Mindware: Activities to Stimulate Your Brain
Just because it's summer, doesn't mean that kids can't use their brains. I've got suggestions for some cool books, puzzles, and games from one of my favorite s...
Tag: analogies
Vocab from The Ranger’s Apprentice: Taciturn
If I told you my husband was taciturn, would you know what I meant? Come learn a new word today!
Vocabulary from A Thousand Acres: Laconic
Could a man be both laconic and garrulous? Read my post with vocab from the novel A Thousand Acres to find out. Then try my word nerd workout!
How John Green Can Improve Your Vocabulary
Last Week’s Winners Thank you to everyone who gave the August Vocabulary Review a try! The answers were: oleophobic = oil resistant, and Apple puts it on...
August Word Nerd Vocabulary Review
I can’t believe it! Summer is ending. But we’ve learned some great words with our beach reads, haven’t we? To prove it, you all are going t...