July 27, 2026

Category: How We Learn Best

A Mind Wide Open, Art, Beautiful Curiosity, Bugz & Her Explorations, Construction, Engineering, Forming Complex Questions, History, How We Learn Best, Imagination, Invention, Lils, Look for Learning, Physics

The Camera: All Because Lily Asked

Lily asked about the first “camera”… we learned about the history of the photographic creator, and are trying to create our own representation that we can then manually trace the image to preserve. Camera obscura An artist using an 18th-century camera obscura to trace an image Photographic cameras were a development of the camera obscura, […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Art, Biology, Bugz & Her Explorations, Care & Nurture, CDE Standards Reference, Compassion, Conservation, Earth Science, Fine Motor Skills, How We Learn Best, Imagination, Lils, Responsibility, Simply Nature, Stewardship

Squirrel!

Today we made our squirrel food box. We’ve decided that instead of throwing away our compost-like scraps, we will give them to the squirrels, chipmunks (since we actually had one this summer), and the birds over the winter. So we made a special box that will keep the food dry, and hopefully entice the little […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Algebra, CDE Standards Reference, Drawing, Economics, Geometry, How We Learn Best, Lils, Math Discoveries, Numeracy, Societal Studies, Thought Process & Development

Where in the Math Are You?

We have been trying to ascertain where Lily’s comprehension of a few foundational mathematical aspects are, in order to have an idea of some upcoming activities and explorations. She seems to really enjoy Odd Squad and Peg+Cat still, and has gained some relevant and important understanding of concepts from these shows. 1) Rounding: She understands […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Algebra, Beautiful Curiosity, CDE Standards Reference, Confidence, Creative Solution Generation, Developing Self, Economics, Engineering, Geometry, How We Learn Best, Invention, Lils, Math Discoveries, Numeracy, Pattern Recognition, Physics, Questions from Lily's Brain

Math

When I look at the expectations of arithmetic and numeracy development for a child between 5 and 10, first to sixth grade, and even beyond, with few exceptions of specifics, Lily demonstrates regularly her comprehension and functional use of the concepts that are expected of these years in conventional schooling. Then, I look beyond these […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Algebra, Beautiful Curiosity, CDE Standards Reference, Confidence, Creative Solution Generation, Developing Self, Economics, Engineering, Geometry, How We Learn Best, Invention, Lils, Math Discoveries, Numeracy, Pattern Recognition, Physics, Questions from Lily's Brain

Math

When I look at the expectations of arithmetic and numeracy development for a child between 5 and 10, first to sixth grade, and even beyond, with few exceptions of specifics, Lily demonstrates regularly her comprehension and functional use of the concepts that are expected of these years in conventional schooling. Then, I look beyond these […]

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A Mind Wide Open, CDE Standards Reference, Chemistry, Cosmology, Earth Science, Global History, History, How We Learn Best, Lils, Physics

Electrons – Continuing Elemental Exploration

 Always in Motion As you know, electrons are always moving. They spin very quickly around the nucleus of an atom. As the electrons zip around, they can move in any direction, as long as they stay in their shell. Any direction you can imagine — upwards, downwards, or sidewards — electrons can do it. Electrons […]

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