Category Archives: school readiness

Running Wild

G. K. Chesterton: “The chief aim of the Christian order is to give room for all good things to run wild.”   I ran across this on a homeschooling blog this morning. It resonated immediately. Giving order to chaos so … Continue reading

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Ten Chores For Preschoolers

Chores should be an important part of any preschooler’s life. As soon as they are old? enough to start cleaning up their toys and “helping” they need to be included in family chore time. It’s how they learn to be … Continue reading

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Creating: Downloads for Quiet Projects

Last week I talked about some of the important reasons to create quiet in our homes and this week I thought I would give you the opportunity to download some of the materials I use for one of our scheduled … Continue reading

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Virtuous Cycle

As I wrote the other day, we decided early on that the children needed to be included in the life and work of the family as much as possible as soon as possible. “Helping” needed to actually be helpful not … Continue reading

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Schooling Update

I was flipping through old posts and realized that it’s been a while since I gave a schooling update so here goes: F He is halfway through the second unit of Rod and Staff’s First Grade Bible Nurture and Reader … Continue reading

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Pink Hair Ribbons

About a month and a half ago I decided it was time to try to potty train Su. She’ll be three in March and can mostly dress herself so I figured she was ready. She was enthusiastic about the idea, … Continue reading

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Using That Twice as Fast Processing Speed!

The bread is rising on the counter, the roast is in the oven, W is down for his morning nap and F and Su are outside in the sand-box. Time for a cup of coffee before I go upstairs and … Continue reading

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Twice My Processing Speed!

This morning I am researching developmental stages, partly out of curiousity, and partly because I am trying to get an idea of the important ages/stages of social development in order to think through F’s schooling needs. Just now I was … Continue reading

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Enjoying (and encouraging) “Why”

Sometimes I think that if I hear “why?” one more time I’ll probably scream or have a nervous breakdown or something. Sometimes (especially when I’m busy) I wish that my children were a little more like Lord Cardigan’s soldiers in … Continue reading

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Silverware and School Readiness

When we think about how to prepare our children for school we think about teaching them their colors, shapes, how to count etc. How often do we think about how our daily activities help prepare them for school? Many of … Continue reading

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