My students love quotations. I think, like many of us, they admire the ability of people to perfectly formulate their ideas into compact groups of words that make sense and are often thought-provoking. Mensa for Kids includes in its lesson plans one that is called, “Quotation Station.” It includes 65 quotes as well as questions … Read more
In my post about books that make great graduation gifts, I mentioned that this book looked promising but I hadn’t had a chance to read it yet. Well, I can now say that I have read it, and definitely recommend it as a nice gift for children who might be “graduating” from Kinder or another … Read more
I love inspirational quotes. When I saw this book at the store, I instantly knew I would need to purchase it. Each of the quotations is hand-lettered by Lisa Congdon, who began the series when she was doing a blog called, “365 Days of Hand Lettering.” The title of the book, Whatever You Are, Be a Good … Read more
The genius behind Zen Pencils is Gavin Aung Than. Zen Pencils is a “a cartoon blog which adapts inspirational quotes into comic stories.” I admire Than’s talent immensely, and I was so thrilled when I discovered his site. Like many people, I collect inspiring quotes, and when Than’s graphics accompany them, they are true art. You … Read more
I absolutely love this idea from Tony Vincent’s “Learning in Hand” blog. He has taken a series of quotes, and used QR quotes to cover up parts of the quotes. If you go to this link, you can see 20 examples. He also offers a link to a video explaining QR codes. Tony hangs up … Read more
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8th, CNN posted a site where you could choose an inspirational quote by a famous woman, select a background from three choices, and share it via Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, or Tumblr. I spent quite a bit of time reading the words of Eleanor Roosevelt, Marie Curie, … Read more