Limericks are five-line poems that pack a funny punch line or a humorous twist. Because they are short and follow a familiar thirteen-beat rhythm, they can be enjoyed by kids of all ages. The following sites include classic limericks by …[Continue]
Nursery Rhymes
Mother Goose was first mentioned in Charles Perrault’s 1697 collection of fairy tales that included “Sleeping Beauty” and “Little Red Riding Hood,” but her exact history is unknown. Over the years, she became known in both Europe and America as …[Continue]
Teen Book Reviews
How do you decide what to read? Do you rely on friends, teachers or librarians? How about book reviews written especially for teens, often by teens themselves? Today’s sites have thousands of book recommendations. You are bound to find one …[Continue]
Riddles
What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries? What can you catch but not throw? What goes around the world but stays in a corner? No sooner spoken than broken. What is it?* If you enjoy a challenge, then …[Continue]
Robert Frost
Robert Lee Frost ( 1874 – 1963) is one of America’s most famous poets and a four-time Pulitzer Prize winner. His poetry is both traditional and experimental, and often memorized by school children. He once stated that his goal was …[Continue]
Mark Twain
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835 – 1910) is one of America’s greatest authors and humorists. He was celebrated in his time, and despite being frequently banned, is still read on campuses today. Of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” Ernest …[Continue]
Bullying
According to the National Association of School Psychologists, bullying is the most common form of violence in our society. In a national survey of students in grades six through ten in 2001, 13% reported bullying others, 11% reported being a …[Continue]
Study Skills
Achieving success in school isn’t always easy, but it is doable if you put your mind to it. Step one is improving your study skills. Although many of this week’s study skill sites are written by university counselors, their sound …[Continue]
Punctuation
Jeff Rubin (owner of Put It In Writing Newsletter Publishers) declared September 24, 2006 National Punctuation Day and managed to get it included in “Chases’ Calendar of Events,” making it practically official. In celebration of good punctuation and the back-to-school …[Continue]
Harry Potter
Harry Potter was just eleven years old when we met him in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” With the July 16th release of J.K. Rowling’s sixth Harry Potter book “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” Harry’s now sixteen and …[Continue]
