Boys gather at the front window, eager for that first glimpse of friends. Excited shrieks announce their arrival as I pour our summer batch of sand into the sandbox in the backyard. Not one but TWO grandma’s approach the front door with my friend Amanda’s children. {Remember Amanda? I asked you all to be […]
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Learn to Play –> Play to Learn!
Any guesses as to what we’ve been reading about lately??? I just love how they bring it into their everyday play! Boston Tea Party Time!
The Apple and the Arrow
Does this disturb any of you???? In our quest to learn about courage, we took a dive into Switzerland’s quest for independence and the story of William Tell. And yes, the kids became William Tell while taking aim at the baby doll. Thankfully, they agreed to let the doll stand in for Tell’s son instead […]
Hatching Chicks – Lessons in Patience
We had a huge lesson in patience when friends gave us eggs to incubate. We counted out the days and proceeded to turn our eggs and watch the temperature and attempt to increase the humidity in our little incubators for the 21 days that we had read it would take to hatch our chicks. It […]
Homeschooling Leads to Family Learning
One of my favorite perks of homeschooling is that learning becomes a family adventure! I remember as a girl my mom getting giddy about understanding something we were studying in a fresh way. She would always tell people that she loved homeschooling because of the great education she was getting. As an adult, who received […]
Becoming Butterflies…
We’ve been quite busy over here working on ‘becoming butterflies’. As we learn about patience, our explorations have led us to explore the phenomena of metamorphosis. In addition to reading some great books like, It’s a Butterfly’s Life, Houdini the Amazing Caterpillar and The Prince of Butterflies, we had some friends over for some hands-on fun! I’m a […]