If you're like most parents and grandparents, you're probably always looking for the best kids' crafts. Kids love to keep busy, and holidays like Valentine's Day are the perfect times to sit down with your children and grandchildren for some fun crafting! These 21 Valentine craft ideas for kids include homemade Valentines that kids can make for their friends and loved ones, crafty Valentine's Day decorations for your home, and school party crafts that kids can make with their classmates and teachers.
Every once in a while, a new thriller writer emerges with such an instant command of his craft that readers everywhere take notice. Such a one is John Altman, with A Gathering of Spies.
Children have a natural affinity for language play; Pyrotechnics on the Page demonstrates how writing teachers can tap into it. This book provides a wealth of resources for teachers, including information on the roots and developmental importance of language play, a how-to on using the writer’s notebook as a playground for students to explore and experiment with verbal pyrotechnics, an in-depth look at the kind of language play commonly used by writers, twenty-four brand new craft lessons to bring pyrotechnics into the classroom, and an extensive bibliography of relevant mentor texts.
Pyrotechnics on the Page: Playful Craft That Sparks Writing
Here is the first comprehensive survey of modern craft in the United States. Makers follows the development of studio craft--objects in fiber, clay, glass, wood, and metal--from its roots in nineteenth-century reform movements to the rich diversity of expression at the end of the twentieth century.
One of life's most exhilarating experiences is the "aha!" moment that comes from pondering a mathematical problem and then seeing the way to an elegant solution. If you are bad at math, this video series will improve your mathematical problem solving and also raise tremendously your GRE quantitative section!
