The March Carnival of Children’s Literature is up at Scrub-a-Dub Tub. Lots of great posts I want to peruse!
Archive for March, 2008
March Carnival of Children’s Literature
Posted in chapter books, picture books, reading on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
Non-Fiction Monday: What Happens To A Hamburger
Posted in Non-Fiction Monday, picture books, tagged digestion, picture books, science on March 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »
M has been interested in anatomy for some time and we’ve checked out lots of books about the body and it’s different systems. She is particularly fascinated by digestion so we’ve read a lot of books about it and one of my favorites is What Happens to a Hamburger which is part of the [...]
Respectful Parenting
Posted in homeschool, parenting, tagged parenting on March 30, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I’ve been continuing to devour the articles and comments that have sprung from Melissa Wiley’s original patience post and her latest post in this series. Last night I stayed up late following links and catching up on new comments, and today I made a list of books suggested by readers before heading out [...]
The Middle Moffat by Eleanor Estes
Posted in chapter books, reading, tagged books, chapter books, read-alouds on March 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I mentioned a few weeks ago that we were reading The Moffats. M, her dad, and I all loved it. I’m so glad we discovered the series. The chapters are long for a read-aloud, and I split most of them up. I was initially concerned that there weren’t enough pictures for [...]
Poetry Friday: Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout
Posted in Poetry Friday, reading on March 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Today I’m sharing my favorite Shel Silverstein poem. I recently read it to M for the first time and we dissolved into giggles.
SARAH CYNTHIA SYLVIA STOUT
by Shel Silverstein
Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout
Would not take the garbage out.
She’d wash the dishes and scrub the pans
Cook the yams and spice the hams,
And [...]
More On Patience, Control, and Unschooling
Posted in homeschool, parenting on March 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I left this as a comment at Melissa’s blog but I wanted to share me thoughts here too:
One thing that I’ve realized about myself is that once I fall into the mode of shouting mom (which I do far too often, I’ve got a short temper and lots of control issues), it’s hard for me [...]
Patience and Letting Go of Control
Posted in homeschool, parenting on March 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Melissa Wiley of Here in the Bonny Glen (one of my favorite blogs) made an incredibly inspiring post about parenting, patience, living in the moment, enjoying life and your kids. It’s about so many things but to me, mostly about finding happiness rather than “enduring life”. The discussion continues in the comments and I am [...]
Impromptu Experiments
Posted in homeschool, parenting, tagged homeschool, parenting, science on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
I was clearing the lunch dishes today after putting C down for a nap, and I discovered a puddle of milk on the floor with two jelly beans sitting in it. The jelly beans had colored the milk, and the puddle had lovely swirls of black and green in it. Here’s the conversation that followed:
Me: [...]
Non-Fiction Monday: First Field Guides
Posted in homeschool, reading, tagged books, homeschool, homeschooling, science on March 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We recently discovered the National Audubon First Field Guides series. M has been enjoying looking through the pictures of the field guides we own for some time and these shorter guides for kids have been a real hit. She enjoys looking at the pictures on her own and listening to me read the [...]
Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry
Posted in chapter books, reading, tagged chapter books, read-alouds on March 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We recently discovered a series of short chapter books by Lois Lowry about a delightful character named Gooney Bird Greene. She dresses in wacky outfits and likes to be in the middle of everything. Her self-confidence is amazing as are her story-telling abilities.
In the first book, Gooney Bird Greene, Gooney has just moved to a [...]
