by Heidi | Jan 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
As any mom who blogs, reads blogs, or spends any time on the computer, I have read my share of home organization and scheduling blogs. I have read posts outlining the multitude of benefits and drawbacks of a schedule versus a routine and even posted my own schedules...
by Heidi | Jan 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Every year I save all of our Christmas cards from that year with the intention of praying for those families by face and name throughout the year. Know how often I make it past January?? Embarrassingly un-often. The kids’ prayer life has been greatly...
by Heidi | Jan 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Do you know what I’ve learned about learning to read over the years? I’ve learned it is not about having the perfect curriculum or spending a certain number of minutes reading every day. Don’t get me wrong, those things are important, but...
by Heidi | Jan 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
As a winter science investigation we are studying the habits of birds around our house. We made pinecone bird feeders** and hung them from a variety of places in our yard. We are checking the feeders daily to see which ones are being consumed most quickly....
by Heidi | Dec 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
In the English language there are many words, often referred to as Dolch words, that occur frequently. We read faster and better when we see and then know these words. Memorizing these words individually is often helpful as many of them are not pronounced...
by Heidi | Dec 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
One of our afternoon preschool projects last week was a surface tension demonstration using simple materials: water, pepper, & dish soap. The basics of the experiment is that the pepper will float evenly until the soap disrupts the surface...
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