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    I am the wife of a very talented musician who takes me around the world in pursuit of excellence. Mama to Jakob, Audrey and Ella, who just happens to have Down Syndrome.
    And an aspiring disciple of Jesus, defender of the oppressed, writer, graphic designer and photographer.

    I write and speak on navigating through the fog of life…you know, when things don’t go exactly as planned and am fuelled by a passion to amplify the voices of those on the margins…
    oh, and coffee…lots of coffee.

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Finally, a little creativity…

January 16, 2011

When the ideas stop flowing naturally I rely on a little business like planning to give the creative juices a jump start. So I sat down this afternoon and thought through the next three months and came up with a theme for each week. This coming week will be Snow. Goodness knows we have enough of it.

The theme of snow will carry us through the week with activities playing into our theme. For example, creating a snowflake chain, playing with snow (indoors-unless it warms up), dressing the snowman, and crafting our own snowmen out of pompoms and any odds and ends we can find in our….”doodle drawers” (figurative for nooks and crannies). I will attempt to teach about the weather cycle and will focus on “S” words. Lately, I have been working with Jakob on sight words. Sight words are one method for learning to read: the child recognizes a word just by memorizing the order of the letters. This strategy is especially effective for visual learners which Jakob may be and Ella probably will be. To do this, I have made some custom flashcards…

These are just a few examples but you get the idea.
The themes are based on seasons and holidays starting with SNOW, then ICE, then CHINESE NEW YEAR, followed by two weeks of VALENTINE’s (it will take a while), FAMILY, THE ZOO and then into LENT.
I have completed my list of Lenten tree ornaments and the stories that they represent, as they trace the fulfillment of God’s covenant with His people. All this will come in a later post.

So there you have it. I am excited at our more focused approach to the week and I think it will be beneficial to both me and the kids. If you have ideas I would love to hear them.

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  • About Me

    Hi, I’m Krista.

    Strategic communicator and storyteller.

    I am the wife of a very talented musician who takes me around the world in pursuit of excellence. Mama to Jakob, Audrey and Ella, who just happens to have Down Syndrome.
    And an aspiring disciple of Jesus, defender of the oppressed, writer, graphic designer and photographer.

    I write and speak on navigating through the fog of life…you know, when things don’t go exactly as planned and am fuelled by a passion to amplify the voices of those on the margins…
    oh, and coffee…lots of coffee.

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