I really want to be able to teach Noah at home the way that he was learning before when he was at Koala Kids daycare. A lot of the methods that they used there appealed to me. So, I went online to see what I could find about sensory bins and activities that were life application activities, playing that was learning, etc. I did a lot of research yesterday and a lot of the methods fall under montessori style learning/teaching. I found a great website that I will be frequenting quite often (see
HERE) and from there ping ponged all over the internet. I learned so much in a matter of 2 hours (see, not all time on the internet is wasted) and I now probably need to find a way to use my excitement properly.
Today, we went to quite a few garage sales, and after reading about all the methods yesterday, the world of things opened up to me. I found "sorting trays", fake money, a cash box, small stones, blocks, marbles, a pencil sharpener, and so much more. I only spent $20 total (that included a small desk and a Mickey Mouse that Noah found) and we have such a good start! I will have to definitely start honing in what our first "lessons" will be and I will need to arrange a "classroom".
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| I am putting this picture in here to bring up the question he asked..."Mom, are these humans, and what tray do they go in?!" |
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| He did SO very good at sorting. He was excited, I was proud. |
Enjoy the pictures of all our fun finds and then I will post what type of kits or bins we make out of them. I look forward to sharing our journey as part of this blog. We will also have to find ways to make God a large focus as we learn. More research will be needed. :)
