This morning, I am loading up my husband’s van and heading south to Taproot Farm for our annual summer Taproot Teacher Training that I co-host with Barbara Dewey of Waldorf Without Walls. I always feel almost giddy…
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Last week, I shared about my family’s efforts in Searching for Monarch Eggs. This is a nature study activity that we’ve participated in for years as a family. Really, it’s more like one of the joys of…
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One of the joys of summertime for me is searching for monarch eggs. And last year, there were none. NONE. I didn’t find one single egg last year. I was worried. I was sad. I didn’t even…
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Reading aloud helps children develop positive associations with reading and books. And this is so important to becoming lifelong learners. When I was teaching remedial reading to 10th and 11th graders in Atlanta years ago (my first…
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It’s the Summer Solstice here in the northern hemisphere – with long days of sunshine. Time for celebrating summer solstice. For all the other solstices and equinoxes, we pick a date on or near the day and…
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What is it about poetry that draws us in? Perhaps it’s the sparse words and pictures those words paint, just incomplete enough for us to add a bit of our own. The earliest literature in every culture…
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I love curling up with my kids and a great book! Reading aloud is good for everyone. It’s calming, centering, and connecting, not to mention the skills development and modeling going on. In the summertime at our…
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“I just want to be outside!” And that’s me talking, not my kids! Every year come May, I just want to be outdoors. I want to get up in the morning and drink my tea on the…
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May Day here in northeastern Ohio means that it’s finally beginning to look like Spring! Time for celebrating May Day. Even though it’s still chilly and rainy today, we’ve had a few warm days here and there….
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I love this series of books – One Small Square. The series includes a variety of titles like Backyard, Woods, Pond, and Seashore. I encourage you to try nature study with one small square. The concept in these…
