Amelia bedelia

Everyone loves the literal-minded Amelia Bedelia. When she makes a sponge cake, she puts in real sponges. When she weeds the garden, she replants the weeds. And when she pitches a tent, she throws it into the woods!

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I didn’t think Amelia needed an introduction, but to my horror, when I mentioned her earlier today, JW had never heard of her. I nearly fainted. And then I explained. Amelia Bedelia is a char…

Amelia Bedelia

I wrote a series of posts about Frederick (Fritz) Siebel a few years ago. At that time I had very little information about his career. As a result of those posts, I was contacted by several members of Siebel's family, including his son, Fritz Jr. and his widow, Gretchen Siebel. Gretchen and Fritz Jr. wrote the following biography for me so we could all at last learn the details of Fritz Siebel's career and the range of his many accomplishments. Many thanks to them both! ~ Leif Fritz was born…

Sarah Blackwood writes on the “Amelia Bedelia” book series, by Peggy Parish, and how it illuminates and captures the feeling of the often invisible realm of women’s work.

Peggy Parish, author of the original Amelia Bedelia books that tickle children with their literal translations and mischievous wordplay, shared a bit of the fictional housekeeper’s innocence …

Understanding characters is an essential part of reading comprehension, so today I’m going to share part one in a two part post on how to teach character traits. Watch the Facebook live video about this topic here. (Click here to skip to part two.) Like many lessons, I start with a hook. I ask my students to partner up…