And that is why I thank all those mothers who blog, post ideas, and offer so many free activities.
As a stay-at-home mother, I need to think of my household as a type of one-on-one daycare. Why do I need to do this? Because my children deserve a mother who is activity trying to teach them lessons and skills for life.
I am lucky to be at home with Calan and Maisie, but I do see there are a lot of positives about a childcare center - Structure, socialization, and classroom lesson plans.
If I was looking for a childcare, I would be looking for all those things. So when I am thinking about my home, I want them to have the same things.
I am not a teacher. I have no idea how to be a preschool teacher, or what I should be teaching. But I know where to look. The internet is full of free lesson plans and ideas. Any preschool theme you could think of is available is some way or another online.
This week I printed out the 1+1+1=1 Tot school pack for the Letter A. Calan is already doing a great job with it. So far we have matched fruit and colored. The packet is so complete from numbers and matching to coloring and drawing. And that is just on the Letter A. There are tons of packets available. I can't wait to see at the end of the week how he does.
I don't know what I would do with our days at home if it wasn't for Mom bloggers. Thank you. Each and everyone of you out there. You keep me sane.
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| Calan's scribbles. He worked on it while I was preparing lunch. |
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