Just a year or two I remember agonizing about creating traditions for my kids. I wanted to find just the right things that my kids would remember and do them in just a way so that they would want to do them the following year. What I’m now finding is that traditions just happen. Kids […]
Holidays
Pilgrim Learning, Part 2
This last Wednesday we had our monthly co-op get together and the theme was Thanksgiving, naturally. After reading, Pilgrim Cat, one of the boys favorite Thanksgiving related books, we did some corn planting of our own, Squanto style. A few goldfish, popcorn kernals, sand and globs of glue later, they proudly showed off their neat rows […]
Mayflower Living for Wee Folks
Despite our rocky start, our Mayflower day was still fun. My goal was to give the kids a small, prek/k friendly, taste of life aboard a boat… Families tacked up blankets to give themselves a little privacy aboard the Mayflower. Although we couldn’t mimic the crowded conditions aboard, we did decide to set up some […]
Of Measuring and Comparing…
Now that the craziness of the last month has died down, we are picking back up with normal life! With Thanksgiving quickly approaching the boys and I are spending time studying about the first Thanksgiving. It seems like every year I pick up something new. That’s the fun part about learning. It never ends. I’m […]
Living the Story
Yesterday we had a fabulous day with friends learning and experiencing the joys of the Easter account! Seeing little one’s comprehend great truths is so precious. I am delighted to also see that teaching these truths is getting easier as they get older! There is a huge difference between two year olds and four year […]
St. Patrick
Today, we invited some friends over for some St. Patrick’s Day fun. Getting together for a learning ‘playdate’ is always a hit! Of course, I forgot my camera when we had friends over for activities, but here are as few with the finished products! If you haven’t fallen under the spell of Tomie dePaola, I highly […]