(Sara): Hi, all, and Happy New Year!
Here at our home it seems I've been spending a lot of time trying to catch up from the holidays (which included 8 days back home), finding places to put new things, and just keeping up with the daily necessities. I have been spending time getting ready to "start school" - for lack of a better phrase - with my 3 & 5 year olds. I continue to clean & reorganize our classroom, purchase some last minute items, and make lesson plans.
I think we'll be ready in a couple days. I intend to focus on teaching my 3yo the "Montessori Rules" - keeping quiet, being respectful of his brother's work, only choosing materials he's been shown by me, and putting away his work when he is finished. I will be presenting 2-4 new activities each morning for a while, mostly practical life to start out with. Although my 5yo is mostly beyond many of the activities, I think he will enjoy watching them and trying some, to fill in "gaps" from his own formation. When I started with him 2 years ago, I didn't present activities in as timely or orderly a fashion as I'm prepared to do now with #2.
My 3yo has much room for improvement when it comes to self-control. As I witnessed with my 1st son, I look forward to watching him concentrate on work that he finds interesting, which naturally results in better self-esteem as well as self-control. He is ready, and I am trying to be, too! I'll post some of my lesson plans as time continues...
2 comments:
I am excited for your #2! I hope he enjoys it as much as your #1. :) I figure things will go more smoothly and orderly when it is time for my #2 to start (I still have a 1.5 years).
this whole past year, i struggled with my 2-year-old being in the classroom. Mostly, he "snuck" in there to watch his brother while I wasn't looking. Things were usually fine for a while, but eventually things would get broken, spilt, or thrown. I would get frustrated, to say the least. I am so glad to have 2 boys properly using the space now!
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