Well, I am just surprised. I have always believed parents were the most important teacher in a child’s life, but apparently I was wrong. If parents aren’t teachers than what do you call all the learning that happens when they are with their child? Maybe the definition of teacher isn’t what I thought it was [...]
Posted on September 25th, 2007 by karen
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Monday- applesauce
Read, write and make a recipe for applesauce.
We scratched our applesauce plans and replaced them with making “things” out of clay. We had bought some clay last week and the girls found it this morning, so we spent over 1 hour, sculpting, molding and adjusting our creations. We will bake the sculptures after dance. [...]
Posted on September 22nd, 2007 by karen
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Yesterday, we visited our friend Faith, as she had invited us to stop by and pick grapes and veggies from her organic garden. I grew up with an Aunt and Uncle who grew grapes but this was the girls first experience with picking. I forgot the camera, so just imagine two young children picking yummy, [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2007 by karen
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Well, Fall is upon us and with it comes a time of inner reflection as well as a focus on the world outside. Bella and Gillian are enjoying the fall weather, as are Chris and I. In the coming weeks, we will focus on the sights and sounds of fall, as well as the sights [...]
Posted on September 16th, 2007 by karen
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I feel so fortunate to have a large group of homeschooling families in the area. Today we met with friends for lunch, play and planning.
I was surprised to see Bella go off with the bigger kids for a scavenger hunt. Bella can be very outgoing and social but not with children older than herself. The [...]
Posted on September 13th, 2007 by karen
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Have you ever asked a child this question, “What have you learned today?”
I find what I observe about what I believe a child is learning to be vastly different than what the child responds with. Usually, I find Bella’s response to be in the realm of “I don’t know”, “nothing” or “umm, I forgot.” Tuesday [...]
Posted on September 12th, 2007 by karen
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One of the joys of learning at home is that the world is ours to explore. We believe that learning happens where ever and whenever the opportunity presents itself. We had the good fortune to walk out our door at 10:45 this morning to find a small turtle on our sidewalk. We gently gathered [...]
Posted on September 9th, 2007 by karen
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Well, school starts tomorrow. However, we are homeschooling so our first day will consist of a new routine and a slow introduction into what homeschooling consists of, with lots of reading and playing.
I began a photo album to keep track of the pictures that we will add to her portfolio. For each picture there will [...]
Posted on September 3rd, 2007 by karen
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