Thinking Outside the Box to Create Great Characters and Plots Really knowing a story’s main character is a great aid in creating a story. In this workshop, kids learn how knowing a few key points about their character makes it easy to create a story arc with a beginning, middle (conflict) and end (resolution). Not … Continue reading Developing Characters for Story Idea Formation~A Fiction Writing Workshop:
Great blog post from Monisha Karnani at the Center for Inspired Teaching discusses the importance of physical movement to aid student learning. She states: “Movement is a powerful teaching tool, and when we as teachers thoughtfully incorporate physical elements into instruction, we elevate the learning experience.” Sadly, there are plenty of classrooms where quiet, still … Continue reading The Importance of Movement in Learning
It wasn’t a huge leap to go from a background in teaching, to writing for children and teaching writing in my school visits. Utilizing my teaching degree from The Ohio State University, I have written children’s books, magazine articles, and standards-correlated Teacher’s Guides, as well co-authored a college text book on cheetahs and now, a … Continue reading I’m author Linda Stanek, and I’m glad you’re here!
Hello! I am an award-winning Ohio author who has a passion for writing, teaching, animals, and conservation. My book, Once Upon an Elephant (Arbordale Publishing) won the 2017 Children’s Choice Book Award’s 3rd-4th grade Book of the Year and has … Continue reading Bio
My Newest River Otter’s Adventure With the densest fur of any animal (up to 1million hairs per square inch in places) these animals were hunted nearly to extinction at one time. But they’re making a comeback! Find out all about river otters in this informational fiction book that just made it onto the Texas Library … Continue reading Books