Since Little T is now almost-five and Little Sir just turned two, I figured it would do me some good to be a bit organdized, as Winnie-the-Pooh says. Here’s how I went about my homeschool planning for the first quarter of 2013.(To those who are new to my blog, I am using a literature-based program called “Five in a Row,” which is all about reading one great children’s picture … [Read more...]
Freezing Time – A New Year’s List
I snuggled close to my sleeping children as firecrackers boomed and whistled around us on New Year’s Eve. Blissfully unaware of the din, they had looked so sweet and peaceful. They say childhood is fleeting. I never felt it to be truer or more real than that moment when the new year was dawning. I marvelled at the thought of my children turning one year older. … [Read more...]
Christmas Wishes
Christmas is two days away! I'm sure your days are becoming busier and your little ones more excited by the minute. Mine are! It's 5:30 in the morning as I write this. The lights are still dim, the house quiet, the children still asleep in our bed. I savor this time, the only time I have for myself these days. I savor this season and reflect on what is truly important: my … [Read more...]
Staying with the Nativity Story
Christmas is a holiday that can easily lose its meaning for people. Little ones, especially, can come to believe that the season is all about them - their wants, their desires - when they see their mountain of presents under a well-decorated Christmas tree. (In our case, the mountain is from family and friends.) As a mother to two wee ones, I wish to veer away from the … [Read more...]
Even Small Kids Can Learn Big Words
Natural vocabulary acquisition is one of the wonderful benefits of regularly reading to our children - that is, if we take the time to explain and to demonstrate what a word means! Little T was just three when she started relishing the word "camouflage." She loves the way it rolls off her tongue, and uses it every chance she gets. One time, she even used it to … [Read more...]
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