homeschool cirriculum for a 4yo and 2yo. - Page 2

[mamamelia]

hello NZ!!!! : you know we aussies still rule, right? kidding.

i did not think of pot plants - great idea! yeah i really don't want to dig up the garden since we're putting the house on the market next month.

the little chapter books! i just ordered the simpler versions and only two for now: winter in the woods and summertime in the woods. are these the ones you're talking about? or is it the next level up? i'll probably have to stick with the simpler versions for now as dd has SPD (but i believe it's more auditory processing issues) and she would just be all over the place and confused. usually when i read to her, i read slowly with certain tones to convey different feelings and point out to alot at the same time while i read. i find she understands better this way. if i were to just read straight from a book with no pictures, she'd be lost within a few minutes and just be on overdrive after that due to the confusion. poor darling.
i put her in my lap the other night and read an excerpt from one of the simpler little house books from amazon preview and she really enjoyed it and kept asking me about laura afterwards. her 2yo sister's name is laura which makes it even nicer for the girls in general.

so what are you doing for the summer? i had a quick look at your unschooling blog - great read! and you need to tell me more about that pink playdoh!

[nathansmum]

Originally Posted by mamamelia

hello NZ!!!! : you know we aussies still rule, right? kidding.

I have been reading the full version little house books, but it seems that your dd is going to get heaps out of the ones you have and you can build it up from there. He was probably 4.75 by the time we were reading long chapter books and it did take him a little while to get the concept and accept switching from picture books to chapter books. Maybe the ones you have will give her a good visual platform to then be able to put together the story from the full version (ds also likes to compare some books to movies and point out the differences in story line and the image that he had in his mind to what he sees on the DVD, so that could be something else when you think she's ready for it).

Summer - well, I want to get the kids out to experience a few new things in our community that we haven't before as well as things that we want to become family traditions without costing the earth. I'd like to take them strawberry picking, an orchestra aimed at children (where they can handle the instruments), pantomines/shows, visiting rockpools, camping, any festivals/fairs that are on (for some reason I haven't really bothered till now) even if it means travelling into the city to do so. Looking forward to it.

Pink playdough - hehe, yeah, it is fun making it!

[mommy68]

Originally Posted by Lillian J

It's generally kind of hard to realize just how little they are now until they're older.

agree.