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Texas fourth-grader suspended for having an imagination and book
Kermit Elementary School fourth-grader Aiden Steward was suspended recently after he brought a ring to school and pretended it was the “one ring to rule them all” from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendary Middle Earth. I wish this news was as fictional … Continue reading
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Tagged aiden steward, books, children, education, imagination, kermit elementary school, news
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Fun (and free!) children’s activity resources for parents, teachers
The F-word comes to mind when I brainstorm activities for kids that relate to SARAH & KATY AND THE IMAGINATION BLANKETS. If you’re thinking of a four-letter F-word that is inappropriate at school, you’re on the wrong blog. The one … Continue reading
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Tagged child activities, children, classroom, family, parenting, parents, teacher
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The best feedback I’ve ever received as a writer
Over the weekend, my family gathered at my parents’ house to celebrate my 28th birthday. The family definitely knows me well and had the gifts to prove it: four boxes of banana-flavored Little Debbie Marshmallow Pies, newspaper-print Converse shoes, a … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged book review, books, children, children's books, imagination, writing
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Norman: The man with the big, red imagination
I said farewell to a friend this week. I call him “friend” even though I never met him. (To be honest, I didn’t know what he looked like before yesterday. I had never bothered to search Google for his face.) … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Unplugged imagination
Tagged books, children, children's books, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Norman Bridwell
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Expanding the imagination’s potential with exposure to other cultures
I had the privilege to attend a Brulé concert Saturday night. The contemporary Native American group describes its music as “a mergence of cultural rock and theatrical instrumentations” that features “the same contagious excitement as Trans Siberian Orchestra, Celtic Thunder, and … Continue reading
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