Dec. 28, 2008
Homeschooling Toddlers
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I really haven't written too much about the homeschooling we are doing here. However, I think I will begin talking about as we now seem to have a routine down and I am feeling more confident in the telling. We started in October trying to do 3 days a week. With a one year old in the mix, that proved to be too much (having the one year old with us can be trying, but it seems he just wants to be a part and giving him something age appropriate (and often different) doesn't wash with him.). We started with a field trip to the farm (our former farm, now owned and operated to it best potential by Dan's nephew and his wife) to see the new buildings, the big digging machines and see how to feed the calves. They really enjoyed climbing the big dirt piles, but the highlight was the baby calves. Tim (a high school boy from our church who works part-time at the farm) showed the boys how to feed them grain and milk in buckets. He let them carry the feed buckets to the calves and then he let them help him bottle feed the smallest ones! THAT was fun. When we walked back we put hand prints on canvas. We plan to put a hand print on the other side of the canvas on our last day of school. I am thinking that we might do this each year. The canvases aren't that huge (9x12) and I wall of handprint canvases over the years. Academically, we have some goals in mind, but they are loose. The boys are only 3, 2 1/2 and not quite 1. Instead of getting all keyed up in keeping data on what we worked on, I have a loose (very loose) curriculum for planning purposes, but we tailor what we are going to based on the moods of the boys (like who has had a nap!) Right now we are working on a Bible verse, the numbers 1-5 (not only counting them but 1:1 correspondence as well), saying the alphabet and following directions. They are learning about textures and getting some exercise and fresh air. He is Risen, Just as He said! |
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