Author Archives: Christinethecurious
Social Solutions to the cookie problem in Little House in the Big Woods
I read Little House in the Big Woods to K a year ago – I could probably re-read it to her, I think she was too young for chapter books when I did read it to her. We were talking Continue reading Social Solutions to the cookie problem in Little House in the Big Woods
Happy Birthday Ben!
16 years old today! We are having friends over for chilli, chips and games on the next Friday when no one has to play football or make music for football – so today is mostly just a day. But M Continue reading Happy Birthday Ben!
Look at my pretty new Website for the Friends of the Attleboro Public Library
She’s up. www.aplfriends.org Isn’t she pretty? Want to join the Friends?
Customizing the notes
My Mom bought some colorful Kindergarten workbooks for K, which K thinks are more official than the Miquon games and Cursive First exercises I do with her. It works out well because the spaces to write in the early Miquon Continue reading Customizing the notes
Catching up on a lovely Autumn {p,f,h,r}
An awful lot of pretty: leaves, Old Sturbridge Village, Breton Point State Park in RI Real: I always wind up holding the kid’s hats and shoes! Funny; this egg had white spots on it, as if brown dye had worn Continue reading Catching up on a lovely Autumn {p,f,h,r}
The Big Girls have looms, K has her toes
Yesterday we visited our friends the Ivan’s, and their daughter gave K a friendship bracelet made of small rubber bands. I’ve seen girls making them at park days and after drama class on little acrylic looms, but I don’t know Continue reading The Big Girls have looms, K has her toes
Happy, busy, tired
This Morning when M snuggled me, I asked where he’d gotten his shirt, meaning, did one of his grandmother’s buy it? Did I buy it? Was it from the great hand-me-down-clothes-continuum? His reply? “I got it from my closet.” K Continue reading Happy, busy, tired
Gift Suggestions; boardgames that inspire (shh) math
Mom, Mommom, Daddad, you wanted some ideas for what to buy Ben, M and K for Christmas? http://www.mathpickle.com/K-12/Videos.html
The Joys of a Cardboard Box
Pleasant October
M and K are seeing their friends enough to be excited most mornings; between drama class at at Work in Progress, Co-op, and chess club at the library. Our friend J slept over last week. We were honored that her Continue reading Pleasant October
Just collecting the books
Last summer I looked for copies of the books on the list of Great Books Ben could choose from in the Well Trained Mind. I downloaded all the free ones from Google Books and Project Gutenberg. Today I asked Ben Continue reading Just collecting the books