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Author Archives: thefriendlymoth
Really Exquisite Corpses
Games where you pass and fold paper to make crazy poems and stories are favorites at Frog Hollow. One of the classics is Exquisite Corpse (we didn’t name it — the Surrealists did — but we like it a lot). … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Education, Homeschooling, poetry, Writing
Frog Hollow Poetry Exhibit
The Seattle classes have collaborated on a poetry exhibition in the hallway art gallery at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. If you’re in Delridge, drop on by! We wrote and illustrated poems largely on the theme of wishes and dreams in … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged art, Creativity, Homeschooling, Seattle, social change, social justice, Writing
7 Ways to Strengthen Democracy Through Language Arts
This political season has me thinking about the importance of teaching democratic skills to children. In fact, I’ve been thinking about it with the kind of starry-eyed civic hope that maybe only elementary school teachers can summon. It’s the kind of … Continue reading
Posted in Essay Writing, Literature, Ruminations, Uncategorized
Tagged democracy, Education, Homeschooling, politics, Seattle, teaching English, Writing
Look and You’ll See: Observation as Writing and Social Practice
We began this year by doing observational writing. I took my classes to different places — a community garden, a meadow — and had them write down things they noticed. I asked them to only write down things they had … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Uncategorized
Tagged Frog Hollow School, Homeschooling, Seattle, social justice, teaching English, Travel, Writing
