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When I was in graduate school I learned all the reasons why reading aloud to students is so important. Aside from the obvious, the benefits of reading aloud extends to students beyond the pre-reading stage, and even all the way up through high school. When I did start teaching I took an inservice based upon [...] I was talking with a mom this week during a portfolio evaluation appointment about her home school mission statement. She had it type-written and clearly displayed at the front of her daughter’s portfolio and was two or three paragraphs long. As I read it I nodded my head. Yes, yes, yes, I need to do [...] Lately everywhere I turn homeschooling parents are worried and upset and wondering if their young children are doing enough. I hear stories of parents who are trying to teach their babies to read (by the way, babies can never be taught to read, but that’s a subject for another day.) Phonics lessons and grammar [...] Today was the first day of public school. Even though I have been gone from the classroom for long enough not to feel the usual excitement and anticipation of new beginnings, and even though my daughters did not go off to school today, and even though we’ve been into our homeschool rhythm and routine for [...] I was not invited, but apparently Kitten and Dog got married! I took this photo back in February or March and was recently telling a friend about it so I thought I’d share it here. Don’t you just love early childhood? Hello All! We just returned from a long vacation and while we enjoyed our trip and time with family, we are very happy to be back home immersed in the natural rhythm of our days. We are beginning a new Enki 6-week circle sequence and made a fun nature craft today. Many people have asked [...] We harvested the first of our yellow squash and our green beans a few weeks ago. Since I took this picture, we’ve picked and eaten much more! And oh, they are delicious! The girls really got into it until they found this: and decided to give it “swim lessons” in their water table: [...] My girls have never been big nappers. In fact, my four year old rarely napped; even as a baby. After she came along, her sister stopped napping so I adapted as well as I could and tried to find alternatives. First, it began with my oldest daughter plugged into a dvd while I tried in [...] A couple of weeks ago our five Painted Ladies emerged from their chrysalides. My daughters got to hold them before they flew off – which was a huge highlight! We have seen them fluttering here and there in our backyard several times already. [...] |
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