A few years back when I first met Kristine, she sent me a copy of this booklist (see below), which also happens to be posted in the file section of the Ambleside_Year0 Yahoo Group – a wonderful place for those of you who may have little ones who want to learn more about CM. It […]
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After the torrents of rain we had here in California earlier this week (really, torrents!) we weren’t expecting such a warm and beautiful day for our -0’7″ low tide outing today. Jen gave a quick dry brush lesson drawing shells… There was sand and water play – endless possibilities… and plenty of tidepools for exploration
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Here’s our boy today… He got a good thumping and a face plant in a wave he thought he was big enough for. It was interesting listening to the men around him talking to him about it. It was universal – they didn’t frown disappointingly at him, tell him he should have been more careful,
This past week we had a long drive home from the Tar Pits in LA so I decided to listen to an audio I’d downloaded to my ipod called “Making the Heart Sing With Recitation” by Bonnie Buckingham. She had a lot of good things to say on there. My 8yo daughter was the only
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Monergism is offering a free download of J.C. Ryle’s “The Duties of Parents” for EPUB, Kindle, or in PDF format. Reading through, it was interesting to find much emphasis on early habits, and other hints of ideas near and dear to CM’s heart. Living in the same country at the same time, I wonder if
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The Carnival of Homeschooling is up over at the blog Raising Real Men. Grab a cup of tea and head on over! And by the way, in case you don’t notice, Hal and Melanie Young who are hosting this round of the Carnival have written a book called “Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching, and Appreciating
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After a summer of lax schedules, far more time with neighborhood kids than I would have preferred, and letting way too many incidents ‘slip by’ for the sake of a little computer or reading time, a nap, or a shower – our first week of school began. All of it by my own choosing, because…
This idea of ‘mind t0 mind’ comes up often in CM’s writings. …but for the moment it may be well to consider the ideas that influence life, that is, character and conduct; these, would seem, pass directly from mind to mind… ~Vol. 6, p. 25 Education should connect children mind to mind with thinkers who
Ever since I saw this tutorial on how to make a field bag from recycled clothing, I’d been wanting to make something like it for the kids for our nature outings. The thought of all three of them carrying their own supplies on our nature outings was a big draw. Knowing a bit about basic
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Hi! My name is Kristin and I will be a new contributor to this blog. I have two girls, age 1 and 4. I still have some time before I officially start kindergarten with my oldest, but for now I am encouraging a love for learning, ingraining good habits and learning a ton so we
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