learn to create your own biographical poem.

Tis the Season: What Matters Most - While everyone else is scrambling, how about sitting back and reading about what matters most?

Living The Old Fashioned Way - Living in a city or urban area does not necessarily mean you have to live an ultra-modern lifestyle. Old-fashioned living is often less expensive and hectic.

Improbable Headlines - by Tamera Bastiaans Editor's Note: We thought Tamera's lesson plan would also make a great party game or a fun activity for adults as well, so we put the answer key on another page! Another one of my all time favorite lessons. I have no recollection as to where I originally got this, but I made ...

Teaching Poetry to Children - Poetic Grammar and Language Study Materials: chalk or white board selected works of poetry. Preparation: Select a few short poems that relate to a current topic of study or season, and copy them to the chalkboard. Read the poem with your children, or have them read aloud independently. There aremany ...

Tips for Encouraging Children to Write - By Deborah Shelton Want to encourage your child's love of writing? Or inspire one who would rather do anything but write? The answer may be as simple as finding the right pen. Just as your child may have had a security blanket or an impossibly dirty teddy bear that she refused to let you ...