To alter is to change, as in to alter a skirt that's too long or alter your outdoor plans if it rains. An altar is a place that serves as a center of worship. Continue reading...
On August 3, 2016, CNN held a Libertarian Town Hall where that party's presidential candidate and his running mate tried to explain their positions, answer questions from the audience and appear to be a person one could cast a vote for. Continue reading...
Here are some ideas about how you can inspire the students at your school to get involved with the Vocabulary Bowl, setting achievable goals that will provide incentives to keep them going on the road to vocabulary mastery. Continue reading...
As children the world over are released from school for summer vacations and long, lazy afternoons lost in good books, journalist Annie Murphy Paul elaborates on what is happening in our brains when we read in this way. Continue reading...
The countdown to October 1st is on! That's opening day for the Vocabulary Bowl season, and whether you're a veteran competitor or totally green when it comes to the annual word-learning competition, the new Vocabulary Bowl Teacher Kick-Off Kit is the perfect resource to help you get your school off to a great start. Continue reading...
National party conventions are really about two things: painting the candidate you are supporting in the best possible light, and engaging in attacks on the opposition. Continue reading...
Yesterday we talked to sixth-grader Nicholas Rushlow, who finished 17th in the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee. At his home in Pickerington, Ohio, Nicholas maintains an impressive "word wall," festooned with many of the fascinating words he has learned while practicing for spelling bees. We asked Nicholas to share some of his favorites. And he has also created a Community Spelling Bee for us with even more "killer" words! Continue reading...
As you’re playing the Challenge, do you ever wonder why you see questions on words you have already mastered? It’s because the game is attempting to circumvent your brain’s natural process of forgetting. Continue reading...
You know the drill. June hits, students turn in their textbooks and take home their summer reading lists. Then, in the final week of August students hastily read the assigned book's front and back covers (and possibly an online plot summary) in order to write the required book report by the time they report back to class. Continue reading...