Fact: We live in Utah.
Fact: Winter lasts a long time in Utah.
Fact: My children need a way to get some of the wiggles out while staying warm indoors during these long winters.
Behold the joy of hopscotch!
Here’s the indoor hopscotch set we got Pearl for Christmas this year:

It’s been a big hit. Just some of the concepts it teaches (well, helps to teach. It is an inanimate object after all.):

Coordination–Getting the marker on a pre-determined number is tricky for a toddler!
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I adore books. For several years in college, I worked two floors underground in our university library’s special collections. Pretty much the coolest place on campus. This collection houses everything from ancient clay tablets inscribed with glyphs to real-life Oscar awards, not to mention the rows and rows of first editions, rare manuscripts, and fragile photos (ah, the prestige of donning a coat and entering the cold storage photo archives). I told you it was awesome.
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Well, here we go! My very own, hot off the press, homeschool blog!
Note, dear non-existant (as of yet) readers: I’ve chosen to blog about our homeschool journey because it’s simply the best system I can think of to document some of our adventures, essay my brain around theory texts, keep track of ideas that I want to use some time in the future, and keep my thoughts and plans organized. The fact that it’s a public system is secondary. But …

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