Let me tell you, teaching a 2 year old can be harder some days than others. Some days, like today, they may not be as focused as other days, but that's ok! I believe the effort we put into it counts and they learn so much more than we give them credit for. It's just about being consistent and establishing habits that will help them to like learning and in a fun way! I've been teaching my 1 year old, now 2 year old (Turned 2 October 22) for a while now, but only recently started blogging about it. The nice thing about blogging is it kind of forces you to develop more of a schedule and become more consistent with teaching because you want to be able to write about it afterwards. Before, I would teach Emma(my 2 year old) some things but maybe I wasn't as consistent about it. consistency is important, especially if you're heading in the direction of homeschooling where the home pretty much becomes the school environment for your kids. So i'm happy to blog and i'm grateful for the consistency it forces me to establish when teaching my babe. As mentioned in a previous post, i'm still deciding which curriculum(s) to use. Right now, i'm simply "homeskooling" my 2 year old in a fun way and helping her to like learning as she learns. That being said, I really like the routine we have established so far. This will probably change in the future, especially when I incorporate curriculum's I decide to use. Nevertheless, for now, simply homeskooling is going swell! 1. We wake up whenever I decide to wake up 2. We eat breakfast together 3. Scripture study in Emma's Bedroom 4. "Learning time" in Emma's Bedroom 5. Leap-Frog's Letter-Factory show It's a simple schedule, and doesn't take the whole day(although i've noticed its been taking all the way up to lunchtime and then shortly afterwards, naptime). Again, I will probably adjust and tweak this schedule as time goes on, with the addition of a curriculum and as I homeschool more and more children(i'm hoping), but for now, this will do. Our "rough" outline of our Learning Day TODAY: 1.We incorporated a scripture study time before learning time, which I really like. I read Emma scripture stories at night in the past but doing it during the day gives me something more to add to the schedule and there are most definitely learning moments in there as well. We also read a few books. One before scriptures and the rest after scripture study. 2.We started our learning time with shapes. I have some shape-toys I use for my shape teaching. These can be obtained at Walmart or maybe even found at a "Once upon a Child" used/thrift store. 3. We played with a dinosaur puzzle to help us match two things together and focus on memorizing colors. Emma colored in a coloring book for a bit as well. I received this as a gift but the price tag says "homegoods" on there, so head over there and find something worth learning for your little ones! 4. We quickly reviewed a few ABC letters and then watched the letter-factory show to re-emphasize letter sounds that Emma is learning. Snack included. That about wraps up our day today.
Teaching is so fun and I love that i'm spending quality time with my little one! I hope you can find ways to spend quality learning time with your little one as well!
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