Today we began our day with looking through a book on Inuit inuksuks (pronounced e-nook-sooks)—cairn-like stone statues used to respect a person, show directions, leave messages, or frame a sunrise or sunset. We then took a trip to the South River to collect stones to build our own. (We collected lots, and I’m happy I [...]
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Day 13: November 3, 2009
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Day 12: October 30, 2009
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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 [...]
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 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 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 [...]
Day 2: September 25, 2009
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Morning Circle
At the end of circle we began our discussion of the Mohawk people who lived (and some of whom continue to live here and the surrounding areas) in the Northeastern area of the United States. We learned the song “
The Earth is Our Mother
” with American Sign Language Signs.
The Earth is our Mother
The [...]
Day 1: September 22, 2009
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Morning Circle: We begin our day with a free play transitional time where friends have options about various games, blocks, imaginary play, and a shelf full of books. After tidy up, we begin our day in our circle with a morning ritual of ringing the singing bowl and feeling its vibration in our [...]
Week 34, Day 67: June 9, 2009
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We finished Little Bo in France and have moved on to Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan. We are using our number charts to add ten to any number to 90 and to add 1 to 9 to any number. We are exploring patterns in numbers in one, tens, and hundreds columns.
We have been [...]
