the little ones
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This request goes out to all of you..I am planning
on unschooling my son (3yo) and would just like
to have a starting point..i guess..everyone out
there seems to have children of school age..and i
would just like to know about the toddler stage..
this is all sooo new anyway..as everyone expects
me to be interviewing preschools now...so...any
words of wisdom from the seasoned masses would be
greatly appreciated..basically we play all day, run
errands, do swim and gym, trying out our first
moms and tots group this week...i'd just like to
hear about the early years from someone..
thank you...
eileen
on unschooling my son (3yo) and would just like
to have a starting point..i guess..everyone out
there seems to have children of school age..and i
would just like to know about the toddler stage..
this is all sooo new anyway..as everyone expects
me to be interviewing preschools now...so...any
words of wisdom from the seasoned masses would be
greatly appreciated..basically we play all day, run
errands, do swim and gym, trying out our first
moms and tots group this week...i'd just like to
hear about the early years from someone..
thank you...
eileen
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Hi Eileen, and everyone else...
My oldest just turned 4, so I am pretty much in the same situation as you.
It sounds to me like you are already on track. I read to my daughter
(almost) every day...but pretty much at this age it is just play, play, play.
Not that one would want to have one's child in preschool - but if I am not
wrong play is what happens there, too, except with probably some forced arts
and crafts type stuff (i.e., color the snow man white, now color the sky
blue, now make the tree green) etc. :^P Boring! My child is just now (over
the last 6 months or so) getting really interested in learning how to read
and write so I just sort of go with it and reinforce what she naturally wants
to do. She will tell me stuff like "P makes a "puh" sound" and then we will
have a conversation about it. I have found that if I insist that we sit down
and do something she doesn't enjoy it - hence the unschooling approach.
-Fatimah
BintHanson@...
My oldest just turned 4, so I am pretty much in the same situation as you.
It sounds to me like you are already on track. I read to my daughter
(almost) every day...but pretty much at this age it is just play, play, play.
Not that one would want to have one's child in preschool - but if I am not
wrong play is what happens there, too, except with probably some forced arts
and crafts type stuff (i.e., color the snow man white, now color the sky
blue, now make the tree green) etc. :^P Boring! My child is just now (over
the last 6 months or so) getting really interested in learning how to read
and write so I just sort of go with it and reinforce what she naturally wants
to do. She will tell me stuff like "P makes a "puh" sound" and then we will
have a conversation about it. I have found that if I insist that we sit down
and do something she doesn't enjoy it - hence the unschooling approach.
-Fatimah
BintHanson@...
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In a message dated 01/08/2000 6:07:03 PM !!!First Boot!!!, jazballard@...
writes:
<< iated..basically we play all day, run
errands, do swim and gym, trying out our first
moms and tots group this week...i'd just like to
hear about the early years from someone..
thank you... >>
Hi --
Well, I guess you have already started. Other than that, I would read to him
a lot. Have lots of stuff around to start to learn how to do "projects" --
art type supplies and access to containers and paper and markers (and prepare
to re-paint) and all kinds of fun stuff. Early pre-reading cloth or board
books are good. Animals are cool -- seeing even our little guinea pig up
close has been better than just reading about it. Blocks and play-doh and
anything to build with -- save paper towel rolls and scrap paper -- these
make great paper airplanes and towers on castles, etc. Water play is always
a good one at this age -- what floats, what sinks, how to blow bubbles, etc.
This is a fun age where just about anything has some "educational" value.
Take care.
Nance
writes:
<< iated..basically we play all day, run
errands, do swim and gym, trying out our first
moms and tots group this week...i'd just like to
hear about the early years from someone..
thank you... >>
Hi --
Well, I guess you have already started. Other than that, I would read to him
a lot. Have lots of stuff around to start to learn how to do "projects" --
art type supplies and access to containers and paper and markers (and prepare
to re-paint) and all kinds of fun stuff. Early pre-reading cloth or board
books are good. Animals are cool -- seeing even our little guinea pig up
close has been better than just reading about it. Blocks and play-doh and
anything to build with -- save paper towel rolls and scrap paper -- these
make great paper airplanes and towers on castles, etc. Water play is always
a good one at this age -- what floats, what sinks, how to blow bubbles, etc.
This is a fun age where just about anything has some "educational" value.
Take care.
Nance
Thad Martin
that is really, i'm sorry but i can't think of any other word, sick. what
a really really awful thing to do and lopsided to boot. my son who is 4
can't write and isn't interested in it. he can't stay at one thing because
he prefers 3 or 4 at a time, but he knows most all the body parts, organs
included, and their basic functions. his favorite software is for 9 year
olds (logical journey of the zoombinis) but he would never do a workbook
because he likes to make his own rules. he loves to build with any
construction set (we have k'nex, lego, zoobs and will probably get zome as
well) and wants to design and build his own robot (which he does with the
k'nex) but will not draw any shapes if you ask. he's highly independent
but likes company when he's working . for christmas he asked for a
'electricity lab and a chemistry lab' but will not be taught to write his
name. how can you judge a child? i'm sorry for those and many others who
have to experience such things.
-susan
austin,tx
jazballard@... wrote:
I personally know of two children "held back" an additional year, because
they were too involved with physical strenghts, not their
alphabet/numbers.. how sad...such a stigma by the age of 4/5 anyhow..thanks
again
Eileen
a really really awful thing to do and lopsided to boot. my son who is 4
can't write and isn't interested in it. he can't stay at one thing because
he prefers 3 or 4 at a time, but he knows most all the body parts, organs
included, and their basic functions. his favorite software is for 9 year
olds (logical journey of the zoombinis) but he would never do a workbook
because he likes to make his own rules. he loves to build with any
construction set (we have k'nex, lego, zoobs and will probably get zome as
well) and wants to design and build his own robot (which he does with the
k'nex) but will not draw any shapes if you ask. he's highly independent
but likes company when he's working . for christmas he asked for a
'electricity lab and a chemistry lab' but will not be taught to write his
name. how can you judge a child? i'm sorry for those and many others who
have to experience such things.
-susan
austin,tx
jazballard@... wrote:
I personally know of two children "held back" an additional year, because
they were too involved with physical strenghts, not their
alphabet/numbers.. how sad...such a stigma by the age of 4/5 anyhow..thanks
again
Eileen
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Thank you to those who responded to
my inquiry..its nice(great) to know
I'm headed in the right direction..and
your suggestions will go to good use..
And I hope I didn't step on toes with the
remark about preschool...its just that
most of the ones near us aren't all just
play...some get pretty academic...I personally
know of two children "held back" an additional
year, because they were too involved with
physical strenghts, not their alphabet/numbers..
how sad...such a stigma by the age of 4/5
anyhow..thanks again
Eileen
my inquiry..its nice(great) to know
I'm headed in the right direction..and
your suggestions will go to good use..
And I hope I didn't step on toes with the
remark about preschool...its just that
most of the ones near us aren't all just
play...some get pretty academic...I personally
know of two children "held back" an additional
year, because they were too involved with
physical strenghts, not their alphabet/numbers..
how sad...such a stigma by the age of 4/5
anyhow..thanks again
Eileen