Articles about 'Writing'
March 29th, 2011
A while back, Monique Palomares told me how she went to see a show held by a scribe museum in France about the old pens that used to be used in school. She remembers using them! Here’s what she wrote about it…
The show reminded me of when I was a child and someone would bring...
November 7th, 2010
In the US, we have a test called the SAT that you take as part of the process for getting into college.
American parents out there might not realize that the test has changed. There are now three parts to the standard SAT: Reading, Math and Writing (with an Essay section). You can score up...
November 20th, 2008
This week I met with my daughter’s 2nd grade teacher for parent teacher conferences. There was a hand-out for all the parents about ways to encourage your child to read.
Here are some of the ideas I wanted to point out:
-Give magazine subscriptions as gifts (good idea with the December holidays approaching)
-Collect simple...
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June 17th, 2008
Miss Gellatly’s first graders show how a class can work together to create a meaningful end-of-year project. Here’s their poem that they wrote as a group. You can hear them reciting it in the mp3 below…
MP3 of First Grade Rocks!
1st Grade Rocks!
We add and subtract.
We learned all the facts.
Our field trips were cool.
Then...
February 13th, 2007
The ABC Phonics Parade is my first foray into the world of animation!
We recorded Ms. Lupton’s kindergarten class singing an ABC Phonics Song. Ms. Lupton made up the song herself, to teach the children the sounds of each letter of the alphabet. The kids then drew pictures to go with each...
January 9th, 2007
My daughter’s Kindergarten teacher recommended a site called www.starfall.com.
It has letter games, early reading activities and online interactive books. If you have a child in your life who’s learning to read, go check it out! My daughter really enjoyed it.
-Lisa
October 13th, 2006
It’s exciting to watch my 5 year old daughter pick up early reading and writing skills in Kindergarten.
Right now they’re focusing on the letter “A”. How you write it. What it sounds like. What words begin with “A”.
One of the interesting writing exercises they do is called Rainbow Writing. ...
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