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Reflection & Rejuvenation: April
A fourth of the year is behind us! I do not take that lightly. I feel so grateful to be alive and to have the life I have. I don’t want to waste any of the time I have on this Earth. I know I sound cheesy, but I’m being sincere!
… Read MoreBy the end of the year, I want to be able to say that I feel balanced, connected, full of vitality, and at peace. I want to keep my bucket full, so that I can interact with others from a place of patience, love, and joy. At various points this month, I was up at a 9. At other times, -
Teaching Problem-Solving to Young Children
Over Spring Break, I read an awesome book called Children’s Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction. It’s an approach to supporting children to strengthen their natural abilities to solve math word problemsIn the context of a classroom, you present a problem to the group, give them time to solve it individually (with the option to use manipulatives if they need to model the problem for themselves), and then bring them back together to share various strategies children used (since there are many ways to solve a single problem).The teacher doesn’t actually teach anything. Instead, they simply choose problems in a very intentional way and then purposefully choose which children they… Read More -
Thinking about Getting Pregnant? Last Week to Register!
My Purposeful Conception: Preparing Your Mind, Body, and Life for Pregnancy e-course was dormant for a while as I figured out how to get back on my feet after giving birth to two children, building our dream house, and starting an organization and a school.But then I got an e-mail from a reader asking if we could partner on the course to get it back out into the world. At the same time, I saw a conception book sitting on my colleague’s desk. It rekindled in me a strong passion for helping families intentionally prepare for conception. It is literally one of the biggest decisions we can make… Read More
