Showing posts with label Educational. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Educational. Show all posts

Thursday

Hidden Beauty


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Sylvia found Bonny as an abandoned egg and loved her the instant she hatched. The other ducklings didn't. She had no stripes, no spots, and not enough color. Sylvia relies on nature to show Bonny that the other ducklings have a lot to learn about beauty.

Praxis 5624 (PLT, 7-12) Flashcards

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Thinking of taking the Praxis 5624 test? This book is designed to help you study. Just rip out the pages in the book as you master them. 

Beyond the Sonnet

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With over 120 options to choose from, why do we keep doing the same ones? Expand your options, and learn that there is more to poetry and rhyme than what is taught in our high schools.

Monday

Bible Cats


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A short picture book that looks at cats' undocumented involvement with the bible.

Inspired by my son's love of cats.

Friday

Writing and ADHD



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Tips to help finish your writing projects.

Inspired by a desire to help my children with ADHD know that they can still finish long, intense projects if they plan accordingly and, most importantly, stay true to the things that work for THEM.




Poetical Reactions



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A mixture of chemical principles with poetry styles from around the world.

Inspired by a project that began with attempting to write a poem in every ancient poetry style in a way only a chemistry minor would think of doing.

Poetical Alphabet




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A variety of poems for kids with an eye spy element at the end.

Inspired by the title of a book my son brought home, My Parents Think I'm Sleeping.


LDS Old Testament Plays


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A collection of 48 short Old Testament plays specifically for an LDS audience.

Inspired by a particularly theatrical Sunday school class. 

Kindergartners Read!



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15 rhyming/sight word tales for Kindergartners. Comprehension questions and reading aids precede each story. 

Inspired by the desire to help my youngest learn to read.  


Counting with the Mayans




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Quick introduction to the Mayans with their base number, 20!

Inspired by the Mayans (they were just cool, y'all) and a trip to Cancun, Mexico.




Bronco Nell




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She fought weather, prejudice, and the law to become one of the most infamous women in Wyoming history. (Historical fiction based on the life of the real Bronco Nell.)

Inspired by a cross country trip and a stop-over in Cody, WY where I first heard about Bronco Nell. 


An Angel's Gift





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I look at you and all I see and angel prints. God's gift to me. (A picture book followed by an adoption Q&A)

Inspired by a gray marshmallow that had been adopted into a white family. (I'm sorry, it's not a more sentimental beginning, but I did pull from all the sweet adoption stories I had heard over the years to complete the book.) 


Alligator Angles



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Three alligators with angled mouths come to visit. A story to help distinguish between acute, right, and obtuse angles. 
Inspired by the desire to help my son remember what the names of each angle meant.