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Nothing Lost: Shakespeare Adapted

By Megan Willome 8 Comments

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Nothing is lost when you take the time to see Shakespeare adapted—in film or on stage.

Filed Under: Blog, Shakespeare

Happy Birthday, Reading in the Wild!

By Megan Willome 19 Comments

Help us say Happy Birthday to Reading in the Wild, our monthly reading roundup with Megan Willome as our guide.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Authors, Children's Stories, Literacy for Life, Reading in the Wild

By Hand: Cooking and Baking

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

By Hand is a monthly prompt focused on freeing our words by using our hands. This month, we’re exploring cooking and baking with Megan Willome as our guide.

Filed Under: Blog, By Hand, Sestina, writing prompts

“H is for Haiku,” An Invitation to Small Joys

By Megan Willome 101 Comments

Celebrate International Haiku Day with Megan Willome and Sydell Rosenberg’s ‘H is for Haiku: A Treasury of Haiku from A to Z.’

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Poetry, Haiku, Haiku Poems

Children’s Book Club: “A Wrinkle In Time”

By Megan Willome 12 Comments

Can Meg Murray’s stubborn love save her father and the universe? Join us as we read Madeliene L’Engle’s classic book ‘A Wrinkle in Time.’

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Book Club

Reading in the Wild: March’s Pages

By Megan Willome 10 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a wild reader. Or just share your March pages. Megan Willome leads the way, with her March good reads.

Filed Under: Blog, Literacy for Life, Reading in the Wild

By Hand: Pure Play

By Megan Willome 7 Comments

By Hand is a monthly prompt focused on freeing our words by using our hands. This month, we’re exploring the idea of pure play with Megan Willome.

Filed Under: Blog, By Hand, Music, writing prompts

“A pair of star-cross’d lovers:” Romeo & Juliet and Eleanor & Park

By Megan Willome 6 Comments

Did you like “Eleanor & Park”? You’ll love “Romeo & Juliet.” (Or vice versa.)

Filed Under: Blog, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, The Teacher Diaries

Children’s Book Club: “Roxaboxen”

By Megan Willome 8 Comments

Join our Children’s Book Club as we read “Roxaboxen” by Alice McLerran with Megan Willome as our guide.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Book Club

Reading in the Wild: February’s Pages

By Megan Willome 19 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a wild reader. Or just share your February pages. Megan Willome leads the way, with her February good reads.

Filed Under: Blog, Literacy for Life, Read, Read for Fun, Reading in the Wild

By Hand: Stitching and Coloring

By Megan Willome 29 Comments

By Hand is a monthly prompt focused on freeing our words by using our hands. This month we’re exploring stitching and coloring with Megan Willome as our guide.

Filed Under: Blog, By Hand

Children’s Book Club: “Owl Moon”

By Megan Willome 21 Comments

Quiet, now. Let’s bundle up and pay attention. Join us as we read Jane Yolen’s “Owl Moon” with Megan Willome as our guide.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Book Club, Children's Poetry, Children's Stories, Reading and Books

Reading in the Wild: January’s Pages

By Megan Willome 21 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a wild reader. Or just share your January pages. Megan Willome leads the way, with her January good reads.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Children's Authors, Children's Stories, Classic Books, Classic Poetry, Epic Poetry, Fairytales, Literacy for Life, Poems, Reading and Books, Reading in the Wild, Tolkien

By Hand: Pruning as Craeft

By Megan Willome 17 Comments

By Hand is a monthly prompt focused on freeing our words by using our hands. This month, we’re exploring pruning as craeft with Megan Willome as our guide.

Filed Under: Blog, By Hand, Write, writing prompt, writing prompts

Children’s Book Club: “Days of the Blackbird”

By Megan Willome 11 Comments

How do we survive the coldest days of winter? With a blackbird! Join us as we read Tomie dePaola’s “Days of the Blackbird” with Megan Willome as our guide.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, book reviews, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Children's Stories

Reading in the Wild: December’s Pages

By Megan Willome 22 Comments

Did your New Year’s resolutions include reading more? Join Megan Willome as she recounts her December wild reads and share your December pages.

Filed Under: Blog, Literacy for Life, Read for Fun, Reading and Books, Reading in the Wild

By Hand: Decorating

By Megan Willome 14 Comments

Beautiful White Bow Christmas Tree

By Hand is a monthly prompt that focuses on freeing our words by using our hands. This month, we’re exploring decorating with Megan Willome as our guide.

Filed Under: Blog, By Hand, writing prompt, writing prompts

A Night of Cowboy Poetry — Poems, Songs, and Cowpunchers

By Megan Willome 12 Comments

Poetry, music, and cowpunchers took the stage for “A Cowboy’s Night in old Texas.” Megan Willome wore her red boots.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, Animal Poems, Ballad Poems, Blog, Funny Poems, Music, poetry, work poems

Children’s Book Club: “The Tin Forest”

By Megan Willome 26 Comments

From garbage, hope can grow — a forest filled with toucans, tree frogs, and tigers. Join us as we read “The Tin Forest ” with Megan Willome as our guide.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Finding Inspiration, nature-deficit disorder, Read, Read for Fun, Reading and Books

Reading in the Wild: November’s Pages

By Megan Willome 32 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a wild reader. Or just share your November pages. Megan Willome leads the way, with her November good reads.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Book Club, Literacy for Life, Read for Fun, Reading and Books, Reading in the Wild

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