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  • I touched on our schedule here, and part of that includes a “school time”. I named it this mostly for Tuesday, as we are an always learning kind of family (I like to think). We have been starting with a story, sitting on pillows, and then really she can do what ever activities she likes. I have set out many Montessori type activities (I’m not trained or anything, I just like a lot of those activities). I also have projects we can work on if she chooses. I like the idea that for this set amount of time (about an…

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  • Tuesday and I have been having fun collecting for the nature exchange we are participating in. This little bundle of wonderful nature bits is going to Russia. I printed out a picture like this and labeled where we found everything (again with in two block of our house). I figured it would be nice to compare to when it arrives and is dried out a little. From top left: pine cone from a couple blocks away, holly berries and leaf, moss, bits that fall from trees whenever it’s windy, maple leaf, little thing that drops from our neighbors tree, more…

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  • I’ve been a big fan of sensory bins for a while now (see my preschool pinterest board), but the closest thing we’ve gotten to them was our big vat of beans last year. I took that out of rotation after a while, because it wasn’t holding interest. Well when I found these awesome supposed to be drawer organizer tray things at Marshalls a few weeks back I knew I had to try the bins out. They are a bit smaller than I would have liked, but for Tuesday’s little shelves in the dining room they work perfectly. I’ve since learned…

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