Category Archives: Quiet
Invitations to Play and Learn: Exploring the Circle
Several years ago someone gave me several dozen semi-rigid plastic circles. I’ve hung onto them through moves and downsizing because they were odd and seemed like I could surely do something with them! Today I am happy to say I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Handwork, Quiet Projects, Uncategorized
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Invitations to Play and Learn: Kandinsky Circles
In the annals of “sometimes homeschool moms have great ideas which they plan for and then forget about” ….. I recently found a picture which I had printed out several years ago so the children could do some art … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Art, Creativity, Elementary School Projects, free play, Handwork, homeschooling, preschool educcation, Preschooler projects, Quiet Projects
Tagged invitations and provocations, play and learn, preschool education, Preschooler Projects, preschoolers, projects, Quiet Projects
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Invitations to Play and Learn: Snowflakes With Chalk
One thing that I love about the “project table” in the corner of the living room is the ability it gives me to present art or craft projects and then see how the children interact with them! I’m trying … Continue reading
Loose Parts and Project Space (Invitations to Play and Learn)
With the coming of cooler weather I recently moved the children’s play table into the living room from the back porch. Our living room runs across the whole front of the house and bringing the able in gave me … Continue reading
Quiet Days
There’s been a lot of this going on these days. Taking pictures of a sleeping baby, or just watching her sleep. Slowly returning things to normal. Today that meant making a batch of bread since we’ve used up the … Continue reading
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Invitations To Play And Learn: Work Trays
One of the things that I have learned over time is that limits improve children’s interactions with the materials around them. Over the past several months I’ve been trying to include limits as natural guides in our learning spaces. One … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Geography, Handwork, homeschooling, preschool educcation, Quiet Projects, Uncategorized
Tagged Bull, invitations and provocations, Jack, Montessori
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A Word of Encouragement
Recently I had the opportunity to attend and participate in a “How To Get Started Homeschooling” workshop organized by my local support group. I was there to learn and make some connections but ended up being asked to sit on … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, homeschooling, Housekeeping, Life, Quiet, Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged a word of encouragement, relaxing
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Handwork or Getting The Children To Make Their Own Toys!
One of the challenges of homeschooling is finding ways to help everyone learn that don’t involve everyone having separate lessons. ?Of course some things do need to be separate because different children have different needs and are at different levels, … Continue reading
The Witching Hour!
That time of day when everything seems to break loose at once. That hour and half at the end of the day when the children are tired of their own amusements and ready at once for some Mama attention and … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Life, Memories, Quiet, Uncategorized
Tagged Family Time, grace, intentional parenting, Life, Parenting, Quiet
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