Tag Archives: lifelong learning
Create: Project Time
For quite some time I’ve wanted to have a regular space in our weekly schedule to work on projects with the older children. They both love to make things but aren’t yet old enough to do much unsupervised. I’ve tried … Continue reading
Pay-Off
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about needing to get back into a good chore routine and in particular needing to follow up and inspect to make sure the jobs were done well. I’ve been doing that for about … Continue reading
Beginning Again:Chores and Inspections
The holidays are finally over, we’ve had what I hope will be our only stomach bug for this year (yes, even the baby), and it’s time to get back into the swing of school and chores. I did a little … Continue reading
Be Careful What You Say!
So I’ve mentioned several times in the past few months that the giant privet tree in the backyard shades my garden too much. Today F decided to do something about it. This is what happens when you let the children … Continue reading
Posted in free play, Gardening, Preschool Play, Sticks and Stones
Tagged conversations with F, F, free play, lifelong learning, preschoolers
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Behavioral Charting
One of the things that I find most difficult as a mother is being consistent with child-training. Sometimes I feel like no matter how much I train on an issue it is not getting better (and may be getting worse) … Continue reading
Posted in Downloads, homeschooling, Organization, preschool educcation, Uncategorized
Tagged F, jobs, lifelong learning, organizing, preschoolers, Su, training preschoolers
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Butterflies
The other week the children came in in great excitement with several “mellow worms” they had captured on the parsley plants. We put them into a large jar with some sticks and fed them quantities of parsley. I actually bought … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, homeschooling, Memories, preschool educcation, Science
Tagged F, homeschooling, lifelong learning, preschool education, preschoolers, Science, Su
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Tree Frog
F and Su had their first overnight visit with Grandma and Grandaddy (my parents) this week. They had a great time and behaved themselves (not always the same thing). Su came home and told S that she had seen a … Continue reading
Posted in preschool educcation, Science
Tagged F, homeschooling, lifelong learning, preschool education, preschoolers, Science, Su, teaching moments
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Book Repair: Reattaching Covers
In a house full of young children it is not unusual for me have a box of books sitting around waiting to be mended…. One of the common repairs is reattaching one or both covers to a hardcover book. It … Continue reading
Posted in Book Repair, homeschooling, Thursdays Are For Creating
Tagged book repair, Creating, homeschooling, lifelong learning, tutorials
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Silly Putty
As I’ve mentioned before one of the things that is very difficult for F is making transitions from one activity to another. He has a “one-track mind” and once he is set on something it is very hard for him … Continue reading
An Absence of Charity
I really should be napping but I can’t settle my mind for sleep… This past week a conservative blog written by a woman and her daughters that I read every day or so got into a fight with a liberal … Continue reading