Fantasy books for middle schoolers and older We’ve categorized these fantasy works as “for middle schoolers” and older based on their having slightly darker themes and more advanced language. However, note that elementary schoolers may enjoy them as well — it all depends on the reader! 47...
Fantasy Lesson for Kids— Explore a lesson that “explores the characteristics of the fantasy genre and discusses examples of children’s fantasy books.” Fiction Writing Prompts for Elementary Students Of course, a primary key to writing in the fantasy genre is to exercise one’s imagination in ...
Director Jon Watts said that audiences responded well to the high school student excursion to Washington D.C. monuments inHomecoming, so it was a no-brainer to take those students abroad. But some parents might wish that the kids traveled with a teacher who wasn’t cut from the Disney Chann...
While she’s usually good for a spell or six to clear things up, today’s advice is more “watch out for dark magic” than “here’s how to extinguish enchanted fires.” Super helpful, right? As we dodge flaming branches and smoke thicker than the plot of this mystery, we’re piecing...
m a member of a local writing group and like the learning process involved in receiving critiques of my work and making improvements to it. It also has been a pleasure to visit elementary schools to read my books aloud and talk to students about writing. My greatest enjoyment comes when I...
Today I’m lucky enough to host Denise Boiko–veteran homeschool mom, teacher, speaker, and author of the bookHomeschooled and Headed for College–for her tips on teaching writing at home. This post specifically focuses on elementary- and middle-school-aged children, but there isa version on...
children's responses to the two novels, and these included applications of the central ideas of the novels related to the human experience, the Divine, and the mysterious.;The findings of this study offer several implications for both research and teaching in elementary language and literacy ...
College was easier for me to navigate in some ways. As an adult, in classroom situations, I get confused easily when hearing verbal instructions. However, college-level textbooks aren’t as ambiguous as those we had in elementary school. If I am given handouts with the high points written ...
However, college-level textbooks aren’t as ambiguous as those we had in elementary school. If I am given handouts with the high points written out in plain English, I can take the time I need to research and absorb the information. ...
One part of that soul-home is Seattle. I lived there until I was 10, and went to West Woodland Elementary School.Our house was in Ballard, an urban community of fishermen who spent most of their time fishing in Alaska, and who were first-generation Norwegians. Everyone, including my fami...