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Our senses – Tasting
A trip to the Dentist inspired a new topic of learning – teeth and tasting. I ran to the library the morning of our appointment to find a book on dentists and prepare the kids. Lance bravely takes his place in the dentist chair – showing off his brushing job. The dentist examines his teeth […]
Cold weather topics
Despite having a very mild winter so far, we had fun exploring the idea of colder climates. We learned about hats, gloves and scarves and would have taken a walk wearing them except it got too warm. We made igloos out of marshmallows – while we started out with plenty we almost didn’t have enough […]
Joy Dare
Giving Thanks a Thousand Times. I’ve been taking a challenge to list 3 things I’m thankful for each day this year. Mostly I record these “gifts” from God in a journal, trying to follow each day’s theme as suggested here. Today’s theme was to find the beautiful in the ugly and give thanks for that. […]
Learning about love
Due to the holiday, we spent the last week learning about Valentines and loving each other. We practiced the letter ‘H’ for heart and memorized a verse about love. In case it’s hard to understand, they quoted John 14:15 – If you love me, you will obey what I command. The kids enjoyed a […]
Learning and Growing
While much of life around here is learning, most of it is not done in a structured “unit study” fashion. Brian and I are learning how to parent three toddlers. Keeping all 3 busy at once is no small feat but Brian is a whiz at making fun happen. We are learning how important […]