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Practical, easy-to-use writing and literature courses for homeschools, Christian schools, and co-ops by Sharon Watson

How to Develop an Almost Painless Reading List for Teens and Tweens

How to Develop an Almost Painless Reading List for Teens and Tweens

SHARON’S BLOG

 Do you hear that thunder? It’s the crash of schoolbooks all over the country slamming shut for the summer.

As a parent, you want your children to continue using their reading skills. You know there are so many wonderful books they would enjoy reading now that it is summer and the distractions are fewer. Treasures await them. Do you have a plan to make it happen?

If not, you can use mine.

Use a Topic or Theme

A summer reading list is more fun for your tweens and teens if it’s

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Poppies on Memorial Day

Poppies on Memorial Day

HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS

On Memorial Day in America, we remember and honor those in the armed services who have given their lives in the line of duty.

Poppies are often given out on Memorial Day as a symbol of those fallen men and women. This tradition comes from the first lines of the poem “In Flanders Fields” by Lieutenant Colonel John McRae, who wrote it during World War I and was remembering his fallen friends now buried in fields far from home.

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Memorial Day Writing Prompt

Memorial Day Writing Prompt

MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS

The United States celebrates Memorial Day, a day to remember the men and women in the armed services who have given their lives for our country.

The late General Colin Powell wrote of the granite Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D. C., “At no other battle monument are people so moved, stenciling names and leaving gifts like combat boots, uniforms, sonograms, even a

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