Wow! We are into our second week and boy oh boy are we a busy crew!
This year the situation in the home is a bit different. Instead of preschoolers filling this home we have school-agers. Some being homeschooled and others schooling from home. :-) We hope that the homeschooled children will be accepted into the visual charter academy but if they don't get in this year, they will get in next year with sibling priority.
I do plan to start a blog with activities here and there that are being done with the school-agers. Finding time is the issue! :-) I'm going to try to keep this one for preschool learning. My youngest son is 3 years old and he is my only preschooler this year but we'll post every once in awhile. :-)
So what has T. been doing this week? He's been trying to figure out where his place is in the group of 6 children. Right now we are trying to figure out just what we are doing :-P and so he's been "on his own" in the mornings. Meaning, I'm not sitting with him and working with him at this time. We are incorporating that wonderful tray cart that I purchased at the beginning of the school year last year.
He sits with us and interacts as much as possible with our group morning lessons (calendar notebook and history/social studies, art/music, story time). When we move on from that, 3 of the students and myself move into the kitchen and that signals T. to go get his cart and bring it into the kitchen. :-)
The first day he was with us (2nd day of school) was awesome...he went from the top tray to the bottom tray and our morning went very smoothly. He's getting picky now. :-) So I'll have to consider what I'm placing on the trays. I did have a lovely plan to do activities following Nursery Rhymes this year with him but...well, that went out the window with how much planning and prep I have to do with the other kids. So, we'll continue as we are for now.
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These are his buddies for this school year...
T. 3 yrs., L.-1st grade, C. and E-2nd grade, W.-3rd grade, A- 4th grade.
Anyone need some volunteer hours? LOL
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W. is so kind to him. She's has a mothering spirit about her and doesn't like it when he's not happy. We'll see how it goes, there is a possibility he'll interfere with how much of her tasks she gets done in the morning. :-) Right now though, he needs that additional "mothering" since mom is busy busy so I'm letting it go with verbal reminders to get her work done. Here's a picture from today...
Isn't that sweet? That story was part of her tasks today, she was working on Story Elements and had chosen The Lorax. She was able to complete the Story Elements page correctly so...either she's very familiar with the story (a big possibility) or she was able to get out of the reading what needed even with a 3 year old interrupting, pointing to pictures, and talking.
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Will let this be all for today...just wanted to let you know that I'm back. :-) I'll be sharing T.'s "favorite" trays the next time I have a few moments.
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