Brain Training — Anyone Done This?
I’m perusing a website, learningaids.com, and I’m fascinated. So much of what she’s saying about children “stuck” in their right brains rings true for Flipper. The left hemisphere perceives the world...
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Nature Walk
Today we went on a nature walk. We’ve been taking walks most mornings for the past week (as part of our drift towards Waldorf-iness… of course it’s also very Charlotte Mason but we never got into it...
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How We Spent Our Remembrance Day
As I am the director of the Fredericton Concert and Marching Band (as of this past June), I was going to be involved in the Remembrance Day parade and ceremonies whether I really wanted to be or not....
View ArticleAh, To Sleep, Perchance to… Be Sick All Night Instead
Pomme slept all night last night in her room. Most nights she ends up joining us sometimes between 3-5am, and nurses back to sleep. Most days now, that’s also the only nursing we do. But...
View ArticleKnitting With an 11-Year-Old Boy
Flipper actually learned to knit many years ago, I think when he was 6. He got a few rows done of what he intended to be a pillow for the cats, and then it was forgotten. At the same time, the cushion...
View ArticleThe Big Day – Trying a New Schedule
Today is the Big Change — we’ve wrapped up several topics for now, and I’m implementing a much more Waldorf-inspired block. Form drawing is the focus for the next two weeks, starting from grade 1 and...
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Tot School Weekly Update
Pomme is 39 months old Okay, I wasn’t going to get into this whole “Tot School” thing, since we’re not really doing all that much in terms of formal schooling. But, she did a few really cool things...
View ArticleBooks For Sale!
I have a few used books for sale, prices do NOT include shipping. I will ship here in Canada and to the US. Saxon Math 5/4viagra in uk >, Homeschool Third Edition (2005). 630 pages. Just the...
View ArticleUnplugging and Reconnecting
I’ve just been inspired by this post: What happens when mom unplugs teens for 6 months? Basically, she banned all computers, MP3 players, video game systems, cell phones, etc etc, for 6 months. And...
View ArticleBragging about Breastfeeding
When I say to the world: I exclusively breastfed my infant until 6 months; I continued to breastfeed my daughter until she was 3 and a half; My child never had a drop of formula; I am not braggin buy...
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