How did you spend the day after Christmas? I had to catch up on some paper-work, but at least I could do so in my PJs, while drinking hot cocoa and eating sugar-cookies. The tastes and smells of holiday treats helped…
Yearly Archives: 2015
stuck inside
Rainy days and snow days kept us inside too much this week. Snow should never keep us indoors, but sometimes proper weather gear is forgotten during the weather changes. We’re wondering if winter weather is here to stay as we…
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Winter sounds like…
“Winter sounds like wind.” “Winter sounds like Christmas songs.” “It is not ‘beginning to look a lot like Christmas’ though.” This is how the conversation led into “What happened to the snow?” “Is it spring now?” “Listen to the birds!” Listen…
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Sense of sound
Our last article shared how LOUD our transportation theme got, but couldn’t predict the noise of “Orchestra” week! I’m sure anyone who has or works with kids can imagine though – the joyous noise created by exploring the sounds of…
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Over the river and through the woods
Some of our ADVENTURES this week: The last couple weeks have been LOUD at Adventure Academy. Transportation theme lessons have led to a center filled with kids honking and beeping. Not always music to my ears, but the sounds of happy children…
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Transportation Station
HONK HONK rattle rattle CRASH beep beep … This song among others is stuck in my head as we drive full speed into the middle of a month learning about transportation. This week Adventure Academy has been busy using “On the Road”…
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Beyond the orchard
There are lots of resources for helping children through transitions, which is great because times of change are often times of chaos for little ones. Learning to handle times of change is an important piece of the developmental puzzle. During…
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Skins&Shells
I woke up to snow and realized we didn’t get through our “to do” list yet this week. This last week of October always seems to be a busy one, trying to keep up with work and home life while preparing for…
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Links2Language
Some songs get stuck in your head and some stories your children want read over and over and over … and although it’s annoying you – it’s linking language for them. Books and music are the number one links to…
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fruits of knowledge
Many make excuses for their eating habits, even though they admit they know the importance of eating a healthy balanced diet. When comparing a balanced diet to a balanced education a student said “it’s like making sure you…
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