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Journals for Are Everyone
 
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to teach in a public high
school.  It was a challenging and rewarding experience. 

I found many of my students were unable (or unwilling) to write a
simple story.  They would talk for hours, but when asked to put what
they were saying down on paper, they froze.  I made friends with an
English teacher who had the same problem with many of his students.
 
I still see articles about students lacking creative writing skills, so
the problem hasn't gone away.  This is an essential skill our children
need to be successful both in school and in life.
 
So, what's a concerned parent to do?  Get your children (and
grand-children) in the habit of writing while they are young and
impressionable!
 
You can do this by buying them a lined pad or a diary and encouraging
them to put down their thoughts every day. Younger children can draw
pictures until they learn to write.

Sounds simple, but a blank book or sheet of paper can be very
intimidating to a young child and to many adults.
 
That's where our journals can help.  They ask a different question each
day, prompting children to identify the thoughts, feelings and events
that are important to them through their writings and drawings.  Their
journals become a record of their lives. 

They will thank you for getting them in the habit of keeping a journal
and some will continue writing throughout their lives! Someday, they
will use their journals as source material for the book or books they
will write and publish.  All because you got them started! 
 
We offer a variety of journals for children as young as 4 years of age
and for adults.  

http://www.rwrinnovations.com/journals.htm

'I LOVE TO WRITE' DAY
On November 15th of this year, one million authors, writers, editors,
reporters, journalists, teachers, librarians and other volunteers will
help celebrate I Love To Write Day. On that day people of all ages will
be encouraged to write something: a poem, a love letter, an essay, a
letter to the editor, start a novel, finish a novel….the possibilities
are endless.  Quoted from
http://www.weeonesmag.com/weeparents/big25.html.

The Living Internet

If your curious about how the Internet and World Wide Web came about,
or one of your children is looking for reference material for a paper,
try the Living Internet.  According to their home page, they have
“more than five hundred pages of comprehensive, in-depth content, much
of which has been reviewed by some of the people that helped create the
Internet.”

http://www.livinginternet.com/

Personalized Confetti

I ran across an interesting web site the other day.  It’s a new company
that turns your photographs into confetti like small pictures. You can
upload pictures for processing.  Sounds like a neat idea. 

http://www.confoti.com/s/ideas.html?cnfPID=lm

Off beat Tourist Attractions

If you’re traveling this summer and are looking for something a little
different, check out this web site.  It lists a variety of offbeat
attractions you’ve probably never heard of.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/

Free Business Magazines

Just in case you’ve started or are thinking about starting your own
business, check out this web site.  It offers listings of trade
publications on a variety of subjects. These are free if you qualify
and a good source of information.

http://www.freebizmag.com/welcome.asp?FBMVisitId=1560445955

First Gov for Kids

Our government is serious about being on the Internet. So serious,
that they’ve developed an Internet site just for kids called “First Gov
for Kids.” 

Here’s how they bill themselves:

“Welcome to the U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal. This site was
developed and is maintained by the Federal Consumer Information Center.
It provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best
kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. Explore,
learn, have fun and don't forget to bookmark us!”

Give it a try and let them know what you think of it.  After all, we
are paying for it.

http://www.kids.gov/

Special Day Calendar

Ever wonder where your local radio station gets information on special
days, or months?  For example, July is Anti-Boredom Month.  You can get
a complete list by reading the Radio Advertising Bureau’s 2002
Calendar. 

It’s in PDF format and you’ll get a virus warning, but it’s Ok to
download it.

http://www.rab.com/bw_promo_calendar.pdf

Local Heroes

One of the things I noticed while I was teaching school was the lack of
heroes available for my students to look up to.  I asked them once to
tell me about who their heroes were.  One of them said his older
brother who was wonderful.  He went on and on about him and then
explained that he was in jail for murder.  Other then that, he was
great. The other stories weren’t as dramatic, but none of them had a
real hero.

911 changed all of that for many children.  If you would like to give
your son or daughter an action figure of a local hero, go to
http://interactiveyouth.com.   They have a line of action figures based
on real men and women working in local fire stations.  Truly, someone
to look up to in these troubled times. Part of the money raised is
donated to local fire stations.
 

That’s it for August.  Kids will be heading back to school soon.  Hope
everyone is having a nice summer.