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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
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Tagged children, Creativity, Education, Homeschooling, Language, Teaching, Writing, Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
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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
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Tagged Education, Homeschooling, poetry, Writing
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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
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Tagged art, Creativity, Homeschooling, Seattle, social change, social justice, 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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