The girls have had “project work” each day for the past few weeks now. Project work is really a Montessori/ Reggio approach to learning where children choose their topic of interest. Kiddos then have an in-depth exploration/investigation of a that topic. They work for an extended period of time usually to respond to a problem/challenge/or…
Category: Holiday
A peek into late autumn early winter.
Here are photos from over the past three weeks. We haven’t had our typical unit studies, and each week have continued to slow down. Here Cora starts investigating Time. We slowly have been examining forest life with our beautiful “forest nature journals” from Raising Up Wild Things Sensory Play A forest bin to tie with…
A peek into our Pond, Tree, and Pumpkin study
I don’t always capture everything we do, but here’s a peek into the last three weeks! Pond Study We learned all about pond ecosystems! The different kind of critters and pond life (like the frogs life cycle), various aquatic plants, and the difference between composers, decomposers, and producers. We studied Claude Monet and explored more…
Happy New Year!
I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season! And I want to wish you all a safe and fun New Year! Check back at last year’s fun memory jar project : Memory Jars A few goals and resolutions for 2014: *Publish Children’s Book *More healthy recipes, milestones, and fun craft blog posts! *Create new…
Do you have a crazy family?
One word comes to mind during the holiday season.Family. That’s what it’s all about right? Spending quality time catching up at get-togethers, eating delicious feasts, possibly playing games, and of course (if you’re like my mothers side of the family) drinking alcohol. Beer, wine, and liquor. My family is crazy. A good crazy, but still…
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