I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how learning occurs in layers. As each layer is placed down, it enriches and enables the next layer to be added. Layers is the whole reason why we embarked this summer on our study of world geography. As we studied Native Americans and frontiersmen this last spring, I […]
That Kind of Day
I wasn’t feeling great today… …So we watched Aladin this morning instead of doing anything productive. That counts as part of our Asia study, right?
Food sculptures
All of this talk of food, nutrition and teaching our children, reminded me of something my sister had written a while back. She has graciously agreed to ‘guest post’ here. What a powerful lesson in modeling to our children and yet also holding expectations lightly and allow them to express themselves artistically in an open-ended, […]
Green Means Go!
Every once in a while, we unearth a true gem of a book. Eat Healthy, Feel Great is one of them. It explains the nuts and bolts of nutrition in a way that has my kids begging for broccoli, literally. After our first read through of the book, the boys were hooked. Every meal, every trip to […]
Slime Management
I love all things blood and guts related (hence my biology degree), except when it is coming from my kids. Blood, especially if it is profuse, can send me into a panic and snot – well snot is just gross. I’m bracing myself with the impending arrival of cold/flu season. Between last post and this […]
Germ Prevention
With flu season quickly approaching and the boys recent interest in nutrition, we thought we’d revisit basic hand-washing technique and help them understand WHY it is so important. So here you go. We have been working towards keeping sickness at a minimum this year. So I jumped at the chance to use this as an opportunity to […]