Let’s Zoom our Hatchlings into School!
If you a parent or a teacher using Hatchling Volume 1 (Kindergarten) or Hatchling Volume 2 (1st Grade), have we got a Zoom for YOU! Join us for an informational session where we will be sharing strategies, inspiration, and downloadable…
Ready! Set! Pages!
It’s never too early to think Back-to-School. We are excited to release our Pages 2022/2023 schedule very soon. With a bit of help from our wonderful online teachers, kick off the school year with a spark of inspiration! Here is…
A Different Kind of Schedule
Summer is here! And this is precisely the time to plan for back-to-school. Enjoy the view! This can mean different things for different families. Some families may be part of the regular brick and mortar school. This means no longer…
Write a Summer Sink Monster
As summer sizzles her sunshine, be inspired by a delightful collection of clever images at our Write it…! board on Pinterest to write a poem or two. Write about some whimsical or fantastical creature from your imagination. Begin with sentences…
Q is for Quilt
I love it when the weather turns cozy. Cozy means quilts and hot cocoa. But you don’t have to wait for winter to enjoy a quilt. Quilts make a terrific summer fort. Quilt making is wonderful community, no matter the…
Growth Mindset: Just Keep Swimming
The next time your student gets tackled in the I CAN’T zone, share a story of your own. Yesterday I was shopping at Trader Joes, contemplating an almond milk purchase when a good friend approached me and said quite simply:…
Y is for Yarn
Want to know what it means to spin-a-yarn? Read Extra Yarn by Mac Bennett, illustrated by Jon Klassen and you’ll soon see. Winner of the Caldecott, this contemporary fairy tale is bound to become a classic. Annabelle reminds us that…
Let’s Talk Struggle!
During the last Pages session we explored Because of Winn Dixie, by Kate DiCamilo. The author’s journey continues to be on my mind. I am inspired by her resilience. Resilience, I am sure, makes her a courageous and successful writer.…
Ars Poetica for April
A poem about “what-is-a-poem” is an Ars Poetica. Sometimes a poem is as small as a list. Sometimes it encompasses all the words we need. Sometimes a poem is restless buttons in a jar. But always, a l w…
Caterpillar of Birds
Write poem that is at once a story describing an image or event or memory. Be imaginative. Think Caterpillar of Birds. Be the blind man who thinks he is describing a snake but is actually describing an elephant. Draw more…