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Tag Archives: Summer
The Disaster of the Cranky Crankie
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
Posted in Games, Uncategorized
Tagged children, Crankies, Education, Frog Hollow School, Homeschooling, Seattle, Summer, Teaching writing
Wild Word Games
Summer feeling looooooong? Here are three crazy word games to occupy minds young and old. Bananagram Poetry This game works just like Bananagrams (or Speed Scrabble if you play with Scrabble tiles instead of the nifty little banana bag), but after … Continue reading
Posted in Games
Tagged children, classroom games, Education, Family, Homeschooling, Seattle, Summer, word games
In Defense of Boredom
It’s important to have unstructured time. It’s important to have time to daydream, to wander, to tinker, to putz. It’s important to get bored. That’s right. Bored. As I understand it, boredom is a necessary blankness that makes space for … Continue reading
Posted in Ruminations
Tagged Creativity, Education, Parenting, poetry, Summer
