Tag Archives: preschool education
A New Helper
One of the things that I find very important is having a mother’s helper for a few hours each week. With four small children at home, a weekly open house supper,homeschooling, church activities and S’s busy work schedule I need … Continue reading
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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Refrigerator Rolls
This recipe is an old standby. I grew up with it and we use it all the time. Shaping rolls is one of the favorite kitchen helper jobs around here. Even a two year old can do it if he … Continue reading
Posted in chicken bones, cooking, stretching your food dollars
Tagged cooking, cooking with preschoolers, preschool education, Recipes
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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
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Tagged F, homeschooling, lifelong learning, preschool education, preschoolers, Science, Su, teaching moments
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Potty Training Blues
Several weeks ago W came home from church and declared: “J is a baby. He wears diapers. I’m not a baby, I don’t wear diapers. Give my diapers to B (a little boy at church).” “That’s all very well, ” … Continue reading
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Tagged preschool education, preschoolers, training preschoolers, W
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Adventures!
Yesterday I did two things I’ve never done before….. I went to a mall (I’ve done that before) and bought two new pairs of shoes! I spent $100 on them and I’m still cringing…actually I’ve been cringing over these for … Continue reading
Clarifying: Thoughts on Science
Yesterday I wrote my mother an email asking about some ideas she’d mentioned to me about a science course for elementary school. I wrote: “I think that the science that is available is either too focused on “Evolution is bad” … Continue reading
Planning, Planning….
Well! It’s been over a month since the homeschool convention and yesterday I finally got all the new materials unpacked and put away. In the process I discovered that I had already forgotten about some of the things I had … 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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