Category Archives: Quiet
Raising Engineers On A Rainy Day
So what do you do when it’s muddy out? Small inside, and brains and hands need occupation? Break out the play-dough and the blocks and have a little lesson on the importance of mortar when building!
The Budding Engineer: Lego Bridge Project
Now that Buggle can read he really prefers to spend his roomtime with his nose in a book. This is all very good but since I don’t want him to only spend time in his mind I’ve been looking for … Continue reading
Foggy Morning
Sitting here on a foggy morning, feeling more than a little foggy myself since Jack has an ear infection and has woken me between 4 and 5 am the past two days. He’s not uncheerful at that hour- I’m just … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Memories, Quiet, Reflections
Tagged Creating, Jack, Quiet, Reflections
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A New Thing
Sometimes you know something isn’t working very well, but being in the situation means you can’t easily see the solution. We’ve known for a long time that our evenings after S got home from work weren’t satisfying either of us: … Continue reading
Geography Study: Week 2
With a beach trip at the beginning of the week and doctor’s appointments at the end of the week we haven’t done much in terms of school this week. We did manage to do a little bit of geography while … Continue reading
Geography Study: Week 1
This summer we’re studying the 50 states using the United States Coloring Book from Rod and Staff Publishers and a couple of workbooks (one first grade level for Su and a second grade level one for F) I picked up … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Geography, homeschooling, preschool educcation, Quiet, Quiet Projects
Tagged Creating, F, geography, homeschooling, preschool education, preschoolers, Su, teaching moments
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Rest for the Restless?
Lately I think I’m going in so many directions, my brain is spinning with things I could do ,and things I could write about, I almost can’t get anything done for the number of ideas that I have. Once again … Continue reading
Creating Thursday: Memories
Which is better? Memory 1: When I was little Papa worked all the time and we hardly ever saw him. When we did see him he was tired and stressed and we were cranky and ready for bed. I feel … Continue reading
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Tagged Challenge, Creating, F, Memories, preschoolers, Quiet, Su, W
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Creating: Quiet Space
When S and I were first getting to know each other we got to talking one day about house design and the things we would look for in a home: a big kitchen, lots of space for entertaining and (I … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, devotional life, Quiet, Quiet Projects, Sewing, Thursdays Are For Creating
Tagged Creating, projects, Quiet, Reflections, sewing
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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
Posted in Creativity, preschool educcation, Preschooler projects, Quiet, Quiet Projects, Schedule, school readiness
Tagged Creating, lifelong learning, math readiness, preschool education, Preschooler Projects, preschoolers, Quiet, Quiet Projects, reading readiness, teaching moments, training preschoolers
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