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Aug 5
4 min

Coaching to Make Working+Learning from Home Better than Survivable

As we head into a totally different kind of school year, now, more than ever, our village is key. Whether you are working from home and h...

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Mallory G Foster

Jul 30
4 min

Month in Moments - August '20 Edition

Another month just zoomed by... 2020 is _____ I don't even know...you fill in the blank however you want :). However, despite all the cha...

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Mallory G Foster

Jul 10
5 min

Camp Floral and Fawna is HERE!

On Sunday, Floral and Fawna Camp Friends will drop (here) and they can't wait to join you for camp! Right now you can head to my shop (he...

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Mallory G Foster

Jun 30
5 min

Month in Moments - July '20 Edition

This month's Month in Moments calendar has a different focus than usual, one that our family needs and that I wanted to offer to and shar...

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Mallory G Foster

Jun 26
6 min

Adventure from Home this Summer through Small World Play

I am SO excited to be teaming up with Nia of Floral and Fawna to bring families a unique summer camp-at-home experience this summer! On J...

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Mallory G Foster

Jun 17
4 min

Anti-Racist Learning Resources x Month in Moments - June '20 Edition

Sooooo... it's June 17th so this is half a month late, and I hope you noticed that the Month in Moment calendars are now linked on the ho...

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Mallory G Foster

May 26
5 min

Wait...Family Life Coaching? What's that?

During the tumultuous times we are facing, our family lives likely look different in many ways than they did before schools closed, we sw...

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Mallory Foster

Apr 30
7 min

Month in Moments - May '20 Edition

I cannot believe it's only been a month since the last Month in Moments calendar! Time is so weird right now. With another stretch of unc...

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Mallory Foster

Apr 3
7 min

Meaningful Tools for Learning at Home, Together

As teachers and school districts scramble to get kiddos learning at home in a way that meets state requirements, offers opportunities for...

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Mallory Foster

Apr 1
5 min

A Month in Moments - April '20

Whew, y'all, what a month. Between facing a pandemic, turning 30, completely changing our weekly and daily routines, and getting ridiculo...

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Mallory Foster

Mar 13
5 min

A Social Distancing Toolkit for Parents, Guardians, and Educarers

As officials and medical experts work tirelessly to "flatten the curve" of COVID-19 cases, kiddos and their adults are facing some MAJOR ...

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Mallory Foster

Mar 1
5 min

A Month in Moments - March '20

Happy March! This month's calendar will provide all educators, parents, guardians, and educarers with ideas for getting ready for spring ...

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Mallory Foster

Jan 30
3 min

Month in Moments - February '20 Edition

This month, you're invited to travel through our solar system and beyond, to galaxies far, far away. Inspired by a request from my aunt, w...

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Mallory Foster

Dec 31, 2019
4 min

A Month in Moments - January '20 Edition

WOOT!!! It is soooo close to being a new year and a new decade! What are you excited about this year? Do you set intentions and/or resolu...

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Mallory Foster

Dec 1, 2019
3 min

Month in Moments - December '19

I'm excited to share a month of fun activities with you and the learners in your life! This month's calendar is all about "Winter Wonder"...

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Mallory Foster

Oct 31, 2019
7 min

A Month in Moments - November '19 Edition

This month's theme is very heavily inspired by NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month! NaNoWriMo is about a billion things - it's an ...

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Mallory Foster

Oct 7, 2019
9 min

How to Play - As an Adult

Some of the moments that bring me the most joy in my work as a Tinkergarten leader, yoga teacher, and former new teacher coach are the mo...

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Mallory Foster

Sep 30, 2019
5 min

Month in Moments - October '19 Edition

It's fall!!! And... hopefully we'll start to get fall weather soon. October is one of my favorite months - we generally start to get cris...

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Mallory Foster

Sep 1, 2019
6 min

A Month in Moments - September 19 Edition

This month, we'll dig into building play in a variety of ways. Learners will be invited to explore buildings around them, test materials ...

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Mallory Foster

Aug 23, 2019
6 min

Mini-School Planning Process

This school year, I'm going to be continuing to lead Tinkergarten and family yoga classes, and I'm going to be doing "Mini School" with H...

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