Tag Archives: stories will save the world

To Be Enchanted By Story

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Kay Pelham

I’ve had the wonderful experience these past 10 weeks of reading story to four-year-olds, taking things a little deeper with my 6-9 year old group, with telling back what we saw and what it reminded us of, and then with … Continue reading →

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Recent Stuff (Fall classes, Fellowship Retreat and maybe more)

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Kay Pelham

I’ve been working some on this website since my last blog post in May, so I thought I should make another post here since all my work doesn’t show up there in the sidebar. I’ve added Course Descriptions for my … Continue reading →

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Lose Yourself, Find Yourself

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Kay Pelham

Quick thought that will maybe get fleshed out or expanded or whatever you want to call that. Here’s a couple of quotes from some great minds: But in reading great literature I become a thousand men and yet remain myself. … Continue reading →

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The Next Chapter of My Life and How You Can Help

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Kay Pelham

After four decades of teaching piano and two decades as mom and home education facilitator, an exceptional opportunity has come my way! I have been offered a place in the House of Humane Letters Fellowship Program. In short, this new … Continue reading →

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The Literary Life of Kay Pelham

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Kay Pelham

I had the joy of spending 105 minutes chatting with two of the most brilliant, honest, humble, and kind women on this planet. As things go, and especially when you’re dealing with 60 years on this planet, we barely scratched … Continue reading →

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How to tell if a child learned how to read correctly

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Kay Pelham

A-ha! This post is probably not going to go where you thought it would by that title. There is learning how to read, and then there is really learning how to read. Let’s go with the first one since that’s … Continue reading →

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