- 10 Good Grammar Resources
- Hyperbole and a Half: Alot Is Better Than You at Everything. I love this post so much. It makes me laugh in a ridiculous way every time I read it!
- Ideas for Getting Over Writer's Block. Some great stuff here! I edited this down to 19 kid-applicable ideas and forwarded it to my creative writing class.
- Diamante poem on Making Books Blog. We're definitely trying this during the last week of National Poetry Month!
- Poets House: I soooo need to go here.
Issues
- Admittedly I'm moderate about modesty (I have no problem with spaghetti straps and even *gasp* bikinis), but I absolutely love this article: Parents' Don't dress Your girls Like Tramps. Reminded me of snippets in Celia Rivenbark's Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank.
- Sweden Bans Homeschooling: What Would Pippi Longstocking Say? Blogger Pat Farenga writes, "A modern-day Pippi would have to flee to a country with more educational and personal freedom than Sweden in order to have her adventures now."
Good Homeschooling Stuff
- Carnival of Homeschooling at Corn and Oil
- World History Resources at Homeschool Mo: Fantastic list with lots of kid-friendly links.
Great resources! I'm teaching creative writing in the fall so I'm gathering resources. Thanks for the helps!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for including Writing Forward's grammar resources in this list. I appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteThose are some great links! I'm a new follower from Friday Blog Hop. http://www.grandmasguidetolife.blogspot.com
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