With this title, you may find yourself wondering how a Scandinavian ancient sea-beast winds up in a Roman Coliseum, but you have to admit the play on words is appealing and descriptive of this course.
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Just take off between Thanksgiving and Christmas, they say. Just do a special unit study, they say. You know what? I’m not cut from that cloth.
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Somewhere between first grade phonics and high school graduation, reading becomes “literature.” No one would seriously contend that “Dot had a dog. The dog is Mag.” is literature and no one would dispute that To Kill a Mockingbird is anything less.
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Are you like me? Color and beauty make me happy. A well-organized, common-sensible planner makes me want to plan. When both are wrapped up into one user-friendly, cheerful, full-of-extras package, I’m ready to grab my pen!
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The goal is reading, right? We are teaching our children to read. And yet, with a few notable exceptions, when we start talking the nitty gritty of how to do so, we end up talking about phonics. Why?
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