On Holy Thursday we set off to the beach. What better way to have your feet washed than by the waves crashing onto the shore. We went to remember baby Benedict on his 4th birthday. My April Fool’s Day baby. At 17 weeks, he was just a bit smaller than the length of my hand;…
When I was a kid, I spent most of my free time drawing. Actually, I spent most of my class time doodling too. So I’m not surprised that my middle daughter (10) has an artistic streak. Girl loves to draw, so I am following my dear child and preparing our environment to help that avocation…
My nine-year-old painted a gorgeous Monet reproduction this morning. Can you tell how she was beaming with pride? Beautiful! Check out this excellent Paint-by-Number kit we received from Timberdoodle Co to review. The set includes everything you need and has easy to follow instructions my kid had no problem whatsoever figuring out on her own….
Life’s gotten crazy lately; I know I don’t have to tell you that. With everyone stuck at home lately corona-quarantining, how about we take a virtual field trip together? Recently, we were very privileged to meet a local artist who keeps sheep for wool and weaves beautiful textiles. What a fantastic opportunity to learn about…
The Montessori Great Lessons are a series of stories that tell the single cosmic tale of the Earth from its creation to the marvelous interconnectedness of mankind. They’re the framework all of Montessori elementary is based on; these stories inspire the kids to want to learn math, science, language and more. For the third cosmic…
After this week I’m switching to a new format for these updates — I never want to sit down and write a post because it takes so long to 1) recall what we even did 2) find the pictures 3) write something up that makes sense. Also I have been told more than once that…
How’s Summer been treating everybody? Hotter than the face of the Sun here (well almost), and the pool is literally as warm as bathwater. I’ve been keeping the chickens cool with frequent water changes, and trying to tend to our little suburban plot early, early in the morning. The kids have had tons of camps…
I know it’s been quiet around here. In the real world, we’ve been spending a lot of time on science, and as much time as we can outside, as the temperatures start to creep up. Afternoons are in the 80s. The kids have been doing a lot of Teaching Textbooks for math lately, and there…
I know I skipped over a couple week-in-review posts. In my absence, I have blissfully read books for pleasure and binge-watched all of The Handmaid’s Tale. Also my sister got married, I was a matron of honor planning and assisting many-a-thing, and the kids were flower girls, and… little handfuls. In the upcoming week, we…
We’ve been fervently studying animal classification around here, and the Tree of Life material from Waseca Biomes has quickly become a favorite hands-on exploration; it’s been used many times over the last couple of weeks. The material, a tree puzzle, is intended for advanced learners — and between you and me, I have no idea…
