School starts soon! ✏️I am a First Grade Teacher! 🚌18th year teaching ❤️Calming corner and other supplies needed 📚So appreciative of any help to #clearthelist of any supply to help my firsties. If you 👀 this, please repost! Thanks! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... @jen.sheshed.rocks

Spider-Man was able to solely focus on crime fighting for four years in Brand New Day. How did he pay for rent without a roommate or buy all his equipment without a job? The answer is simple: 1-800-Victim2. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti7c...

1-800 Victim2, The 3rd Commercial, this time with a dancing squirrel!

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Woohoo! Just received the Pinnacle Award for my virtual sessions. I'm adding new tech tricks to this year's writing workshops for schools. Give me a shout if you're curious what the fuss is about. #schoolvisits

Still a few spots open for my virtual workshop this Wednesday. If you have a creative kid, I'm doing a monster making session through CILC. It's free, but you have to register. Here's the link: cilc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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by Marty Chan (Canada) Kids author Marty Chan uses creature creation as a way to show students the value of descriptive and sensory details in narrative writing. Students will explore how a setting i...

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Got a kid who loves monsters? Sign them up for my free monster mania workshop (July 29), where I share my writing tips for creating creatures. Here's the link to register: cilc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Community of Learning | Monster Mania. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

by Marty Chan (Canada) Kids author Marty Chan uses creature creation as a way to show students the value of descriptive and sensory details in narrative writing. Students will explore how a setting i...

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As we roll toward summer, I'm going to take a break from #PromptMyStory. Thanks to all the teachers who have used my prompts. I'll be back in the fall. Here's one last starter: "What really happens in a school during the summer when all the staff and students are gone?"

It's Tuesday! Time for another #PromptMyStory to inspire kids to be creative. Here's the story starter for this week. "I thought a cat's slow blinks were signs that they loved me, but they're trying to hypnotize humans. What do they want?"

My next middle-grade novel is a codebreaking book. The staff at the publishing house is having so much fun, even the book designer turned my dedication into a code to be solved. Love it when the team plays along.

Some people ask why I keep doing virtual presentations. This is one reason.

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Congratulations Author @martychan.bsky.social 📝 Book Launch 📚🎉 🤩the mystery game was a huge hit 👏 🤗Students asked thoughtful questions & wonderings! Excited about reading all the books & your new book too!

It's Tuesday! Time for another #PromptMyStory to motivate kids to write. "Today, the colour red disappeared from the world. I shuddered to think what colour would go away tomorrow."

Check out my feature article on: BEYOND THE BOOK - Building Author Income Through Speaking Engagments. Thanks to authors @martychan.bsky.social Sade Smith Mireille Messier for their advice to those looking to build extra income. For some - writing books isn't enough to pay the bills. Thoughts?...

For fans of middle-grade mysteries, I'm adding one more to the mix. This Thursday, I'm launching Izzy Wong's Drama Disaster. Join the virtual launch for fun and prizes. Here's the link to register: cilc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Woohoo! In a little over a week, I'll be launching my latest Izzy Wong book. If you want to be a part of the fun, register now for the virtual launch on June 4. #middlegradefiction cilc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

It's Tuesday! Time for another #PromptMyStory in help teachers and parents motivate their kids to write. "I tried grandpa's hearing aids, and they didn't help him hear. They were a communicator so that someone could give him instructions on how to spy on humans."

For teachers looking to celebrate Asian Heritage Month, I'm doing a free virtual session on Chinese folktales. It happens tomorrow (May 26) at 11:00 am MT / 1:00 pm ET. It's an interactive session best suited for K - grade 3s. Register here: arapahoelibraries.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/69...

Chinese Folktales — Arapahoe Libraries

Step into the world of Chinese folktales with children’s author and playwright Marty Chan! Get ready for laughter, storytelling magic, and a touch of tech wizardry in this fun, interactive virtual pro...

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"I'm going to make them an offer they can't understand." #ReferendumMovieLines

"Life's like Danielle's referendum question... you never know what you're going to get." #ReferendumMovieLines

"I'm just a premier standing in front of a separatist base, asking them to love her." #ReferendumMovieLines

You’ve reached the Alberta referendum hotline. If you want to separate, press 1. If you want to have a referendum on a referendum to separate, press 2. If you want to stay in Canada, press €¥+%\_><{!,<£^.

Wow! I'm humbled that the Red Maple Readers kids committee selected Curse of Heartwood Academy as a recommended book for teens to check out. Also, the Silver Birch committee recommended Izzy Wong's Nose for News for younger students (grades 3 - 6). forestofreading.com/wp-content/u...

Danielle Smith and the Separatists is the '80s new wave band no one needed to hear.

Almost forgot the #PromptMyStory for this week. Here's a story starter to motivate your kids to be creative: "I thought I was looking at myself in the mirror, but then my reflection winked at me."

I'm launching my latest middle-grade mystery novel June 4. I'm hosting a free virtual launch on June 4 for anyone who loves mysteries. You can register for the launch here: cilc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Thanks for the all the birthday wishes! I had a wonderful day of cakes and treats. In honour of another year survived, here's this week's #PromptMyStory. "You get one birthday wish. What is it?"

It sometimes gets tiring when I hear people say virtual visits don't work for students. They do, but you have to put a lot of work into it. It's a metaphor for life. You get out what you put in.

Note to self: If I ever write a book on how to write, do not disparage the very community that might want to buy my book. In other words, avoid the Mac Attack.

It's time for another #PromptMyStory Tuesday to inspire kids to write. Here's this week's story starter. "The cop showed me a picture of the missing kid. I didn't recognize the name, but the photo was of me."

“The Alberta Elections leak is a nothing burger. Who cares if voter info was released,” posted the anonymous account based in Uruguay.

In honour of CCBC Book Week, here is this week's #PromptMyStory. If you could make a request of a kids author (alive or dead), what would be the story you'd want them to write about you?

The start of CCBC Book Week is always a blast. Canadian authors tour schools across the country. I'm doing the virtual tour and already visited students in Ajax and all across BC this morning. My favourite moment was watching one girl's eyes pop wide open everytime I did a tech trick.