I love encouraging my kids to get outside, get dirty, and experience nature as closely as possible. Over the past few years we’ve planted gardens with them – with mixed results. One year, we’ll call it the year of the backyard jungle, the kids grew squash plants that yielded few squash, but an amazing crop…
I know a bank where the wild thyme blows… Simple words. Beautiful words. Words that conjure images in the minds of young and old alike. Shakespeare. Are you intimidated by the thought of teaching your kiddos Shakespeare? I was. Until I bought Ken Ludwig’s book How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare. To say…
We all love nature, and while there are cool things to discover outside in the winter, I love heading out once the snow melts and trying to discover signs of spring and continuing that on well into summer. This week we had a chance to check out the series of Eco Boys and…
When we think about creativity, we typically think about artistic or musical talents. But problem solving is a key component of creativity, and one that is so important to think about as we raise the next generation of world leaders. One of our favorite creativity-builders is LEGO. LEGO bricks are kind of a…
Preschoolers are my favorite people in the world. They love passionately, they learn with exuberance, and they fight with equal fervor. They just feel. Everything. The thought of teaching preschoolers at home can be overwhelming. You worry that you won’t set them up for success, they won’t learn to read, and they won’t know what…
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