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Preparing Our Home: Summer Spruce Up
I’m really trying not to count how many weeks we’ve been in shelter-in-place. I tend to keep my mind pretty fuzzy about the date in general, except when it’s Friday and we get to have a Movie Night. (The four of us rotate through selecting the movies.) As we continue to spend so much time at home and the weather becomes consistently warm, I’m really feeling the need for a Summer Spruce Up at our home.
Matt and I tend to let our stuff get pretty gross before replacing it. I’m guessing it’s for a couple reasons. First, Matt and I don’t really like to shop. And, second, we … Read More
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Can you help me have faith in the United States again?
I know that sheltering in place during an unprecedented pandemic is not a good time to start asking deep, existential questions about my life. And yet here I am asking: Can you help me have faith in the United States again?
In college, I majored in American Studies (with minors in Women & Gender Studies and English). I spent most of my time focused on our country’s problems. It inspired me to work to be part of the solution. I joined AmeriCorps and then Teach For America and then went on to teach in other schools focused on education as a pathway to social justice. I finally launched Montessori For … Read More
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Documentary Recommendations for Kids
During distance learning, our school is supporting children to follow their interests and learn how to learn. We are specifically doing this in science and social studies. We use BrainPOP for short science and social studies videos. We also put together a list of documentary recommendations for kids, if you are interested!
Tate decided he wanted to focus on the human body. We watched all of the BrainPOP Jr. videos associated with the human body. I appreciate how short and engaging they are. Then we traced Tate’s body onto a giant piece of paper (we have rolls of paper from IKEA). Next we are are going to draw … Read More