Let’s be honest. In the ocean of children’s books, there’s a whole lot of flotsam and jetsam. Just because a…
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Poetry for Young People
“I dwell in Possibility/A fairer house than Prose,/More numerous of windows,/Superior of doors.” Emily Dickinson, “I dwell in Possibility” Poetry…
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Rod and Staff English
I was reminded again why we’ll be heading into our sixth year enjoying Rod and Staff English. Yesterday, third grader…
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Wordplay Cafe
Wordplay Café by Michael Kline is a set of grammar and vocabulary lessons disguised as a book of games. Truth be…
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Teaching Grammar With Playful Poems
When I taught school outside my home it was all the rage to teach grammar through writing. While grading the…
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Editor in Chief
My last review I shared about my search for a grammar text that would finish our study of grammar. I…
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Our Mother Tongue
I really love the Rod & Staff English curriculum. It is wonderfully thorough, sequential, and it just makes sense to…
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Spell to Write and Read
I knew my son needed to learn how to read, but I’d never taught anyone. I debated the decision to…
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Rod & Staff English
Sometimes it seems like curricula create confusion. Brightly colored texts, songs, jingles, computer programs, and educational games can all be…
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