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Archive for the 'Holidays' Category

Stickers and Story Starter Webs

Jo - Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 1:26 am
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Categories: Holidays, Homeschooling, Lesson Plans, Writing

Usually l let children choose the setting, characters, and the “who, what, where, why, and when” before they begin a creative story. However, this time I decided to try something different—I chose the prewriting “set-up” for the story, but I used a couple of stickers in place of words. The result was an instant hit! […]

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Pumpkin Theme Unit

Jo - Monday, September 29, 2008, 10:08 pm
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Categories: Holidays, Homeschooling, Lesson Plans, Reading, Science, Writing

My son is going to make a pumpkin-shaped book with the following “chapters”: Fun pumpkin facts Pumpkin reading and comprehension Pumpkin creative writing (with child-drawn pictures) Pumpkin recipes Pumpkin arts/crafts (child-made) The following Web sites will be used: Child-Made Pumpkin Fact Books Wanted…Someone is Stealing all of the Pumpkins! Halloween Online: Unusual Pumpkin Facts Halloween […]

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