Healthy Habits, Healthy Body If you’ve ever tried to convince a very opinionated 4-year-old to brush their teeth, wash their hands, or eat a vegetable — you already know the struggle. I know it well, too. (And this is why we now have the Healthy Body Homeschool Unit Study.) Lil Miss Mouse (our sweet and spunky 4-year-old) is full of life, imagination, and a strong will. And while I absolutely …
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A free word kit for the most frequently used letters.
In my last post about teaching phonics to preschoolers, I mentioned that one approach is starting with most commonly used letters in the alphabet. Which letters are the most frequently used you might ask? I came up with the mnemonic MEATPINS to help you remember. The most frequent letters are a, e, i, m, n, p, s, and t — and the only word I could come up with is …
Our Play-Based Nature-Rich Preschool Plan
After so many years of experience and several months of researching, I still don’t know what to call our preschool approach: “a little Montessori/Waldorf/Reggio with a lot of nature and play and reading?” That doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. I’m going to have to settle (for now) with just “play-based nature-rich preschool.” I think that about does it. Whatever it’s “called” doesn’t matter anyway, (and honestly it’s only very …