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Frog Hollow Poetry Exhibit
The Seattle Frog Hollow class has the honor of having a poetry poster exhibit in the hallway gallery at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, alongside the work of other artists in the community. It is up right now, and if anyone … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged children, Creativity, Education, Homeschooling, Language, Teaching, Writing, Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
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Guide to Tolt MacDonald Park
This is a guide to Tolt MacDonald Park, written by the 2017/18 Carnation Frog Hollow class. We went to the park weekly, and here are our recommendations about how to enjoy this special place, and maps explaining how to find … Continue reading
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Tagged Carnation, children, Education, Homeschooling, King County Parks, Nature, Teaching, Tolt MacDonald Park
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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
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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
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