Tag Archives: Seattle

Frog Hollow Poetry Exhibit

Posted on February 6, 2017 by

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 →

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7 Ways to Strengthen Democracy Through Language Arts

Posted on November 8, 2016 by

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 →

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Look and You’ll See: Observation as Writing and Social Practice

Posted on October 13, 2016 by

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 →

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The Disaster of the Cranky Crankie

Posted on July 18, 2016 by

So Lady Gaga had just gotten back from space and was wearing a hotdog costume. Hitler came up to her and said, “You look like a Wiener Schnitzel.” She says to him, “This is a bad romance, Adolf.” But I … Continue reading →

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