PBS Documentary, Mozart’s life Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his father, Leopold Mozart, both played and composed music. As well as his older sister, Maria Anna Mozart. Mozart lived in the Classical Period. He was born in 1756 and died 1791. His full name was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. Mozart had six children, only two […]
She had her first French lesson with Thierry today… went wonderfully, I am told. She’s already scheduled her next session!
Lily has written quite a few books, has expressed interest consistently on getting them published and distributed, and we are now looking into the process and she’s learning how she can accomplish exactly what she’s after, and she’s writing more stories. Using this page as a repository for online resources, as well as explorations for […]
We’re embarking on our explorations of the Winter Solstice, Advent time, and how humans have experienced the natural Sleeping Time on our planet over the course of our existence. Last night, we watched the 1994 version of Alcott’s, “Little Women” together. Lily seemed to enjoy it, though it was a bit longer than her attention could […]
Yesterday and today… We’ve been playing with the abacus, learning about the Orders of Magnitude (what we call each major transition in numbers, as they increase exponentially), and multiplication via sets thanks to a few beads on sticks. Yesterday, we talked about how, with each added zero, we increase the size/amount of the number. She’s […]
Perhaps I’m in the current trend minority, but I don’t see any benefit to limiting electronics access. Here’s my experience: By 14 months old, as a result of the screen, various devices, and my engaged involvement with my daughter, she was fluent in ASL, had 700+ signs, and the words (verbally) to go with them. […]
She has now written four books, the latest entitled, “Popcornland”. We ventured into binding books today… Oh, the excitement and draw of a few blank pages.
Watch out MO!! Lily’s on the trail! – Rebecca Lily decided yesterday, after playing the Stickman game (browser version), to write her first book, “A Big Hotdog”! Today, she wrote her second book, “A Mermaid”. Both are of her “Stickman” series.
In keeping with Eep, we worked on our own cave paintings today. We learned about the El Castillo cave drawings, and how it is believed to be the oldest known example, dating some 40,000 years. This would be caveman era, and the symbols were of hands and sun. We learned how the pigments were created […]
Ok, well, THAT is what she focused on, as the pyramids were not nearly as cool, until she found out just how tall even the smallest of the pyramids actually are. Thank you Google Earth. We are watching an animated series for Halloween, “Casper’s Scare School”. She has once again identified, or chosen to […]