Cox had asked us to TURN IN a great story, not precisely to write one from scratch (#languagematters)-I came to believe that storytelling was my calling and soon landed my first gig, as a writer for the elementary school newspaper. Lesson learned-though in defense of seven-year-old me, Ms. One breathless conversation between the principal and my mother soon exposed me as not so much a literary wunderkind but a pint-size plagiarist. And that was the great story I turned in.
I faithfully copied down most of the story, making some tweaks here and there to punch up the humor and to sharpen the narrative. I pulled down from the shelf one of my favorite books at the time, the tale of two unsupervised youngsters (yep, you're sensing a theme) who ate jellybeans for breakfast and proceeded to do whatever they wanted to for the rest of the day. I don't think learned a single digit of math that year, but I was totally up for this story challenge. My public-school teacher seemed to be experimenting with some sort of unschooling curriculum, in which we played with blocks every single day and only did the schoolwork that interested us. If that sounds a little lofty for little kids, that's because it was. My editing career began when I was in second grade. Language eng Summary Girls can find their hidden math skills with fun activities RelatedĬataloging source NJQ/DLC Henke, Emma MacLaren Dewey number 513 Illustrations illustrations Index no index present Intended audience
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