It turns out some of the best things in life are not planned. We had a fun day today – term 3 starts next week, so we took today to visit the park. On the way home we saw a climbing tower with various community businesses. So we had to stop. But in addition… Continue reading A Surprise Opportunity for Learning by Hand
We are slowly zeroing in on a workable routine. Mornings are starting to smooth out. New it is time for afternoons. It has been unseasonably warm this February. (And we have been trying to enjoy every minute of it!) Some time ago I read a blog post talking about getting just a bit more learning… Continue reading Paper Pinwheels (and a HandiPlan)
Last year I read Charlotte Mason’s third volume, School Education, with a group on the Ambleside Online forums. The phrase that stuck out to me was “Books and Things“. In her Educational Manifesto, Miss Mason writes: Children can be most fitly educated on Things and Books. I’m a bookworm. I love words and language. I… Continue reading Handicrafts: Making Things
Today was smoother. We made the third project – a picture frame. For the pictures we cannibalized some newspapers. We used construction paper again, it seems to work fine although I would like to try different papers. Purple – Mom White – 10 yo Black – 11 yo Yellow – 7 yo Pink – 4… Continue reading Paper Sloyd – Picture Frame
It went well. My seven year old needs a LOT of work in waiting for direction. Although if you get him to pay attention he can follow the directions. Of course, I could only find one ruler so we all had to be patient. The yellow and purple projects were made by my nine year… Continue reading Paper Sloyd – First Project
