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Sounds of the Symphony
Tangram Puzzles
An Imagination Station
Make a Techno Beat
Interactive Programming Tool
Silly Little Rabbit
Funny Webcam App.
Singing Horses
Explore with Sound Effects
Musical Lanterns
Alleycat Tunes
Online Games & Enrichment (pre-k, k, 1st)
Club Penguin
Mine Craft Building Game
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| Live Animal Webcams |
Bald Eagles with 3 babies!!
Lily the Bear
Phoebe the Hummingbird
Penny & Parker Screech Owls
Deer Feeder Cam
Barn Owls--Mel & Sydney
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| For Those of You Who Like to Write |
If you like to write, that's great! Writing is such a fun hobby and it's one of my favorite gifts/talents...hmmmm...I wonder why?
Because I'm a writer too! It's so exciting to me when I meet other people--young or old--who also love to write. So, thanks for stopping by. Check out my writing, tips, prompts, & activities below. Enjoy!
- Get a notebook or binder to keep just for writing. Decorate it by drawing on it, applying stickers, painting it--whatever you want! Just make it personal, so that it reflects who you are and what you like. Then write in it every day (or as often as you can). This is the best practice for becoming a better writer.
- What should you write? There are lots of things you can write, but if you're drawing a blank, here are some ideas:
1) Your prayers
2) The dream(s) you had last night
3) Things that make you really happy, mad, or sad
4) Prayers that have been answered
5) Your hopes & dreams for the future, school, career,
marriage, kids, etc.
6) Your favorite sport
7) Your favorite car
8) Do you play music? If so, what, and why?
9) Your favorite book(s)
10) Write your own short stories
- Free-writing: Write for 3-5 minutes without stopping. If you don't have anything to write about, just write whatever comes to your head. But, don't stop writing; keep your pencil moving, or fingers typing the entire time. This is a great exercise to get your creative juices flowing. Example free-writing: Like....um...I don't know why I'm writing, buuuut, I can't stop because my teacher told me not to. So I'm still writing, but now I think I'll write about what I did today. I went to piano practice and messed up a lot. That's okay, though, my teacher says if I work hard I will improve. She said that nobody's perfect and that made me feel good. I had a birthday party last week and my friends got to sleepover. I was the first one to fall asleep! Good thing I have nice friends, or else maybe they would've drawn a mustache on my face or something....
- The Add-on StoryIf you're in the mood for a few giggles, try this writing exercise. All you do is start a story or have a friend or relative start a story. Write the beginning on paper and time the writer--they can only have a few minutes to write the beginning of the story. Then switch! Give the story to someone else so they can add to it. Each person is timed, and you keep switching to different writers. At the end of the exercise you can read the story aloud. Be prepared to laugh wildly and maybe even fall on the floor!
*The writers don't have to follow the story line of the writer before them. As long as it can be understood, the writer can make the story take some twists and turns until it's no longer anywhere near what the original author had intended. Have fun with this!
- Write to Your Favorite Author
who got letters back. One student even got 3 books from the
publishing company. All you do is write a letter to the author of
your favorite book (or one you really enjoyed). You can tell
them what you liked about the book in general or about some
specific scenes in the book. If you had ideas about a follow-up
book or something that would've been funny, you can tell them
about that. Also make sure to tell them if you're a writer and
what you like to write. Even if your author is no longer living,
just address the letter to him or her as if they were, and send it
to the publishing house that published their book. I had several
students who did this and it worked out well.
