“We frequently see, at the ends of pine branches, voluminous bags of white silk intermixed with leaves. These bags are, generally, puffed out at the top and narrow at the bottom, pear-shaped. They are sometimes as large as a person’s…

    The ability to read and write is complex and involves the integration of numerous foundational skills. Learning to read and write, children must wade through the landscape of phonology (word sounds), orthography (word patterns), morphology (word classifications) and…

E. Nesbit, storyteller extraordinaire, weaves quite a yarn. The Book of Beasts is a favorite of my three sons. Why? Not because the protagonist is a small boy, but because that small boy becomes king! What boy doesn’t dream of…

“Take an object. Do something to it. Do something else to it.” – Jasper Johns Find a word you like. Take the word and write it on canvas. Mix some colors you like. Take your word and paint the colors…

Characters do things. They feel things. They hear things. They say things. They think things. They go places. They can walk, run, leap, and jump. They may sit and rock in a rocking chair. They may just lie in bed,…

Linda has two little boys, has always dreamed of homeschooling but she’s brand new to the Guild Method. So she flew to California this summer so that Sara and I could help her shape her the lessons. Her oldest son,…

Television from WaterhouseGuild on Vimeo. Each poem is a one-of-a-kind collage of sounds that tickle the tip-of-the-tongue and a rhythmic hammering that sparks a tap-of-the-toe. Poetry is a larger part of our world than we often admit. It’s the songs…

As tradition goes, we usher in summer with a collaborative iMadonnari creation. This year’s inspiration was “Still Life with Apples” by Paul Cézanne.      

In our world where fast paced technological communicating is the norm, our lexicon is shrinking hand over fist. But the potential of words is a great wonder. Words are salty goodness that pepper writing with flavor.   So this month…

These curious little balls commonly known as water pearls (I prefer my name) are in a word…captivating. Their usefulness in exploring science and math are obvious and you can find tons of great ideas all over the Internet for incoroprating…