October 18, 2020 I found I could say things with colors and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way. Things I had no words for. – Georgia O’Keefe The kids were really eager to see our results from last week’s solar dyeing project. One of them asked immediately upon arrival, “What do the […]
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October 11, 2020 Nature always wears the color of the spirit. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Every Friday, City of Fountains School in Kansas City, Missouri holds an Enrichment Day for grades-age children that attend the school or homeschool. This year I began teaching the upper grades class (which is currently 5-7th grade) and we are
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October 4, 2020 Go, sit upon the lofty hill, And turn your eyes around, Where waving woods and waters wild Do hymn an autumn sound. The summer sun is faint on them— The summer flowers depart— Sit still— as all transform’d to stone, Except your musing heart. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning I have spent an
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September 20, 2020 It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple-tree is connected with that of man. – Henry David Thoreau, from Wild Apples: The History of the Apple Tree Ah, the apple! Is there any other fruit so widely exalted in the history of symbolism and mythology? Apples have a prominent place
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August 30, 2020 Every child is born a naturalist. His eyes are, by nature, open to the glories of the stars, the beauty of the flowers, and the mystery of life. – R. Search As our rhythm is crafted to include plenty of outdoor time, I am also considering how we can make our city
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August 23, 2020 Teaching children about the natural world should be treated as one of the most important events in their lives. – Thomas Berry As we have been settling into our new home, I have been making mental notes of how to recreate our rhythm. Considering all the nourishing benefits of being in nature
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August 16, 2020 I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy.’ – Sylvia Plath One morning while sitting in my new “city backyard”, I thought about a phrase from Sylvia in the LifeWays Re-Thinking Care and Education course. She
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June 17, 2020 Some of the best memories are made in flip flops. ― Kellie Elmore Here we are in the middle of June. The Summer Solstice is just ahead as is Father’s Day! The children have been home for three months already and unless you are fortunate enough to have childcare there are many
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May 13, 2020 A child, more than anyone else, is a spontaneous observer of nature. – Maria Montessori Spring Outdoor Fun “This is an excerpt of a weekly Curriculum Guide shared with families in the Honey Bee Nursery at Emerson Waldorf School, NC, during quarantine. Much gratitude to my early childhood colleagues for their inspiration
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April 22, 2020 “A little garden flower is lying in its bed. The sun shines bright, overhead. Down came the rain, dancing to and fro. The little garden flower awakens, and now begins to grow.” Today is Earth Day, celebrated since 1970 to bring awareness to our environment and discover what we can do to
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