Mary Coons Designs
Educational
       A creative, hilarious, and helpful writing primer, “The Storysaurus Book: How to Tell a Round Story” can be taken to your school or seminar. Students learn meta-cognition writing skills as they study the components of a well-written story, and then learn to take this fun skill across to the task of writing an excellent expository essay. The material has been tested in second through seventh grades with success, and has a positive impact on standardized test results.Storysaurus

       Mary has special presentations for teacher workshops, gifted education, and homeschool workshops. She has presented at three universities in Ohio, and teaches annually at Wright State University’s gifted program.

       The Storysaurus book is available for purchase here. Included is the spiral-bound primer, with seven inset example stories of good and bad writing, reviews, and a glossary, all attractively illustrated and guaranteed to spark the imagination, the sense of humor, and the intellect of the budding, or the recalcitrant, young writer. Aimed at fourth through sixth graders, tested successfully on second through seventh. Twelve page teacher’s guide with reproducible handouts included.
Storysaurus book (includes teacher’s guide)…$16.00 (includes shipping and handling.)