After some research, I decided to go with seasons as a good theme this year. Autumn is my favorite season (which I will miss when we move to Nevada), and I think it will be a lot of fun to incorporate that into his daily lessons.
So far, I have everything broken down into subjects:
- Art
- Science
- Social / Emotional (this is mostly getting him around other kids as rolemodels for speech and so he can develop friendships with kids his own age)
- Reading Readiness
- Numbers
- Colors & Shapes
- History
- Music
- Trips / Family Outings
- Spiritual
- Chores
Yes, I said chores. For the fall, AP will help us rake the leaves outside. I feel it's important at a young age to be involved in the daily chores. He already helps me clean floors and dust, on occassion.
I actually had a lot of fun yesterday researching ideas and brainstorming to incorporate the fall season into these different subjects of the lesson plan. Once I've completed the plan, I hope to share with everyone.
Today's plan:
After our morning routine, we're going to the local playroom to try it out. I hope there are some kids there, and it's a fun and interactive environment for the boys.
This evening, we're attending a local Oktoberfest! Bratwurst, German folk music, and fun games a crafts for the kiddies. Last year, they had a table set up for the kids to do some pumpkin decorating with glue, glitter, markers, and stickers. AP had a lot of fun with that. He also had his face painted a bit last year too. I'll be sure to take pictures tonight to share.
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Since he's only 3 this sounds like a pretty heavy load, maybe you don't intend to it all everyday, but I think it'll be plenty! The chores are a fantastic part. When my girls turned 5 and 7, we started giving them a dollar allowance each week, but I wish I'd started that a bit earlier! Do you think he's ready for that?
marfa
Not everyday. Absolutely not. We pick one subject per day, but it's usually combined. Like when we work on his alphabet, there's usually some artwork involved. Like today, he practiced his letter A and made a little book of words that start with A. Then his daddy read a book about Apples to him and he went down for a nap.
That took all of a half hour.
This morning he had a lot of free play with his brother, and they watched an educational DVD about ABCs. After nap, we're going to go pumpkin picking.
His daily educational stuff where we sit down and do an activity is 1/2 hour to 1 hour at the most.
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