Campouts, Fine Motor Skills, and Cooking...
Today dawned grey and rainy, so we could tell we were going to have some fun indoors for a change. Once we finished our calendar,...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 11, 20152 min read
A Day in Nature...
This windy morning was perfect for kite flying, so soon after our morning routine we set off on an adventure. We brought along our big,...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 11, 20153 min read
PSA: The Importance of Emotional Learning
In the wake of the No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top policies, the push to increase direct teaching of academics to ever-younger...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 10, 20151 min read
A Smoky Day...
Today dawned in a rather strange way- the sun appeared to be a reddish-orange color that looked like a harvest moon more than a sun. The...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 8, 20152 min read
A Gorgeous Nature Walk and Park Fun...
We've been working hard on our frog, caterpillar, and bee fingerplays in the morning, and the children's favorite appears to be the...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 4, 20151 min read
Water, Water Everywhere...
Glorious June- your weather makes all our water play dreams come true! Once we were done our morning routine, we spent the majority of...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 4, 20152 min read
Water Play, Garden Help, and Little Critter...
Could the weather possibly be more perfect than it has been the last two days? The kids and I think not! We spent as much time outside...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 3, 20153 min read
Newly Charted Territory- Take II...
We're so happy to be taking full advantage of June and all the wonderful things it holds! We made another foray to the jewel of a park...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 2, 20152 min read
Discovering Uncharted Territory...
During one of our recent trips to the park, another adult told me about a larger park that was just a little further away, and today we...
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Melanie Patric
May 30, 20152 min read
Water Fun, An Obstacle Course, and Lots of Books...
Today we had a great time taking advantage of the outdoors in between (and partly during) rain showers. We began our day the usual way...
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Melanie Patric
May 29, 20152 min read
A Day Spent Outside...
Ah, May! This was the nicest day we've had in May so far- the birds were singing, everything outdoors was flush with new growth, flowers...
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Melanie Patric
May 29, 20152 min read
Dying Silks, Al Fresco Dining, and Mud Kitchen
The children and I have been enjoying our morning routine quite a bit this month. We've been focusing on nursery rhymes, and at this...
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Melanie Patric
May 26, 20151 min read
Memory, Flower Anatomy, and Rainbows!
This morning we began our day with several rounds of homemade memory games. The games featured animals, colors, and one set had favorite...
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Melanie Patric
May 20, 20151 min read
Block Play, Worms, and Water Play...
Today began with block play after our usual morning routine. We used a combination of rocks and handmade nature blocks, and the children...
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Melanie Patric
May 19, 20152 min read
Restaurant, Bread Making, and Follow the Leader
This morning the children were full of imagination, so after our morning routine, we played out several pretend restaurant scenarios. ...
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Melanie Patric
May 18, 20153 min read
Birthday and Mother's Day Celebrations and Everything Leading Up to Them!
We've had a busy week with lots of hush-hush Mother's Day projects going on. It's been tough to blog about things we couldn't talk...
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Melanie Patric
May 11, 20151 min read
Block Play, Music, and a Start to the Super-Secret Mother's Day Project...
Today we decided to do a fresh take on our block play. After our morning routine, I had the big kids play an imitation game. I had them...
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Melanie Patric
May 7, 20152 min read
A Day of Outdoor Play (and Some Music)...
Spring is in full swing, and though the foggy morning had us believing we'd be stuck indoors, the sun soon appeared and invited us to...
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Melanie Patric
May 5, 20152 min read
Cinco de Mayo Parts I and II
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo was tons of fun, and I'm pretty sure the kids liked the activities I planned. We ended up spreading the...
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Melanie Patric
May 4, 20152 min read
Mud Kitchen Escapades, Wooly Bears, and Boating...
Today was all about the mud kitchen! We sailed through our morning routine and even shortened our music time a little (even though we...
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