Posts by tbone_kneegrabber

I like the non-connecting ones. If the connecting ones are squashed together super well then they don't line up quite right.

We read books at the table.  If we are reading aloud he will usually eat for the entire book and more.  Sometimes we play guessing games.  That makes the meal a social activity too.

Ds (5 yo) is very sensitive to stories/drama etc.  He enjoys Little Bear, Frog and Toad (although there are about 3 Frog and Toad stories we cannot read because they freak him out).     We recently reread Winnie the...

Well, in school it would be current events which would fall under social studies or global affairs or civics depending on what the school called it.  So it is certainly social studies, depending on the actual content it could be...

Quote:Originally Posted by Fillyjonk  yeah I am kind of intrugued by this masters business. Over in where you guys are, is it standard practice for a teacher to have a masters?   Over here you would not normally have a masters...

I'm in.     I'm going to count the cloth masks I made for DS yesterday (well fixed them as I actually made them on the 31st! but they didn't work well so I had to alter them yesterday)  1/52 I'm making a sweater...

For fine motor skill stuff just having craft materials available is usually good enough. Scissors, lots of stuff that can be cut, glue, stickers, different kinds of writing instruments (crayons, pencils, pens, markers, oil pastels, chalk...

Well, my family celebrates New Years, so I have one day left to finish my projects for this year! My MIL already told me she wants more knitted cowls so I know what I'm making for her for next year.

My child would have no contact with them whatsoever. I would tell them exactly why and then I would change my phone number and email address.

You could do a baking kit. Make a mix of something in a jar, small spatula, apron. It's nice because it mostly gets used up. Could be sweet (cake, cookies) or savory (bread, pizza kit). Art supplies are good for their 'consumable'...