Category Archives: free play
Rainy Week
It’s been raining all week here. The yard is good and muddy (it’s impossible to grow grass in the back as high traffic as it is with three children running about, digging holes etc.). I put mulch and straw down … Continue reading
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Beginning Again: Preschool Part 2 (Five Little Ducks)
Part One One of the things I have come to realize about Bull’s learning style is that he is much more kinetic than his siblings. Although he was slow to crawl and walk due to stomach surgery at 2.5 months, … 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
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Tweaking the Schedule
Now that all of our traveling is over for a while, we’ve jumped back into “full-time” school! F is just beginning second grade (about 40 lessons in) and Su is just finishing first (about 40 lessons left) and W is … Continue reading
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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
What We’re Up To These Days
It’s a little hard to see but F has taken to cycling while wearing a cape! Every chance he has he’s out on his bike! Su’s bike is broken at the moment (and she’s not as good a rider yet) … Continue reading
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A Crack on the Head
Yesterday was supposed to be my day to catch up on all the things that hadn’t been done this week due to various unforeseen events, doctor’s appointments and errand running mornings! We were running nicely on schedule for the first … Continue reading
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Tagged concussion in toddlers, first aid, free play, head wounds, preschooler injuries, preschoolers, Su, thanks, W
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Dividing the Time
F was on spring break from his preschool this past week and I decided it would be a good time to test our summer schedule! Since we do school at home year round there isn’t a whole lot of difference … Continue reading
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Signs of Spring
Not that we’ve had much winter here, but with F and Su’s birthdays this week I knew that it really was the beginning of Spring! Then I took a little walk around the yard with the camera…. And finally what … Continue reading
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Tagged F, free play, preschoolers, Su
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It’s a Beautiful Day
Lower 50’s and sunshine after an amazing wind and rain storm last night. F’s school was closed as they had no power. I worked this morning on some writing (longhand so it’ll take me a while to get it up … Continue reading
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