July 27, 2026

Category: Writing

A Mind Wide Open, How We Learn Best, Imagination, Lils, Literacy, Self Esteem, Storytelling / Recollection, Thought Process & Development, Writing

Storytelling and Book Writing

Lily has written quite a few books, has expressed interest consistently on getting them published and distributed, and we are now looking into the process and she’s learning how she can accomplish exactly what she’s after, and she’s writing more stories. Using this page as a repository for online resources, as well as explorations for […]

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A Mind Wide Open, CDE Standards Reference, Fine Motor Skills, How We Learn Best, Knowledge Base Expansion, Language Development, Lils, Literacy, Writing

Let the Scripting Begin

We’re reading Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, and before long I expect Lils will be composing scripts and well be putting on a play.  But first… These are Lily’s first script replications with assistance.  She has her own form of script as well, but has chosen to learn how to decipher standard, modern cursive. We will […]

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A Mind Wide Open, CDE Standards Reference, Fine Motor Skills, How We Learn Best, Knowledge Base Expansion, Language Development, Lils, Literacy, Writing

Let the Scripting Begin

We’re reading Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, and before long I expect Lils will be composing scripts and well be putting on a play.  But first… These are Lily’s first script replications with assistance.  She has her own form of script as well, but has chosen to learn how to decipher standard, modern cursive. We will […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Art, Artistry, CDE Standards Reference, Confidence, Developing Self, Drawing, Engineering, Fine Motor Skills, Imagination, Language, Lils, Literacy, Playing, Self Awareness, Self Esteem, Storytelling / Recollection, Writing

Cecily, the Author

Watch out MO!! Lily’s on the trail! – Rebecca Lily decided yesterday, after playing the Stickman game (browser version), to write her first book, “A Big Hotdog”! Today, she wrote her second book, “A Mermaid”.  Both are of her “Stickman” series.      

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A Mind Wide Open, Art, CDE Standards Reference, Confidence, Creative Solution Generation, Developing Self, Economics, Empathic Awareness, Fine Motor Skills, Imagination, Kindness, Lils, Literacy, Self Esteem, Social Development, Writing

First Tangible Letter – Mailed

Lils brought this picture she created for her grandma to me today, folded in an envelope, hoping to send it off to Denver (where Grandma lives).  I worked with her to create a second envelope for mailing, as her first had her image folded into a fully 4 dimensional object. I explained the machines, sorting, […]

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Is That Our CecilyBugz??
A Mind Wide Open, Bugz & Her Explorations, CDE Standards Reference, Developing Self, Engineering, Imagination, Invention, Lils, Playing, Responsibility, Self Awareness, Self Esteem, Thought Process & Development, Writing

Is That Our CecilyBugz??

  Lily heard the highschool marching band playing from our bedroom window this evening.  She disappeared for about 10 minutes and returned like this!  Formerly, she was in something that resembled Pippi and pj’s.  She indicated she was “Ready to go see what they were doing!”, and was quite disappointed when she learned that they’d […]

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