September 19, 2021 Michael, Michael rides on high, Collecting the stars that fall from the sky. He hammers the stars into a sword to tame The dragon below that bellows with flame. How many stars does he collect? -A jump rope verse for Michaelmas This year I am bringing the celebration of Michaelmas into the …
September 12, 2021 We are so glad to share the work of our talented colleagues in the LifeWays community, and grateful for their willingness to share their talents! This week we have a sweet song for a rainy day from Jaimmie Stugard, the director of LifeWays Early Childhood Center in Milwaukee. We would also like to …
September 5, 2021 With a recent shift in our days at home, the wisdom of digestion and real nutrition was deeply impressed upon me. Digestion is a life process in which we are asleep in consciousness. It’s important to maintain the dreaming of digestion for children so that they may build a healthy, conscientious relationship …
August 29, 2021 Children grow through games. They first learn as infants about the world around them, and at times their gaze seems to look far beyond the new physical environment that they have come into. They exist partly in the periphery. Then as the years go by they spatially ‘come closer’ to themselves. They …
August 27, 2021 Dear friends, Many states accept our LifeWays courses and trainings for earning continuing education hours. And now there are two more! Attention childcare providers in Vermont! LifeWays’ in-person and online courses are now approved for professional development (PD) hours in VT! Online courses must include certificates and continuing education hours to earn Vermont PD …
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August 22, 2021 Today’s guest blog post is from LifeWays Training graduate Erin Houlihan, director of Violet Glen School in the Woods, in East Troy, WI: I got to watch my daughters jump from a cliff this summer. There are selective things in life I hope for them to experience. Physically jumping from the edge …
August 15, 2021 Early in the morning, at 8 o’clock, You can hear the postman knock. Up jumps Ella to open the door, One letter, two letter, three letter four. Do you remember jump roping at recess as a child? Or playing hopscotch or four-square? Red Rover or kickball? Until about eighth grade, I spent …
August 8, 2021 Movement should be approached like life- with enthusiasm, joy and gratitude- for movement is life, and life is movement, and we get out of it what we put into it.” – Ron Fletcher My husband and I spent Wednesday evening skating around the local park’s hockey rink with our youngest son. Zooming …
August 1, 2021 No matter how old you get, may you always stop to fill your pockets with smooth stones, empty snail shells and other little treasures — Nicolette Sowder I know I am receiving something quite special when we are outdoors on a walk or playing in the yard and a little one comes …
July 25, 2021 The only way to have a friend is to be one. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Can you remember a special friend from childhood? I was fortunate enough to have a few childhood friends who waited for me by the school gates in the morning, and played long hours with me during the …
