Category Archives: Writing

Homo-…what is it called again?? The beautiful and complex English Language!

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Margot

The English language is ever-changing and combining with other languages, very fluid and dynamic. And sometimes downright funny to hear! We always enjoy little word riddles like these below, so we hope you will too.  AND you can learn something … Continue reading →

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Paraprosdokian Sentences

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Margot

Here is a rather new word, and boy, it takes some time to pronounce correctly! It represents an idea worth understanding and enjoying. You can look at Wikipedia’s link for more paraprosdokians:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraprosdokian A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which … Continue reading →

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Weird Al-exis!

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Margot

Our daughters love listening to the silly parody songs of Weird Al Yankovic. We think he is not only entertaining, but quite clever as well. His latest parody of Miley Cyrus’s hit “Party in the USA” called “Party in the … Continue reading →

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Virtual Travel Game

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Margot

Gas prices and high costs of tickets for travel can make summer vacations more difficult. But that shouldn’t stop you from learning about the world, even if you can’t truly go places. Why not play “Spin the Globe”? This game … Continue reading →

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Brainteaser: Word Fun with Palindromes

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Margot

We always get a kick out of jokes, riddles and brainteasers. Now, our youngest girls have discovered the fun with words that are the same forwards and backwards, otherwise known as palindromes. Everyone who has heard of these probably thinks … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Word Search Puzzles

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Margot

Word searches are really fun, but sometimes you can’t find just the words you want to search for in a prepared puzzle.  So, create your own! Making your own word search puzzle is really fun and easy to do. First make … Continue reading →

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Create Your Own Haiku

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Alex

Hello my name is Alexis. I homeschool with my mom and three sisters. Today I learned about Haikus (hi ku). Haikus are a Japanese form of poetry in which the rhythm is more important than the rhyme. All Haikus have only … Continue reading →

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