I Am A Witness!
Grandparents represent the older and (hopefully) wiser generation of each family. Yet, many people seem to have difficulty with the role...
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johooker9
- Aug 10, 2022
- 4 min
BECOMING JO JO: HOW I FOUND MY FEET AS A GRANDMA
After several months of processing - and grieving - the closing of my school a new event happened in my life: I became a grandma. I had...
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johooker9
- Sep 14, 2020
- 5 min
IN CLOSING: THOUGHTS AS I CLOSE MY SCHOOL…. and school Reopening
I don’t often get political but it seems like we need to have a political discussion because frankly, the reason I closed my school was...
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johooker9
- Sep 6, 2020
- 7 min
PANDEMIC "HOMESCHOOLING" FOR YOUNG CHILDREN UNDER 2nd GRADE: A simple Primer for Sanity
This post would be for you only if you want to homeschool your young child for the duration of the pandemic and when its over, send your...
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johooker9
- Jul 30, 2020
- 6 min
HOME EDUCATION COMES IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES: for those who want to do this beyond the pandemic
So once you have decided to jump in and be a homeschooler, the next step would be to decide what type of homeschooler you want to be. ...
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johooker9
- Jul 30, 2020
- 4 min
SO… YOU THINK YOU MIGHT WANT TO HOME SCHOOL? HERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS TO PONDER.
With the public school system struggling to figure out how to safely open schools this fall, there are many parents who are just deciding...
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johooker9
- May 19, 2020
- 1 min
4 Life Skills Parents can Teach Kids during the Quarantine
Here's a great site for more information on navigating this time with your little ones: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/life-skills-parent...
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johooker9
- May 14, 2020
- 2 min
Some More Thoughts for Mother’s Day...by Allana Bianco
I think of my daughter A potential of tiny feet Soft fine curls Running long limbed Stretching fledgling wings Brand new laughter like...
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johooker9
- May 14, 2020
- 4 min
10 Strategies for Talking to your kids about Covid-19
I just came from a really interesting webinar that was presented by NAEYC that I wanted to share the gist of. Many of us are struggling...
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johooker9
- May 4, 2020
- 2 min
A mother’s day poem
It is traditional for me to read something from my daughter at the Mommy N Me Tea and I will do that again this year. I wrote it out...
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johooker9
- May 4, 2020
- 2 min
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
So this Sunday is Mother’s Day and we are going to have a ZOOM circle time “Mommy n Me Tea”. Everyone can work with their moms to make...
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johooker9
- Apr 27, 2020
- 3 min
NOT LEARNING. LEARNING TO BE...how to do school in the Covid-19 Crisis.
I just came across a great podcast. Here is the link https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2020/04/15/covid-19-learning Two professors from...
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johooker9
- Apr 15, 2020
- 2 min
GO OUTSIDE...ITS SPRING!
Now is the time of year that young children should be spending large amounts of time outside. The weather is warming up and there’s so...
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johooker9
- Apr 6, 2020
- 2 min
GET YOUR EASTER MOJO ON
Its Easter week and I have some ideas for how you can bring all the fun of the season home with you. Most of these activities are things...
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johooker9
- Apr 6, 2020
- 3 min
I Will Make a Virtue of Disappointment
This beautiful poem and commentary written by my daughter really hit home for me. It somehow gave me permission to feel disappointed...
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johooker9
- Apr 6, 2020
- 6 min
BUT … WHAT ABOUT SCHOOLWORK?
Really your child could spend a lot of time playing and still be fine. For those of you who have PRE-K STUDENTS (ages 4 ½ -5) who want...
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johooker9
- Apr 1, 2020
- 4 min
RE-PURPOSING PRACTICAL LIFE FOR THE HOME: Or Get your kids out from under your feet
Practical Life is a big part of Montessori. The thing is, practical life can easily be done in the home. I mean, of all the Montessori...
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johooker9
- Apr 1, 2020
- 6 min
WHAT DO THE KIDS DO ALL DAY?
When you have preschoolers at home, its hard to know how to structure their days so you are not just following them around as they tear...
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johooker9
- Mar 30, 2020
- 3 min
SETTING UP FOR SANITY...and success!
You have suddenly found yourself "sheltering in place", which actually means "stuck at home" with your life, your work and your kid's...
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