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Reflections on “Why Children Don’t Listen”
Posted 2 weeks agoI picked up a copy of Why Children Don’t Listen: A Guide for Parents and Teachers by Monika Kiel-Heinrichsen (Floris Books, 2006) at my favorite bookstore a few months ago.... -
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Mama Hen and Little Chick
Posted 4 weeks agoI made this Mama Hen and Little Chick for a sweet puppet story I told at the Spring Wonder of the Woods Walk, a WalkCT Family Ramble. The story, adapted... -
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Family Ramble and Spring Puppet Play
Posted on April 15, 2013A few days after the Spring Equinox, I led my maiden WalkCT Family Ramble at Brooksvale Park. WalkCT is a program of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association, the oldest... -
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Feeling and Desire in Young Children
Posted on April 12, 2013Back in February, I attended the WECAN East Coast Conference, with keynote speaker Renate Long-Breipohl. The conference theme was “The Education of Feeling,” and Renate provided many theoretical and practical points... -
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Project-Based Homeschooling: Simple Project Work With Preschoolers
Posted on March 12, 2013Before implementing any ideas from project-based homeschooling (PBH), the “projects” we were doing were completely adult-directed, which Marlowe really likes. PBH helped me to see that projects that are child-chosen,... -
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Project-Based Homeschooling
Posted on March 10, 2013It’s been a long time since I zipped through a book in two days, but this one was so interesting and well-organized that I managed it. And I am brimming... -
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WECAN East Coast Conference 2013
Posted on February 27, 2013What an adventure! We were so looking forward the WECAN conference, having planned for months to leave our little families at home and head to Chestnut Ridge for a weekend... -
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Sheep to Shawl: One-Year Course at the Fiber Craft Studio
Posted on February 21, 2013After some hemming and hawing related to logistics, I excitedly registered for Sheep to Shawl: A One-Year Course in Fiber Exploration offered by the Fiber Craft Studio, part of the Threefold Educational... -
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Posted on February 15, 2013Our sweet story this week: Cupid and Psyche The amazing handmade gift I received from the love of my life: A close-up of the inlay, my initials in ancient wood:... -
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A Moment to Hang on to
Posted on February 13, 2013We spent the night in the emergency room on Monday. Marlowe ended up with a diagnosis of an upper respiratory infection and is totally fine. She is also a major... -
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Drifty and Flake: A Snow Fairy Story
Posted on February 13, 2013This week will certainly be exceptional, given that we can’t leave our house! First, we were snowed in, and now we have two sick little girls. On Friday, King Winter... -
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Tiny Fawn Friend
Posted on February 5, 2013From the Deer Family pattern by Woolhalla.