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Helping your child love to write

Welcome to A Few Crooked Words, an almost-weekly source of ideas and camaraderie for parents (and anyone) who wants to spark children’s love of writing…

Sep 2, 2020 •

Becca Rose Hall

Send me your children!

Frog Hollow fall registration is open

Apr 24 •

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Special! Special!

And some better ways to recognize kids

Apr 21 •

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Frog Hollow Open House

Come check out what I do in person

Mar 17 •

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Wolverine Orders a Latte

Adventures in kid-driven play writing

Mar 16 •

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Just Googling the Most Painful Way to Kill Someone

And other adventures with middle-school novelists

Feb 22 •

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Mountain Lion Shapes Rivers

local ecology as an entrance into writing (and vice versa)

Jan 15 •

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Back from the Mountain

a tribute to an influential teacher

Dec 15, 2023 •

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A Few Crooked Words

A Few Crooked Words

Helping you help kids love writing.

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