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Wild & Woad Early Fall: Week 5
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Wild & Woad Early Fall: Week 4
This week we are hosting the Dragon Day Olympics in our backyard. An outgrowth of Michaelmas, we celebrate bravery, strength, and daring, while having a ton of fun.
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Wild & Woad Early Fall: Week 3
Week three is here! In week three we are learning about pine cones and other seed pods as well as our brains. We’re also investigating balance and learning about the Autumnal Equinox.
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Wild & Woad Early Fall: Week 2
In week two of our early fall journey, we are learning all about leaves and about our heart and lungs.
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Wild & Woad: Our School Supplies
Here is a list of all our regularly used school supplies. Recipes and ingredients for Kitchen Time and Sensory Time are listed at the bottom of each week’s page along with any other specific items we needed for that week.
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Wild & Woad Early Fall: Week 1
We are celebrating the arrival of fall and the beginning of a new school year! This six week unit focuses on Trees and Our Bodies. The first week we are learning about the different parts of trees and about our skeletal system.
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Wild & Woad: Our 3K Adventure Begins
Our ancestors were master storytellers. For many of them, the oral transmission of knowledge was the only way they had to passed down all the things they had learned to their children. They also were master makers, in an age before you could run down to the local Target for anything you might need.
For 3 year old Kai, we will create a school and home rhythm based around these two most human things: telling stories and making things. To do this, we’ve pulled ideas from Forest Schools, Montessori philosophy, inspiration from Reggio Emilia, and Charlotte Mason’s works. Our plan is to spend time in nature, learn about our world, deepen our connection as a family and have fun.
One of those months…
We’ve had a wild, busy month here at casa de la Craftsman. First, the nice camera took a dive and unfortunately had to go in to get fixed. Sadly, this happened before I took loose parts pictures, so the loose parts series is on hold until I can take pictures of all the pretty things!
We also had some good wildness around here. We made an offer on our first house! The inspection is this week and if all goes well (cross your fingers for us) we will be homeowners. The house is a little bit of a fixer upper, so there should be some remodeling post in our future. I’m definitely going to try and paint the bathroom tile, and if I can get the spouse on board, I’m going to do concrete counter tops as well. So check back for remolding posts in a month or two.
We’re also gearing up for our first academic term of homeschooling, and we’re co-hosting a micro boarding gaming convention (i.e. 30ish semi-local people playing games all weekend).
What are you guys up to today? Any one else too busy?
Rowan Forge Year 1.5 Winter Term Homeschool Plan
Winter Term is built around winter holiday breaks and knowing it’ll be a bit on and off a again. On the other hand, I’m hoping we will have hit a rhythm by then and be settled into homeschooling.
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This Craftsman Life 