Writing
The Three Billy Goats Valentine's Gamble
Sweet Susanna Hill has a new contest for us! The Contest : Write a Valentines story appropriate for children (children here defined as ages 12 and under) maximum 214 words in which someone is grumpy ! Your story can …
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Squirrel's Famous Winter Feast - Susanna Hill Holiday Contest
I have pine sap on my fingers, flour on my shirt, and strings of popcorn everywhere...it must be time for Susanna Leonard Hill's Annual Holiday Contest! The Contest : Write a children's story beginning with any vers…
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The Bully Spell - Halloweensie
After my 5-year-old showed me up earlier with her writing efficiency and mastery of tension building, I finally finished my entry in Susanna Hill's 5th annual Halloweensie contest . The rules: 100 words, which must include…
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Kelsey's Scary Story
Hi! I'm struggling here with my Halloweensie revisions for Susanna Hill's annual contest, so I asked my 5 year old to help. I gave her the rules: 100 words, use pumpkin, broomstick and creak. Well, she really showed m…
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Can Kids Write Books?
Whatever your views are about the Common Core, I have to say there is definitely a lot of focus on writing! My daughter’s first grade class had Writers Workshop and even had a special event for parents to hear their opinion piec…
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Metamorphosis Procrastination
We got 10 visitors for my daughter's birthday – caterpillars! Just like in The Very Hungry Caterpillar, these critters start out tiny as a pin head and are huge (in a small sense) within a week. Then the calls from dow…
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Writing
Tom Boys and Character Biases
I have been lax on my blog this year, but I’ve never gone a whole month without posting…and it’s May 31 st ! A true procrastinator like me just can’t resist the challenge of a deadline. I was considering the other day why I …
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