I recently reviewed some curriculum from Moving Beyond the Page that included a Poetry unit.  Mahayla worked through the self-directed curriculum on her own and then completed a final project of sharing some of her own poetry in a coffeehouse setting.  Here are a few pictures from the “coffeehouse”. 

This is some of the [...]

This week was our second round of book publishing this year.  Back in February, after the kids had written an original story from a picture prompt, we took the story through the writing process.  We’re still trying to find a binding method that works for us – these books were comb-bound using a machine at [...]

How exciting!  The Crafty Crow featured my tutorial for making homemade journals – Lewis and Clark style.    If you’ve never visited The Crafty Crow, you’re missing out on a super site!

Remember the Field Trip Journals?  We’re still using them this year and I couldn’t be happier with them.  They are proving to make great writing assignments, and I’m finding the kids absolutely love looking through them for the memories.  I love to watch the kids sort through brochures, ticket stubs and pictures trying to decide what to include and how [...]

Okay, one last post before my blog vacation!    …….
Below is a call for submissions to an E-Book on Creative Nature Study that I’m putting together for The Old Schoolhouse Magazine.  It’s going to be a compilation of wonderful ideas that have sparked nature study time for real moms!!  (Believe me, it’s going to [...]