Rachael's Varied Interests
I loved the Little House on the Prairie book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder as a girl, and read all eight books to my son when he was about 6. After that, I went in search of a similar series with a male protagonist and …
I signed up to teach Scratch to some kids at my son’s school for “project days”. Rather than make a video game, I wanted to introduce projects that could be useful to the everyday curriculum. Here are a few of the projects I came up …
Several of us have talked over time about finding volunteer opportunities that involve children. Here are a couple ideas for Thanksgiving time . . . Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) organizes volunteers to deliver meals on Thanksgiving morning. You use your own car and go in …
My son’s 1st/2nd grade class did a segment on listening this last week (this was a first for this classroom). The kids discussed what’s involved in listening and apparently concluded that it’s a “whole body” experience. They created a series of photos to illustrate this …
Just finished reading Charlotte’s web to my son, out loud, for the third time. You probably remember the story — a barnyard spider named Charlotte’s saves a pig named Wilbur’s life by weaving words into her web. I love this book every time I read …
This is a list of resources that I’ve found to be useful as the mother of a young child. It is in no way comprehensive, and links to more comprehensive lists are below. Enjoy! Support and Play Groups New Mothers’ Group at Somerville Family Network …