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For a background on how/why we do Tot School, click here.

It’s been a while since we have done any sort of Tot School!  Now we are slowly coming out of the Emma transition and have been enjoying trying to enjoy the snow and being cooped up inside.  Here’s a little peek at what we’ve been up too…

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For a background on how/why we do Tot School, click here.
It was a HOT week – we were only outside for maybe 40 minutes each day.
Lot’s of playing happened inside with minimal interference by me, which was surprising.

We worked on our E pages that we glued eggs onto…

We made elephants with our handprints…

We made an egg memeory game and played it…

We painted eggs after reading Pig’s Eggs…

We played with blocks and then Kara decided we needed to call it a “block party” complete with homemade party hats…

We made or remade catapillars…

And we went swimming…

For a background on how/why we do Tot School, click here.

So I haven’t been doing anything formal really during our time together.  The reason is two-fold; first, I’ve been really nauseous and second, the weather has been amazing.  So, lots of exploring and learning has been going on outside, which is what summer is all about in my opinion.

We did manage to work on our D pages and play with dominoes…

We went to the Zoo with our cousins in town from Colorado…

Played with the hundreds of cardboard coasters we have and never use…

And enjoyed the outside where clothing is optional…

For a background on how/why we do Tot School, click here.

We had a great week with Tot School.  The rain kept us in a lot.

We are working on our C pages in our ABC book this week…

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We had a fun week and had a couple of field trips including Simon’s birthday party at the Magic House and a trip to the Rocket Park.

We only did tray time 2x this week, mostly because of my lack of motivation.  The days we do tray time, it engages the kiddos and makes our day go so much smoother.  (more on my tiredness and lack of motivation in another post)  This week I am going to try and be more diligent about it.

We worked on our B pages of our ABC Book, inspired by Totally Tots,  that we are slowly compiling.  And over the weekend, the boys helped Daddy with the retaining wall around the playground and helped me plant flowers.

Here are our pictures…

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Conversation between me and Kim…

Kim was talking about how she was going to homeschool Tyler for preschool.

Me: “Oh, I could never homeschool, I’d go crazy , I’m not organized enough, etc”

Kim: “Jill, you DO home school your boys.”

Me: “Oh, I guess I do.”

I never think of it as homeschooling.

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