I saw an elaborate Valentine on Pinterest today. I sighed with relief that I wouldn’t be making any of those. Then I stopped to wonder why that was my gut reaction. I guess it’s not rocket science. I always found it tedious doing those class valentines with my kids. When they were littler, they always lost [Read More]
Memorable Mom Moments
Terrific. Great. Just a couple words that describe how I feel this week about getting back into our family’s routine of school and work. Don’t get me wrong, the holidays were wonderful and I felt like we enjoyed a much-needed break. That said, by New Year’s we were starting to climb the walls and fight [Read More]
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The Day That Kindergarten Broke My Daughter
It’s no secret that I have had issues with kindergarten homework. Last fall, I got scolded by the teacher for not making my daughter follow directions and color. Color. (You can read the sordid details here.) But it’s May now and my 6-year-old daughter and I have found our groove when it comes to kindergarten [Read More]
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How to Teach Your Child to Indent
My 9-year-old brings home his school work once a week. It’s my time to peruse what he’s been up to and see if he’s falling behind/soaring above expectations. Last week’s pile of school work brought home a lovely letter about the Midwest that he’d written. It was kinda cute and I appreciated his eye for [Read More]
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Who Invented The Telegraph?
We’re chock full of learning around the house these days. Just this week my 9-year-old had to find out who invented the telegraph for his Webelos (Scouts) project. While various dudes worked on bits and pieces of the electric telegraph, it is widely accepted that Samuel Morse, of Morse code fame, invented the practical electric [Read More]
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24 Steps for Finishing Kindergarten Valentines
1. Buy box of Valentine’s Day cards. 2. Thank the Lord that child picked a box that has 34 Valentines rather than 1 box with 12 Valentines. No need to buy 3 boxes. 3. Break out the 3 sheets from the Kindergarten teacher which have all 26 kids’ names and photos on them. These are [Read More]
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More Rage Against the Kindergarten Machine
Remember this? You can refresh your memory about this in my first Rage Against the Kindergarten Machine post. Basically, after 6 worksheets, Sydney didn’t want to color her kindergarten homework anymore and I didn’t think she needed to. But obviously her kindergarten teacher thought she should! Well, prepare yourselves. Now there’s this: Troubling? Brave? Poor [Read More]
