One of my most popular posts on my homelife blog was on creating a home writing center. This was a very easy project to put together and has seen YEARS of use. I wrote this post, initially, when me daughter was in kindergarten. She’s now in 4th grade. In the beginning, this was hung in
Sometimes all my kids need is an invitation… a very subtle invitation. All invitations that sound like mom’s suggestions will be met with heavy resistance. Invitations that seem like a child’s own ideas, will somehow seem brilliant. While the kids were at school the other day, I pulled a few favorite books off of our
My daughter is a Glass-Half-Empty kind of girl. Don’t get me wrong, I love her dearly. She is absolutely the most compassionate child I have ever met. Remember the story of the love she showed her Great Grandma when she was in the hospital? Not only is she compassionate, but she is hands-down the best
One of the reasons I started blogging was to learn more about the writing process. I spent my days teaching children to live like writers, but when it came to my own writing, it wasn’t much of a writerly life. Sure I would make grocery lists, write parent letters, and send emails but I didn’t
I bought something new for my kindergarten class! I am loving this adorable market. I think the kids are loving it too! Since the beginning of school, we’ve been talking about farms, harvest, markets, and growing food. We were preparing for our field trip to the pumpkin farm, but it also tied to our literacy