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na na na na na na nana na na na na na nana na na na na na nana na na na Think it through…do you recognise the tune? Chirp with the hands, flap with the arms, wiggle with the behind and clap, clap, clap, clap. Link arms, spin around and do it again, faster!…
Onomatopoeia
Boing… Cuckoo… Poof… Thud… Woosh… Zip… All of these are onomatopic words. They are words that say the sound they make. Just hearing the words elicits a response. You can almost feel the action. Immediately, you know exactly what these words represent. When I am with my children, there are words, actions and attitudes that…
Until They Too
Joshua 1:13-15 …The LORD your God is giving you rest and and has granted you this land…You are to help your brothers until the LORD gives hem rest, as He has done for you and until they too have taken possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving them… after that, you…
Learning Stages
Exploring, discovering, emerging, progressing, mastering: no matter how old you are or your stage of life, in some element, you are somewhere on this step by step journey. When our children are babies, we have very few expectations. We understand that it will take time and patience, teaching and correction and lots and lots…
Towb Meod
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The Bigger Picture
When I was a young girl, my art teacher bemoaned the fact that if she said the sky was blue, I coloured it yellow, orange, red and purple. Blue water was blue, green, white and black. Grass was green, yellow and brown and the leaves on the trees and flowers in the fields were whatever…