getting ready to take the big jump. there is power in numbers.
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“individually, we are one drop. together, we are an ocean.”
– ryunosuke satoro
Oct8
Category Archives: children
Sep30
we love nature.
kinder frame the natural beauty found around them
“if you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.”
-laura ingalls wilder
Sep12
holding infinity.
a fine and special treat shared
as we begin our adventure together
homemade foraged ice cream
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“to see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower –
hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.’
-william blake
Sep10
first day, again.
first day
so many things to wonder, so many things to discover
“the larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.”
-ralph washington sockman
Sep2
piaget. (repost-computer still in flux)
*Jean Piaget (1896-1980) in his office.
Shout out to all those who didn’t tidy their office before the start of the school year.
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“simple solutions seldom are. it takes a very unusual mind to undertake analysis of the obvious.”
-alfred north whitehead
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*Piaget’s (1936) theory of cognitive development explains how a child constructs a mental model of the world. He disagreed with the idea that intelligence was a fixed trait, and regarded cognitive development as a process which occurs due to biological maturation and interaction with the environment.
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credit: modern language association
Aug10
small batch.
grandie b whips up a late night batch of her chocolate chip cookies
no recipe
improv as needed
no fear.
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“cooking with kids is not just about ingredients, recipes, and cooking.
it’s about harnessing imagination, empowerment, and creativity.”
-guy fieri
Jun25
window of opportunity.
if you look closely
just to the left
of the little blue suitcase
you’ll find
a curious young boy
hiding amongst
the summer holiday
window display
the best part of it all
safe behind the glass
peeking out into the world
eyes open and full of wonder.
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“if a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.”
-tom peters
Jun10
on the last day.
on the last day
in the last hour
of a wild ride
in a year of ups and downs
we all made it through
the kinder emerged stronger than ever
taking a final gentle walk
into the sunshowers of summer.
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“now shall i walk or shall i ride? ‘ride,’ pleasure said; ‘walk’ joy replied.”
-w.h.davies
Jun8
tohubohu.
today, someone decided
to quietly dump every single puzzle out onto the floor
mix the pieces together
then head up to the loft to play.
it was left in a perfect state of tobubohu
but somehow i couldn’t think of that word
at the moment of discovery
tomorrow we will work on it together
and with it will come a new word.
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toh-hoo-BOH-hoo
part of speech: noun
origin: hebrew, unknown
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1. a state of chaos, utter confusion
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examples in a sentence:
“The mayor’s unexpected announcement left the press in a tohubohu.”
“After recess the students were always in a tohubohu.”
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anyone else ever achieve this perfect state?
May25
tippy toes.
r figures out a way to play hopscotch
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“learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.”
-josh billings
I didn't have my glasses on.... 