My little friends were a bit under the weather this week, making for a low-key and uber-crabby stretch of days. Here are the highlights.
My Little Poppies Week in Review 33
Here’s what the poppies have been up to:
There’s nothing like hands-on art. Our family loves to get messy and create. We create independently, but sometimes we take online art courses. My children have been having an absolute blast taking Alicia Hutchinson’s Studying the Masters Course for Kids. This week, they enjoyed learning about Paul Klee:
Saturday & Sunday
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Books we are reading
Dad is reading:
Mom is reading:
This was SO GOOD. If you click this image, it will take you to Amazon but you can get the book for only $9.99 by clicking here.
8-year-old is reading:
6-year-old is reading:
5-year-old is reading:
Recent hot topics:
I love to share what I’ve been reading on both Facebook and Twitter. These were the articles that garnered the most discussions and shares this week.
- Reading Rules We Would Never Follow as Adult Readers | Pernille Ripp
- Socialization and Your Gifted or Intense Child | Colleen Kessler, Raising Lifelong Learners
- When You’re The Mom With No Village | Jay Miranda, Mom.me
In case you missed it, here’s the new stuff from My Little Poppies:
The Best Art Books for Children
Academic Acceleration and Gifted Children
Insight to Learning: Hands-On Homeschool Science Kits
The Super Ball in a Room Full of Rubber Balls {Guest Post from Preschool Engineering}
And, did you know you can find me elsewhere? Here are some recent posts:
Start Small: Rhythms and Routines | The Homeschool Sisters
ThinkFun’s “Memory Yoga”: A Fun Twist on an Old Classic| GeekMom
Where’s My Zen: Homeschooling and Exercise | The Homeschool Sisters
Fostering a Love of Science in the Early Years | GeekMom
Now, it’s your turn. Tell me: What was the highlight of your week? What are you reading? Share here!
Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley
Cait is a school psychologist, mom to three amazing children, and an unexpected homeschooler. She loves nature, good books, board games, strong coffee, and dancing in her kitchen. You can read about all of these things and more at My Little Poppies.
Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Raising Poppies, a community for parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.
Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool and GeekMom. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, and Scary Mommy. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram
and G+.
Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Raising Poppies, a community for parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.
Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool and GeekMom. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, and Scary Mommy. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram
and G+.
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