everywhere classroom {outside}...

a new pack of sidewalk chalk leads to...

writing: practicing letter formation

pride: initiating & completing an activity with success

patience: teaching others letters & spelling, waiting for turns

flexibility: making mistakes and bouncing back

empathy: taking time to teach a younger sibling, to understand her level and teaching to that

fine motor: holding the chalk, writing on a variety of surfaces

a little reminder that learning happens everywhere...

inspiration from {the artful parent}...

i love doing projects involving nature, and we just happened to have a bouquet of flowers that was about to make its way to the compost bin...

we tried our hand at some flower petal stained glass, from the artful parent...

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thanks for the inspiration, the artful parent!

family + art = the hammer museum...

we love doing things as a family...

going on adventures, discovering new places, exploring the places we already love...

recently, we discovered the hammer museum... and all of it's amazing programs.  they offer programs for all ages, and the children's programs are nothing short of outstanding.   so far, we've attending an event on looking at art together using games, a dino laboratory, and most recently, a build-a-bike event.

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