Bible Curriculum for 2 Year Olds
I know a couple of you have been waiting to see what we chose for a curriculum. The study guide we chose is put out by Joy of Living Bible Studies. I was hoping to get a promo code for you but, alas, there are no promotions available at this time. However, if you decide […]
First Day of 2 Year Old Tot School!
Kent was 26 months old. Yay! Finally, time to kick things off with our new plan. Inspired by 1+1+1=1, I made this cute sign for Kent to hold. This is how he wanted to take the picture… …but I kind of wanted one that didn’t cut off his head so I tried again while tickling […]
Montessori Resources
This one is for Jenn @ MrLittleMan. She’s doing all sorts of cool things with her son’s tot school so check it out! Awhile ago she inquired about some of our Montessori inspired work. Here are my favorite resources. Online: Montessori Primary Guide: great ideas for many basic activities. MontessoriMom: a list of early practical […]
Reassessing Tot School: No More Tot Trays
I’m a nerd. The displays of pencils and binders at Wal-mart make me giddy. The abundance of recent back-to-school blog posts has left me starry eyed. This time of year is more exciting than the actual New Year. Oh, the possibilities: the things to be learned, the fun to be had! I am so happy […]
A Birthday to Remember
I turned 27 on the 9th. Where does time go!? We celebrated with a picnic at the park. We were approaching another financial milestone and things worked out just right us to hit it on my birthday. By the grace of God we transferred the last few dollars and now have a FULLY FUNDED emergency […]
Tot School: What’s Next?
Our Tot School journey started with lots of lots of research. We kicked off with color themes when he was 12 months old. We had more fun with our St. Patrick’s Day theme than with any other to date. We took a break from colors to welcome Spring and celebrate Easter. We ended our color […]
Summer of Shapes: Oval & Rectangle
Kent was 25 months old. Since we fell so far behind I started covering two shapes every week. We learned the ASL signs for oval, rectangle, and purple. I don’t have many pictures related to our theme. We used our “A Rectangle Can Be…” cards, the Lauri toys rectangle and stacking pegs, and a beginning […]
Horses Small World Play (and keeping it real…)
I love seeing Kent use his imagination and I’m fascinated with all the small world play ideas on the web. I have been trying harder to facilitate his imaginative play. Recently one of our tot trays was a square made out of Lincoln logs. For rectangle week I added some longer logs and horses from […]
Watercolor Squirt Bottles
Since becoming aware that clipping was difficult for Kent I have been on the lookout for new ways to strengthen his little hand muscles. These little squirt bottles turned out to be a great way to do just that. I bought mine from the vet clinic but similar ones are available on Amazon. I let […]
Summer of Shapes: Star
We learned the ASL signs for star, moon, and yellow. We did “circle time” for the first time and he LOVED it! More on that later. I hung a couple more hooks in the kitchen within his reach so he has a place to put his bib if it’s clean enough to use again. This […]