Lorraine Jean Hopping • Hopping Fun Creations
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Greetings! This isn't me . . . But I'm sure glad you stopped by. I'm a writer, book author, and game inventor. My company, Hopping Fun Creations, creates and develops board games, card games, game and puzzle books, and jazzy online content. If you're an interested editor or publisher, take a look at successful projects and satisfied clients, including Scholastic, Sesame Street, Penguin, and others. I also write and edit books, software scripts, articles, and online content to a professional tee. Contact me by email for samples and references.  TEACHERS, TUTORS, HOME-SCHOOLERSSee what games and fun educational activities I've created just for you. As you browse the site (links at right), look for Freebie word searches, math puzzles, and topical quizzes to download, print out, and use on the spot. I'll be adding to these Word files periodically. KIDS!How to Contact MeHopping Fun Creations 5606 N. Dixboro Rd. Ann Arbor MI 48105 734-662-5201 All the material on this website is copyright © 2000-2008 by Hopping Fun Creations. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to visitors to download, print, and use the "Freebie" reproducibles free of charge for educational use only; reproduction or distribution in any form or media for sale is prohibited. |
Selected Books and GamesA NEW GAME!
Letter Perfect English
Coming soon, it's a must-have card game set for English language teachers and tutors. (Click for a free preview of the guide book.) Children's Books
Bone Detective:
The Story of Forensic Anthropologist Diane France
Is it possible to fall in love with bones? Try not to, after you read about Diane France's true-life science adventures, searching for and examining skeletons. A 2006 Outstanding Science Trade Book "Selector's Choice" (NSTA/CBC). Starred review in Booklist. 2007 Finalist, SB&F "Young Adult" science books! Space Rocks:
The Story of Planetary Geologist Adriana Ocampo
How did a young Argentine with an endless imagination make her dream of exploring space come true? Adriana Ocampo found her path to science adventure through space-traveling robots and crashing asteroids and comets! Crime Science
Autopsies/The Body as Evidence and Crime Scene Investigation! Sports Hall of Fame
Venus and Serena, Peyton Manning, Michelle Kwan, and others for ages 6-9. Today's Weather Is . . . A Book of Experiments
Outdoor fun for 6 to 9 year olds. Wild Weather!
Wild Earth!
Tornadoes! and Hurricanes! are my two best-selling books. Ideas on Trial Biographies
Dramatized biographies of astronaut Sally Ride and ocean inspiration Jacques Cousteau. Game
Mars 2020
Race from Earth to Mars, an orbiting target, by fixing malfunctions and answering intriguing science questions. Or play the fast-paced, alternate version: a flat-out race, no questions asked. Teacher's Books
Language Arts Games
Packed with ready–to-go, lively games and activities for teaching grammar, vocabulary, and dictionary skills. (Click for "Freebie" word search puzzles to download.) 25 Math Board Games!
This is my top seller for teachers. (Click for "Freebie" puzzles.) Creative Approaches to Social Studies
15 Primary Source Activities: American History and American history games, both co-written by a middle school social studies teacher. (Click for "Freebie" quizzes.) |
