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Building a Sod House
We have fallen in love with the Ingalls new home “On the Banks of Plum Creek”. The wildlife that is described in this book, along with the antics of the ever-precocious Laura is a win-win for the girls. On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder This week our curriculum with The Playful Pioneers curriculum asked us to re-create a sod home with grass and twigs…well, we happen to be in the dead of winter and had to be creative with this one. We quickly found inspiration over…
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A Closer Look at Birds
As the weather cools and the world gets buried in white winter, we begin to set up our patio bird feeders and wait for them to be discovered. Living in Eastern Canada, we tend to see blue jays, cardinals, chickadees, nuthatches, grey jays, mourning doves and pileated, downy and hairy woodpeckers. With these new visitors beginning to come by each day, a study of birds was definitely in order! Miss 7 noticed as the leaves fell off the trees in the fall, the birds’ abandon nests were more visible, we…
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Most Loved Games
We wanted to share our favorite card and board games with you today! The girls are able to play each of these games confidently, and most with little-to-no-help. I love that they are all timeless and have an educational twist. We often include these games as part of “school” or to help us reset the day when we need a pick-me-up. We also try to keep our games in sight so that we remember to pull them out and enjoy them! If you visit our home, you will see a…
