Terry Farish's Blog, page 2
July 23, 2024
How Visiting Authors Can Be Part of Welcoming Diverse Kids – With Thanks to Sara
Children’s book writers offer their strategies for being inclusive with students who have varying English language proficiencies.
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Author Visits to Schools with Newcomer Kids Part 2
Children’s book writers offer their strategies for being inclusive with students who have varying English language proficiencies.
The post Author Visits to Schools with Newcomer Kids Part 2 first appeared on Terry Farish | Author.June 29, 2024
Making an Art Journal to Explore a Novel
Olive, Gabe, and Samir have so much at stake in their lives in the novel GO HOME. Everything. The people they love. Their dreams. Olive, almost 17, loves the natural world. She lives by the sea and loves the trees in the forest. I walk the same woods that Olive, Gabe, and Samir walk. I...
The post Making an Art Journal to Explore a Novel first appeared on Terry Farish | Author.June 24, 2024
“Letters to My Daughter” – return to Viet Nam
My first job was in Viet Nam right out of college. Last year I went back with a group led by the writer Le Ly Hayslip. Here are small “letters” about the trip -“Letters to My Daughter” I call them. She’s the one who always wanted to know about the war. I wrote these as...
The post “Letters to My Daughter” – return to Viet Nam first appeared on Terry Farish | Author.March 17, 2024
Author Visits to Schools with Newcomer Kids
What can authors do make their presentations more accessible with newcomers kids learning English? This is the question I’m talking about at the March conference of the New Hampshire School Library Media Association along with Sara Lesley Arnold and Darcie Gonzalez. They’ll talk about how to make school libraries welcoming to diverse learners. I’ve been...
The post Author Visits to Schools with Newcomer Kids first appeared on Terry Farish | Author.January 4, 2024
Writer with an EL Focus
Coming soon. School visits and workshops especially for your English Language Learners
The post Writer with an EL Focus first appeared on Terry Farish | Author.“Letters to My Daughter” – return to Viet Nam
My first job was in Viet Nam right out of college. Last year I went back with a group led by the writer Le Ly Hayslip. Here are small “letters” about the trip -“Letters to My Daughter” I call them. She’s the one who always wanted to know about the war. I wrote these as...
The post “Letters to My Daughter” – return to Viet Nam first appeared on Terry Farish | Author.Letters to My Daughter about Viet Nam
My first job was in Viet Nam right out of college. Last year I went back with a group led by the writer Le Ly Hayslip. Here are small “letters” about the trip -“Letters to My Daughter” I call them. She’s the one who always wanted to know about the war. I wrote these as...
The post Letters to My Daughter about Viet Nam first appeared on Terry Farish | Author.July 21, 2023
What Can Happen in Three Hours in an Afternoon?
You might find your muse. In addition to writing I’m also a yoga teacher. I’ve known for a long time how these two things come together for me and I’ve finally put together a workshop on how movement and stretches support thinking and creativity. Here’s the description that appears on the GateWay Taiji, Qigong &...
The post What Can Happen in Three Hours in an Afternoon? first appeared on Terry Farish | Author.What Can Happen in Three Hours on a Summer Afternoon?
You might find your muse. In addition to writing I’m also a yoga teacher. I’ve known for a long time how these two things come together for me and I’ve finally put together a workshop on how movement and stretches support thinking and creativity. Here’s the description that appears on the GateWay Taiji, Qigong &...
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