So we’ve been talking for the last week about boosting brain-power. Water, nutrition, sleep and exercise are foundational. When it comes to our educational environment, movement is the key to turning our children ON to learning. Friday, I wrote about how active, rough and tumble play contributes to wiring the brain to learn. As much as movement […]
Homeschool Philosophy
10 Days of Boosting Brain Power: Why Movement Matters
During my 1st grade year, I attended a nice private school. When my mom went to visit one day, she discovered that I had been placed in the back corner of the classroom. Every 10-15 minutes I would quietly get up and walk a lap around my desk before sitting back down. The teacher didn’t […]
Finding Good Books Just Got Easier: Exploring Heritage History
I can’t even begin to tell you how many conversations I’ve had in recent months with my mom, my sisters, my friends, my poor husband and anyone else willing to listen as I lament about the increasing lack of quality books to be found in the library. It seems to take forever for my […]
Desert Explorations…
Kids scamper as we make our way through the Desert Botanical Gardens. Spring is in full bloom and my sister is here with her family for a visit. Shhh, is that a rabbit we see? Boys crouch down focused on finding the rabbit in the brush. One breathes out: “Oh a cottontail.” My niece spots […]
Hidden Art and For the Children’s Sake
Let the party begin. Here’s our first stop! ******* Hidden Art? As I juggled a baby on one hip and wrangled a toddler with my free hand, my mom came into the room with a book for me. I think she saw my nose crinkle a bit when I saw the title – Hidden Art […]
Motivating – No One Size Fits All Solution
Potty training has to be my least favorite part of parenting. It is messy and stressful. And oh the pressure I felt from friends, the culture and myself. Ugh. After a couple of messy starts with my oldest, I waited until he was good and ready and then accomplished the feat of diapers-to-underwear, in a […]