This week was spent playing catch-up after holidays, sickdays, and snowdays put us behind on to-do’s… and kept us from finishing our winter-wonderland theme. “Transitional-theme-based-learning” is student led, so you don’t change units until the children are ready to move on! Sometimes they…

Families ended up with an extra long Christmas vacation, because of winter storms in Northern Michigan.  We tried catching up on lessons, but ended up stuck in transitions, due to the shortened week.  That’s ok – there’s always next week! Unless there’s more…

The 12 days of Christmas end today, which means this holiday season ends, and tomorrow we start preparing for our 2019 schedule. Our holiday schedule kept my family busy with celebrations (and sicknesses), so Mi Families wasn’t busy facilitating programs.…

Happy Holidays! The holiday schedule sure has been a crazy one around here! Between our crazy Christmas activities and me having a crazy allergic reaction our family routines and Mi Families programs have been a bit unpredictable. I can’t wait until…

“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand” is a quote I often use while teaching parents/providers – how to teach.  When we lecture, little is retained.  When we show how – they…

The calendar says winter starts in 2 weeks, but we’ve been sledding for quite some time in my yard, so we’ve transitioned to winter themes in many of  “Mi Families” programs. Mi Families facilitates programs for families and those who work with families…

Over the river and through the woods … Mi Families has been on the GO! Programs returned full force after Thanksgiving break.  After the holiday vacation we learned more about the 1st Thanksgiving and talked about ways the Pilgrims and…

Mi Families, and my own family, have been busy planning holiday activities.  After we finished eating up the Halloween candy we focused on healthy habit lessons.  We talked about healthy foods, ways to stay fit, the importance of dr check…

Mi Families (“my families”) is preparing for our winter semester – since it’s snowing outside while I write this! We’re preparing for provider trainings, parent workshops, family events, and youth services.  Youth services include one-on-one tutoring sessions, as well as…

Parents and teachers have often told me they don’t do any homework during holidays… I tell them we do extra – and kids love it! Holidays and seasons provide great opportunities to learn! For example a seasonal item, such as pumpkins, can be used to…