Our backyard is mainly composed of one large hill, so I knew we’d have to get creative with any playground equipment we wanted to put up for the girls. We’ve had a sliding board for years that we’ve wanted to install somewhere, and when we moved to this house with this particular backyard, I knew […]

We have raised caterpillars to butterflies for at least 3 springs now, and it never gets old! We began way back when the girls were toddlers as we did our first butterfly unit. We ordered a butterfly kit our first time, then kept the butterfly house so each year we only have to order live […]

I’ve shared a couple different versions of my girls’ bedrooms in the first plane of development (0-6 years), but I haven’t yet shared how it’s changed now that Lila is in the second plane of development (6-12 years). First, here’s a look back in time: My girls shared a bedroom for several years — at […]

A couple weeks ago, I watched my 6-year-old sort all of her coins and then label a different bag for each. She wrote, — the possessive form, not the plural. So I pulled out my language album and prepared a formal lesson on different plural forms of words. The next week, we tackled possessives. When […]

Students, parents, and teachers are facing extraordinary circumstances as we turn to distance learning during the COVID-19 crisis. It’s tempting to just throw in the towel and admit defeat for the rest of this school year, but I’d like to challenge you to do more. Let’s try some new ways of learning together! Learning does […]