Have you ever heard of the Summer Slide? I hadn’t, and the first time that I did, I thought that it was something fun. A water slide? A game? A dance? I only learned about this term this year, after 9+ years of motherhood. Turns out, it’s not something fun at all. The “Summer Slide” is the term used to explain the loss of academic skills and knowledge that children…
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Our Favorite Kids Books for Autumn
Read moreHello, sweet friends! Happy Autumn! Last week we officially entered into my favorite season. The leaves are falling from the trees, there is a crispness in the air, and my little ones are settled into their back-to-school routines. All of it brings so much joy…
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Free Earth Day Printable
Read moreI was looking through my old posts so that I could share this free Earth Day printable that I made last year and I realized that I never shared these photos! They’re too cute not to share, so here you are and be sure to…
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Just Right Reader Book Subscription Kits
Read moreReading has been a lifelong love affair for me. I am so grateful that my little ones share my love for reading and are great readers themselves. When I was a new mom, I read that reading to children every night would make a huge…
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The Seedling + Homeschooling During the Pandemic
Read moreHello, sweet friends. I truly cannot believe that it is the end of May already. I swear it was just a day or two ago when I was looking at the calendar, thinking how could it be the end of April? These days in quarantine…
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Our Daily Homeschool Rhythm During Lockdown
Read moreHello, friends! Happy Earth Day! We are presently smack in the middle of week 6 of pandemic homeschooling. It’s definitely taken a bit, but I’ve finally found a rhythm that feels good for us. I know that many parents are still struggling to find that…
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thoughts on kindergarten, public school & education…
Read moreYesterday while Marina and I were waiting for Roman to get out of school, I ran into an old friend who has a daughter a year ahead of Roman. Her daughter and Roman went to school together at a local co-operative preschool for one year.…
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homeschooling // lots of play
Read moreI honestly cannot believe that it’s May already! Time always moves quickly, but this past month has truly flown by. There are so many things going on in my life at the moment, it seems like I blinked once, and April was over. As we…
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Roman’s First Day of Preschool
Read moreToday marks one week since I took these pictures and one week since Roman’s first day of preschool. Over the years, I’ve shared how I’ve gone back & forth between sending my children off to school and homeschooling. About a year ago, I began bringing…