First Day of School

We had a GREAT time this morning on our first day of school. The curriculum is really fun and easy to use.

We are keeping it basic this week, just sticking to the curriculum so we can get into the rhythm of how our days will go. Every day begins with an opening "circle" time. This is when we do the calendar and talk about the weather and season, and I just let Bug talk about whatever she is thinking/feeling at the moment. Then today's lesson had a story and we talked about "in and out" (had a bunch of things for her to put in and out of baskets, and there was a worksheet). Then we took a brief break where we made a fruit salad snack, and ate together and chatted. Then we did some coloring and played a game.

It only took us an hour to get through today's lesson, because Bug already knows what in and out mean - no time was needed to explain the concepts. Tomorrow we talk about "red" and that's nothing new either. I wavered between getting Pre-K or K, but since she's not 5 until June, I went with Pre-K. As I have said in previous posts, the main way kids this age learn and experience life is through play anyway, so play we will! :) She enjoyed everything we did - hearing a story and playing and doing art is all fun, even if the concepts aren't new. Also, next week I am adding in Handwriting Without Tears (we have done bits and pieces of it over the past year and she LOVES it), and soon after that I will add in music (we got the Discoveries in Music Enrichment package from Calvert, and I will also be teaching Bug piano lessons). By the end of this month, we should be doing 2 - 2.5 hours most days.

It was a lot of fun today and we are both excited to do it again tomorrow! :)