What is your first grader learning in school? Do they come home with homework? Are they doing anything extracurricular? It just seems like a long...
First Grader update
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L is for Legs
I know we started on the letter L over a week ago, but Sweet Pea seems to keep going back to it, so we keep working on it because he finds it fun!...
Please Excuse the Dust
I'm in the midst of revamping the blog, but things haven't been going as smoothly as I'd hoped! So please excuse the dust!
Please Excuse the Dust
I'm in the midst of revamping the blog, but things haven't been going as smoothly as I'd hoped! So please excuse the dust!
Block Building Challenge
I had given my boys a challenge to build something new out of blocks. Sweet Pea happened to have his hex bug next to him, so as he pondered out loud...
Tooth Fairy in disguise
"Mommy, are you the tooth fairy?" Said by my 5 year old after his older brother asked why the tooth fairy didn't take the note he had written and...
Interpreting Music
My boys are clamoring all over their makeshift "Cuddlebug Island" listening to the soundtrack from Jurassic Park. I'm sitting here pretending...
L is for LEGO building fun
Do your kids love LEGOs as much as mine? I absolutely love that they love them so much, however, they absolutely greatly dislike taking their...
Learning to Read
My husband remembers learning to read by staring at the cereal box every morning as a kid. We have something similar going on here, but yet not...
L is for Listening – a game
Echo drumming listening game The other day I made a special afternoon treat of chocolate chip cookies. When the timer went off the boys both came...
L is for (Q-tip) Letters
Four year old Sweet Pea is getting pretty good at writing his letters, when he's in the mood. Sometimes he likes to paint them with a brush or write...
Mothering on Purpose
Yesterday I posted about how we talk with our children. I like to think I put thought into it most of the time, not just let it happen willy nilly....