Creative Writing Worksheets from A Tasteful Cliché - for only $2.99 each

• Character and Setting Writing Prompts
  Creative writing prompts for your students (120 worksheets in all). These fun creative writing prompts involve a given character (from history, mythology, etc.) and a given setting. The student has to write a story about, or from the perspective of, the character in the given setting. An example: Write a story about a werewolf in a galaxy far, far away. Another example: Cinderella in a logging camp.

• Alien Observer Worksheets
  A fun creative writing exercise for your students. Creative writing prompts (100 in all) for your English students. They are tasked with describing an activity or object on Earth as if they were an alien scout sent to describe everything on Earth to their fellow aliens.

• Puppy Dog Tails Worksheets
  Give your students these fun writing exercises for a different kind of creative writing assignment. The students have to create a recipe for three occupations per worksheet (over 100 worksheets in all!), similar to the poem in which boys are made of "snips, snails, and puppy dog tails".

• Dull Product Advertisement Worksheets
  A creative writing and art assignment for your students. Students have to create an advertisement for an otherwise-dull household product like bow ties and door knobs. 100 prompts in all.

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AVKO's Book of the Month for May

Each month, AVKO selects one of its materials to feature and discounts it by at least10%. Members receive even more discounts. This month, the special is on the Advanced Student Speller Pack, Sequential Spelling volumes 5-7.

Another month, another new special. This month, we are highlighting the advanced levels of Sequential Spelling, Volumes 5, 6, and 7. If you have an advanced speller or if you just want to stockpile your Sequential Spelling books until you are ready for them, take advantage of this offer from AVKO!

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Workshop Recorings Now Available on CD!

These recordings of popular topics on which Don McCabe speaks are available for FREE with AVKO Membership or you may order them on audio CDs for $2.50 each. Free Shipping on Audio CDs!


Available Topics:

• I Think My Child Might Be Dyslexic -- Does it Matter?
• Spelling -- Accentuate the Positive; Eliminate the Negative
• The Mechanics of English Spelling
• Phonics -- The Most Misunderstood Approach to Teaching Reading
• Create Your Own Spelling Program That Really Works
• You Don't Need a Master's Degree to Teach Your Kids -- Just a Degree of Caring

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Last Chance for the Book of the Month Special

Today is the last day to get your copy of Starting at Square One at a drastically reduced price. The special ends at midnight tonight (the special has been extended to end at midnight of May 1st!). If you need a language arts curriculum for your kindergartner or first grader (K-1), ESL, or older student who needs help with phonemic awareness and/or word attack skills, this is the book for you. As the alphabet is taught, your student will learn reading, spelling, handwriting, and keyboarding. The book uses completely decodable words as the letters of the alphabet are taught.

Learn more about the Book of the Month special and Starting at Square One

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AVKO's E-books Now on Amazon Kindle

AVKO's most popular books are now available as e-books on your Amazon Kindle or iPhone.


Buy your AVKO materials, including Sequential Spelling, Individualized Spelling, The I Before E Set, The Tricky Words, and more for your Kindle or iPhone!

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Earn Money from Home Referring AVKO Memberships!

Help get the word out about AVKO's resources and membership -- and earn money at the same time! All you need is a PayPal account and to share the link to AVKO membership with friends, family, and cyberspace. Simply put the link to AVKO membership on your personal blog, in your e-mail signature, in an e-mail to your friends, on Facebook, or on cards you pass out to people with the e-mail address that is linked to your PayPal account.

A commission of 10% will be awarded for all referred memberships and retail materials when the customer puts your PayPal e-mail address in the "Referrer" box for during membership sign-up or in the "Comments" box for other sales.

No paperwork to fill out or tax forms for annual commissions of less than $600.00. Disbursements of commissions will occur at least every two weeks.

For promotional materials or advertising graphics, please see the Retail section of the website. Contact Brian for more information.

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Need Some Extra Cash? Hook New Retail Partners for AVKO!

Do you need some extra pocket money?  While making money, you'll help others achieve literacy for the first time, overcome problems associated with dyslexia, and increase self-esteem for thousands who previously thought themselves to be stupid.  Become an AVKO sales representative and procure new retail partners for AVKO and earn a commission.  We will provide you with all of the promotional materials you will need (or digital copies if international) to provide information to prospective retailers.  

See the Retailers' Section of the AVKO website for more information, including many of our promotional materials, advertising graphics, logos, New Distributor Form, promotional materials request form, etc.   View our entire catalog of materials and download the PDF (web-viewable and foldable versions available).   Commissions will vary depending on the amount purchased by the new distributor and the size of its distribution network (single physical store, worldwide website/warehouse, national bookstore, etc.)

You can also earn commissions for referring people to become a member of the AVKO Foundation.  Earn 10% of the retail price of Individual and Institutional AVKO Membership.

You may choose to put the code to our shopping cart items on your own website (or blog) and have customers buy that way, earning you 10% for each membership and 5% of all other retail sales (excluding donations).  

Contact Brian McCabe (Brian @ AVKO.org), the Operations Manager of AVKO for more information and to receive your Referral Code.  

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