One of the most important things I learned as an education major was to "Have a Plan." I think that my plan book was probably one of my most prized possessions and I couldn't have taught without it! I would plan my weeks out in advance and plan the activities/learning that would occur. If I ever found myself without a plan ultimately the day was racked up as a bit of a failure. I had to plan for the learning of my students. Without a plan, I really couldn't know what they were learning.
With this experience in mind, how could I think that motherhood would be any different? If I don't have a plan for my day, what are my children learning?
Right now I only have 1 child, a daughter and she just turned a year old. I've had a plan with her for most of her life, but it generally included "doing something once a day outside our house" (if possible). I'm now to the point where I want to plan a bit more to do with her each day. This is where this blog comes into play. I'm looking for great ideas and want to share some of the ideas that I've planned and the things we've done in our home to facilitate learning.
The other day I was talking with my husband and I told him, "We're going to be studying Apples this week." We both kind of laughed about the thought of our 13-month old "studying," but I want find ways to help her learn and as a stay-at-home-mom, that's my job. I'm hoping this blog will be a good format for me to write down my plan, get great ideas and share some of the things I learned (and am still learning) about teaching children.
Happy blogging!
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