Month: September 2014
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family explorations…a summer throwback + a fall activity.
This was a summer post sitting in my drafts…I got so caught up in exploring our summer, I forgot to post it. This pretty much reflects the type of summer we had this year. I also added a little fall activity at the end that continues our theme of exploring the world around us. We…
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planning: part 4 – the hands.
As I welcomed September with half-open arms, I was ready to put my new plans to the test. I had no lofty expectations that we would fall into this beautifully orchestrated schedule without any hitches. In fact, I expected there to be failures and there were a few but there were also a lot of little moments…
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planning: part 3 – the heart.
“We have to provide the favourable conditions where, through our agency, children can educate themselves according to their own destinies.” – Rudolf Steiner This week I talked about my old planning process and how I have come up with a new one for myself which I talked a little bit about yesterday, outlining the “Head” part…
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planning: part 2 – the head.
Yesterday, I talked about my difficulty with my planning process and why it hasn’t quite worked out. Basically, my previous method just set me up for failure. This year was different. Today I wanted to detail my planning process but realized that it was going to be a lengthy post. I have decided to break…
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planning: part 1.
My new family/life/homeschooling planning process has helped me prepare and reacquaint myself with my family. I thought I would share it over the next few days here on the blog. First I wanted to explain how I had approached planning prior to this year and how it just didn’t work for me… Planning began in late…
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hello again…
…and hello September. (From this silhouette, it seems that I am in dire need of a haircut. Sigh.) It’s been awhile. There’s a few reasons that I have been MIA here in bloggity-blogosphere. 1. Summer took over. It seduced me right into a magical lull and whisked me away from here. This blog. This headspace.…