Category: Resources
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Winter/Spring Skype Dates are Now Posted
Dates for free skype sessions are now posted for Dec-June. Teachers, librarians, and parents of homeschoolers can sign up now! First come, first served.
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Why You Need Math
Math teacher Mindy LeBlanc had a great idea for a resource for her classroom: a creative writer showing that even writers need to learn math. Here is my video. Teachers, if you can’t access youtube in your classroom, please let me know if you’re aware of a better option than TeacherTube. TeacherTube isn’t processing my…
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Mary Amato ISBNs
ISBNS for Mary Amato’s Books: Good Crooks Book One: Missing Monkey Good Crooks Book Two: Dog Gone! Guitar Notes Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook (Holiday House, 2010). ISBN-13:978-0823423866 Invisible Lines (Egmont USA, 2009). ISBN-13:978-1606841877 Take the Mummy and Run: The Riot Brothers are on a Roll (Holiday House, 2009). ISBN-13:978-0823422739 The Chicken of the…
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Mary’s “Give Back to Maryland” Grant
I love the state of Maryland. Every October, I choose one school in Maryland (as long as it is 31 miles or less from the intersection of Colesville Road and University Boulevard, Silver Spring, MD) to receive a free author visit (one or two assemblies) to be scheduled on a mutually-agreeable date/time during the December,…
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Writing Contests for Kids
The following contests and magazines have run in the past and may still be open to submissions from students. If you are interested in any, please check with the source. Let me know if any contests have been discontinued. Contests The Imaginormous Challenge offers a range of fun contests–from writing a book to creating your own…
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Mary Amato’s Tips for Teachers: How to Encourage Creative Writing
Children have a lot of writing assignments in school. Often, time for creative writing is squeezed out of the curriculum. If you are a teacher who wants to introduce/encourage more creative writing, here are some ideas. Keep a Writer’s Notebook. See my Tips for Keeping a Writer’s Notebook for more info. Create a Writer’s Corner.…
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Interview about The Naked Mole-Rat Letters
Ana Otaru, graduate student in the writing program at Johns Hopkins University, has started a book/writing blog. Her interview with me appears in a February post.
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Who wants the chance to see a naked mole-rat in action?
If you’re reading my book The Naked Mole-Rat Letters, you can see the critters in real time on The National Zoo’s webcam.