Today I attended a workshop on child development and learning, the second in a series of four workshops lead by my mentor. I always leave feeling so inspired, and even though my background is in early childhood education, and I've attended this series before, I find the reminders so helpful in keeping my expectations grounded … Continue reading Striving
The discussion about books for newly independent readers has come up a lot in my social circles lately, so I thought I'd share some of the books my 8.5 year old daughter is reading. I do want to add, my daughter LOVES to read picture books, and while everyone pushes for chapter books at this … Continue reading Second Grade Book Stack
Crocus, crocus, waken up! Catch a sunbeam in your cup. Hold it close, let it go. The sun will help it grow and grow. ~Traditional~ A little crocus popped up here,A little crocus popped up there.And before I knew,Not one or two,The crocuses were everywhere!~ Alan Hirsch~ These are sweet little verses to welcome the … Continue reading Crocus Crocus
This is a fun little place value game that I adapted from one of Peggy Kaye's place value games in the book Games for Math. It is super quick to pull together and provides a very nice visual and tactile way to experience place value and the "carrying" of numbers. Each player gets a board … Continue reading Visualizing Place Value
https://videopress.com/v/bxLoTNZL?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true My newly-11 year old has changed so much over the last three months. His sleep rhythms have him up later and wanting to sleep in longer, he doesn't have the same energy throughout the day as he used to, yet he recognizes without any energy outlet he feels emotionally "squirrely' and unsettled. And he … Continue reading Soul Work, Not Grunt Work
