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A Closer look at Shapes

I thought I would compile all of our fun 2D and 3D shape activities together for easy reference and inspiration.  Miss 4 is learning basic shapes, while Miss 6 is…

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Our Favorite Middle Grade Books

Today, we are sharing our very favorite first novels for your middle-grade level reader.  Miss 9 has read these to herself and then read them again…and again.  We love that…

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Travel

Our visit to the Anne of Green Gables Museum ( & Matthew’s Carriage Rides)

We arrived at the 110-acre grounds holding the Anne of Green Gables Museum on a foggy summer morning.  The museum itself is actually the original home built by John and…

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Our Curriculum Choices

We started this school year with one in Preschool and one in Grade 2.  Late in the summer, I had stumbled upon “The Peaceful Press” and once I researched their…

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Learn

How to be a “Hygge” Family

First of all, what does “Hygge” mean, exactly?  Wikipedia tells us it’s “a Danish and Norwegian word for a mood of coziness and comfortable conviviality with feelings of wellness and…

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Create

Pistachio Shell Succulent Craft

Eat pistachios and keep shells.  Paint the shells with craft paint to desired shade of green (or blue, or purple etc) and allow to dry fully. Cut different sized circles…

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Learn

A Closer Look at Chickens

  We recently were offered the opportunity, through our home educators group, to incubate and hatch chicks!  We, of course, jumped at the opportunity!  Then…panic set in…what did we know…

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Travel

Visiting Clare/St. Mary’s Bay, Nova Scotia

Lighthouses parked on rugged cliffs, colorful fishing boats navigating harbors, bossy seagulls scouting for their next meals, crabs scurrying to hide under barnacle covered rocks, weathered barns next to gingerbread…

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    Easy Boredom Busters

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    Dance Bake – Try a simple bread recipe, delicious cinnamon rolls or pretzels! Draw Paint Sculpt Blanket Fort Exercise Picnic Read Dress Up Cook – Have you ever tried making your own pasta?  Or pizza dough?  

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    Our Favorite Nature Reference Books

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    A few of our very favorite nature reference books: “Nature Anatomy” by Julia Rothman “Curiositree: Natural World” by AJ Wood and Mike Jolley “Crafting with Nature” by Amy Renea “Curious Kids Nature Guide” by Fiona Cohen “Nature’s Art Box” by Laura C. Martin “Drawn from Nature” by Helen Ahpornsiri “Pond Life: A Golden Guide” by George Reid “Outside Your Window” by Nicola Davies “Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies” by Mel Boring For Parents: “How to Raise a Wild Child” by Scott D. Sampson “Vitamin N” by Richard Louv “How to Be…

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    August 23, 2018
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    Spring with Fairchild Outerwear

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    A taste of Spring, with Fairchild Outerwear, in Eastern Canada   Spring can feel like a waiting game…waiting for the warmer weather, waiting for the snow to melt, and waiting for our gardens to show signs of life.  We tend to want to rush this season, and not let it unfold as it should.  After months of rest, the earth needs time to awaken, to thaw and stretch. But, there are gifts for those who notice, there’s beauty in the greys and browns of spring. The sun is sitting higher in…

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