Category: ’Reading’
Introducing Fire Safety to Toddlers and Preschoolers
Dionna from Code Name: Mama shares nine ideas plus some great books and other resources on how to gently and effectively introduce the concept of fire safety to toddlers and preschoolers. Read More…
2 Comments | Posted in Family Safety, Natural Learning, Playtime, Reading
Armed Only With a Clipboard
Ideas for activities and projects your children can do outside with few materials. Read More…
Leave a comment | Posted in Activism, Arts and Crafts, Ecological Responsibility, Environmentalism, Homeschooling, Language, Love of Nature, Natural Learning, Playtime, Reading
Climb, Swing & Snuggle: Reading Readiness Involves the Whole Body
Today’s children sit more than ever. Babies spend countless hours confined in car seats and carriers rather than crawling, toddling, or being carried. As they get older, their days are often heavily scheduled between educational activities and organized events. Most children today have 25 percent less time for free play than they did a generation ago, and that’s before factoring … Read More…
3 Comments | Posted in Healthy Living, Homeschooling, Keeping Active, Language, Natural Learning, Playtime, Reading
Unschooling preschool
Try these fun ideas for doing preschool at home without a curriculum. Read More…
44 Comments | Posted in Arts and Crafts, Healthy Living, Homeschooling, Keeping Active, Language, Natural Learning, Parenting Philosophies, Playtime, Radical Unschooling, Reading
A Child’s Place Is in the Kitchen
As children snip, read, and converse with us in the kitchen, they are learning physical, mental, and social skills. Here’s how cooking can be educational. Read More…
5 Comments | Posted in Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Homeschooling, Natural Learning, Reading
Giveaway: Lonely Girl, Gracious God ~ 2 Winners, $12 ARV {8.17; Worldwide} CLOSED
As a former special ed teacher who has worked with autistic children, I was more than happy to review Lonely Girl, Gracious God by Lauri Khodabandehloo, but I wasn’t expecting anything earth shattering. Lonely Girl, Gracious God surprised me. Read More…
44 Comments | Posted in Holistic Health, Natural Learning, Natural Parenting Products, Reading, Reviews and Giveaways
Celebrating Birthdays at School – Without Treats!
With increased awareness of food allergies, food safety and an overabundance of “treats” (sugary juices, sodas, candies and cookies) in our schools, some parents want to cut out the junk food treats. How, then, do you make your child’s birthday at school special without sending the entire class on a sugar high? Read More…
8 Comments | Posted in Arts and Crafts, Consistent Care, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Natural Learning, Reading
Giveaway: National Poetry Month ~ 3 Books, 2 Winners! $12-$28 {4.30; Worldwide} CLOSED
We are pleased to be giving away two books of poetry in honor of National Poetry Month. One is Poetry of a Hobo Mama, by Lauren Wayne, which focuses on the realities of attachment parenting, and one is Rose, by Li-Young Lee. Read More…
11 Comments | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Natural Learning, Natural Parenting Products, Parenting Philosophies, Reading, Reviews and Giveaways
Wordless Wednesday: Poetry & Prose
This week we asked: What does parenting in poetry and prose look like? Read more in this week’s articles on the theme, and link up your Wordless Wednesday post! Read More…
13 Comments | Posted in Language, Natural Learning, Reading, Wordless Wednesday
Sharing the Pleasures of Poetry
As a teacher of creative writing, I work with both poets and fiction writers. We read both poetry and fiction, and the students write exercises in whichever genre they are working on. When the week’s assignment is based on a poem, the fiction writers sometimes protest, “But I don’t understand poetry!” “Don’t worry about understanding or not understanding,” I tell … Read More…
2 Comments | Posted in Homeschooling, Language, Natural Learning, Reading
