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Tag Archives: play
For the love of Riverside Park
Dr. William Bird, the health adviser to Natural England (a British organization dedicated to conserving and enhancing the natural environment), said in a recent Daily Mail article that children are healthier and better adjusted if they spend time in the … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Bat, Central Park, depression, Dr. William Bird, granite, homeschooling, Hunger Games, learning, life learning, Natural England, play, playground, pretend, red tailed hawks, Riverside Park, rocks, tag, unschooling
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If I had a hammer
Scene: Our living room Time: Yesterday afternoon at around 5pm. Participants: Maya, Ben and Maya’s friend Greta Activity: Using a rubber hammer to break open a toy from a McDonald’s Happy Meal (one that made sounds). Most people accept the … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Uncategorized, Unschooling
Tagged batteries, Ben, hammer, life learning, Maya, play, toy, unschooling, video games, wii
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Nanobugs
Our apartment is currently ruled by Lego minifigures and Nanobugs (or Hexbug, Nano as Ben has repeatedly tried to tell me). The Nanobugs are ingenious little things that look a little like robotic centipedes. They run on a watch battery … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged cosmo, Hexbug, life learning, Nanobug, play, unschooling
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Playing in the Park
Wednesday afternoons are park days for us. We meet with a group of fellow homeschoolers/life learners in Riverside Park. While the kids disappear into the trees or run around on the rocks, the Moms hang out on the benches. The … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Parenting, Safety, Unschooling
Tagged learning, Lenore Skenazy, life learning, May 21, play, Riverside Park, unschooling
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Let’s Move! (But no running or playing tag)
It is no secret that Americans are sedentary and overweight, and that obesity is a huge problem (no pun intended) in our country. Michelle Obama has started a program called “Let’s Move” that tries to teach kids good exercise and … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Unschooling
Tagged Free Range, Let's Move, life learning, play, Skenazy, unschooling
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A good ‘typical’ day
I’ve said this in past entries, but the question I get most when I tell people we unschool, after “But what about Math?” is “So what is a typical day? Do you follow a certain schedule?” I hate that question, … Continue reading
Play, play, play. Live, live, live. Learn, learn, learn.
Maya’s at an overnight tonight with her friend Marcella. I have no doubt they are on the Wii right now, fighting their way through bad guys as Indiana Jones, or dancing to Just Dance II. This will be followed by … Continue reading