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A Fifth Grader’s List of Recommended Book Series
Going into my second decade of homeschooling, I do a lot more improvising of homework assignments (especially for English). Since I know what is going on in my ten-year-old's life, at any given moment, I can draw from his experiences and turn them into assignments. For example, we were going through Michael Clay Thompson's Paragraph Town , and I decided that he should do an exercise where he could clearly see when he needed to begin a new paragraph in his writing. Since I kno
Priscilla Wong
Nov 24, 20256 min read
Why Young Kids Should Read Shakespeare
This term, my youngest, in fourth grade, delved into the retellings of Shakespeare, his enthusiasm evident in his voracious readings of mult
Priscilla Wong
Mar 1, 20253 min read
When AI Can Do a Task Instantly, We Must Remind Our Children That Their Hard-Won Efforts Matter
“Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, But whoever gathers little by little will increase it.” Proverbs 13:11 At her drafting table my...
Priscilla Wong
Jul 22, 20243 min read
Introducing the Literary Essay to a Primary School Student after Reading a Retelling of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales
I looked over at my third grade son... "Why don't you compose a literary essay too?"
Priscilla Wong
May 17, 20243 min read
The Light That Shines in All Seasons of Parenting
"Parenting, however, embraces all seasons—spring and summer—as well as fall and winter..."
Priscilla Wong
May 10, 20245 min read
The Cost of Using AI to Do Writing Assignments
"Writing and thinking and learning [are] the same process." -William Zinsser, Writing to Learn Like many English teachers, I have my...
Priscilla Wong
Mar 11, 20242 min read
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