Today we dressed for Halloween, and spoke of the “Day of the Dead” celebrated in Mexico. We learned that Halloween is a holiday that celebrates the time of the year when the curtain between the worlds of the living and the dead is at its thinnest point, so people have believed that the spirit world [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Day 12: October 30, 2009
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Day 11: October 27, 2009
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Today we began our day with a walk at Natural Roots Farm. We have been discussing the change of seasons with the onset of the cold weather and diminished light, as well as the earth tilting away from the sun on its axis.
We were able to walk the fields and identify most of the crops [...]
Day 10: October 23, 2009
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Today we welcomed a new friend, Rhiannon, for a visit. We began our day with games of logic, working together to build castle blocks (A game called Castle Logic.) and getting out of traffic jams (A compact travel game called Rush Hour. They make great Holiday gifts!). Friends worked together giving each other ideas of [...]
Day 9: October 20, 2009
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Today we culminated our life cycle of the butterfly with a visit to Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory. We also finished our American Indian/Mohawk unit, and have begun a study of Canada, our neighbors to the north. Throughout the beginning of the year, we have talked about and sung about the four directions, which leads to [...]
Day 8: October 16
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Today we did a walk to a sweat lodge nearby and talked about how American Indians used the sweat lodge as a cleansing spiritual experience with others in their families and communities. We also talked about the sacredness of spirit guides in the lives of Indians. We have been scanning magazines and books for [...]
Day 7: October 13, 2009
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Today we started with the book Why the Leaves Change Color by Betsy Maestro. We went down the Conway Pond, and walked around looking for collections of leaves that we do not typically see on our regular loop. We found some heart shaped leaves—redbuds, I believe—and saw some beautifully colored sugar maple and white maple [...]
Day 6: October 9, 2009
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Today we celebrated Zoe’s 6th Birthday with a visit from her Mom, Tony, who shared pictures of Zoe in each of her six years thus far. We sang our birthday song below, and paused to share photos and memories of Zoe.
We move round the circle like the moon, the moon, the moon, and sun
We move [...]
Day 5: October 6, 2009
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Today we were invited to join the Ashfield Community Preschool on a field trip to Apex Orchards. We had a tractor ride through the orchards, picked a bag of apples, and each picked a pumpkin out of the fields. We finished our trip with a snack of hot donuts and cider. (If you have never [...]
Day 4: October 2, 2009
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Today we began our day with a study of the letter “E,” as in elephant and eagle. We also did some cutting and pasting in our Peace Traveler’s Alphabet Book. After snack we went on a quest for mushrooms and butterflies on a circular loop through the woods near Mt. View.
Today we learned more about [...]
