Do you want more tools for working on writing with your children? Becca Hall, director of Frog Hollow School (www.froghollowschool.com), a writing program for homeschooler,s is giving a series of free lectures about teaching writing. She will cover three topics: Sparking Reluctant Writers, Challenging Your Eager Writer, and Beyond Haiku: Teaching Great Poetry to Children. Geared for the parents of homeschooled children, these talks are open to anyone interested in working on writing with children.
Tonight's topic: Beyond Haiku: Teaching Great Poetry to Children
Poetry reading and writing is an excellent entrance into writing and literature. Yet while poetry delights children, it often confounds adults. Come learn ways to approach poetry reading and writing with children that encourages delight instead of confusion and uses poetry as a gateway into language skills of many kinds.
7 p.m.
