Summer rhythms. They have begun to take hold. Our house is old, and it doesn't do a great job of keeping cool in warm weather. So during summer I move the baking to the evening, after the sun has set and all my people are tucked in bed. It allows the house to cool while … Continue reading Summer Rhythms
This morning's lessons were full of laughter, action and giggles. They practiced songs and rhythms for tomorrow's co-op day and we read through some stories, which they proceeded to act out when we were "supposed" to be picking one to present to the group. While my first instinct is to rein it in and get … Continue reading Not the Plan. Better.
About a year and a half ago, I stopped telling my children to go outside. Sounds strange, right? I mean, children need to be outside. Was I bordering on neglectful parenting? The reason I stopped is because I was walking into a battleground I didn't want to enter. I knew in my heart that children … Continue reading Do as I … do? Getting Outdoors
I've been waking with the sun these last few weeks. Not by choice, as I tried my hardest to go back to sleep again, ha ha. 5am is early! But this last week I've pledged to go with it and see why the day is calling me so early. I have been spending this extra … Continue reading Warmth by Edmond Schoorel
This may not look like anything more than a mess of swords, shields and bows, but it is so much more. It is literally hours of play outdoors. Imaginative play. Deep rooted soul food. Uninterrupted exploration and world creation. My eldest had some friends and cousins over today, all within a year or two of … Continue reading Preserving Childhood
"A complete change seems to have come over his feelings as though he has lost their protection of the imaginative world projected outside himself, as though he suddenly, seeing it's worst side, experiences the world as a hostile place. ... The child has become critical. The people he respected most and who had been placed … Continue reading Phases of Childhood
Our family joined forces with a few familiar and new families to create a Steiner inspired handwork co-op. With 12 families of all different handwork abilities, we parents decided to start with weaving as the theme and let each child choose where they wanted to go with the task. We made a simple looms out … Continue reading Handwork Co-op
Still working on weights, and this week's lesson wer so much fun! The children expanded on last week's experience with weighing things by hand by creating a hanging scale so they could see if each side was of equal weight based on the balance of each side of the scale. They collected materials from around … Continue reading Weight Block Continued
There is a full moon coming folks. I don't need a calendar to tell me, as my daughter is ruled by the cycles of the moon. She ebs and flows like the tides, it is really a beautiful thing. To balance this shift in mood I plan our lessons around the phases of the moon. … Continue reading Pulling In
We started our second measurement block, weight, this week after a month away for some play with words. To start this block we reviewed linear measurement (you can find a glimpse of it HERE) and continued our story of the King who just wanted everyone to bring him things as he expected 😂. Poor king, … Continue reading Measurement Block Two
