Did you know?

Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence, civil rights and freedom across the world.

When he was thirteen, he married a fourteen year old girl.  The marriage was arranged.

Gandhi had four children, all boys.

He wrote an autobiography called The Story of my Experiments with Truth.

His Colorscope is light blue, light blue, yellow.


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word of the week

Our Word of the Week

that I added to the fish bowl on my desk

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warm fuzzies (noun)  1. feelings of happiness, contentment, or sentimentality 

kitties who cuddle

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Our Word of the Week

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mercurial (adjective)  1. changing moods quickly and often- used to describe someone who changes from being happy to being angry or upset in a quick and unexpected way.

back to school

I recently started teaching a writing class to a wonderful group of Fourth Graders.  I had so much fun shopping for supplies. A few things on my list? Composition notebooks, colorful cardstock, sharpie pens, pencils, and postcards.  These are the supplies that I use to write, so I figured the kids would enjoy working with them, too.  Oh!  And I used this bag to carry everything to class.  The bag was a present I bought for the racecar and he let me borrow it.

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allegory (noun) 1. a story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life or for a political or historical situation

wonderful

When a seven year old sent Roald Dahl one of her dreams in a bottle, he wrote her the following response:

Isn't everything about this wonderful?

Letter via www.lettersofnote.com

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Our Word of the Week

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kink (noun) 1. a tight bend or curl in something (such as a rope or hose) 2. a pain especially in your neck or back that is caused by tight muscles 3. a small problem or flaw 4. a strange or unusual part of someone's personality

quick question

Which author said:

"If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write.  Simple as that."

Hints:

He's one of the terrific writers on this list.
He lives in Maine.
His Colorscope is silver, orange, and green.