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Helping your child love to write

Welcome to A Few Crooked Words, an about-monthly source of ideas and camaraderie for parents, teachers, and anyone who wants to spark children’s love of…

Sep 2, 2020 •

Becca Rose Hall

Something to talk about with the relatives

family oral history prompts

Nov 27 •

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Revisiting Old Poems

Old prompts and old students resurface, and "Stardust" by Amaya Banga

Nov 4 •

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I'm Buried in Books!

Please don't rescue me

Aug 31 •

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The Artist Upstairs

Announcing Frog Hollow's 2024 anthology (finally)

Aug 17 •

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Hello from Sourdough Mountain

Thoughts from a distance on the heart of teaching

Jul 25 •

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A poem can be as big as the universe

Poetry about poetry

Jul 1 •

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Don't Order the Pretzels!

Don't ask why. (Or, an update on writing plays with kids.)

Jun 12 •

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A Few Crooked Words

A Few Crooked Words

Helping you help kids love writing.

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