tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229583188222536563.post3582515523149607465..comments2023-05-26T03:03:18.496-07:00Comments on The Garden Gate~: Preschool Time In Our Home~ Part 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229583188222536563.post-50144104914505997712010-09-15T17:35:17.216-07:002010-09-15T17:35:17.216-07:00I did blanket time with my now 7 year old and it w...I did blanket time with my now 7 year old and it was super successful. But when I tried to do it with our now 5 year old it didn't work at all and I couldn't figure our why. Then my daughter pointed our that we had had hardwood floors done and the blanket would slide all over the floor and the toys fell off and Jacob grew frustrated at the "messy" blanket. It's still difficult to implement with our smallest for the same reasons (area rugs are just not in the budget any time soon :0)!!) So we are working on something smilar but boy - I do miss that wonderful time with the baby sitting nearby on the snuggly blanket playing while we do school!!!!momoflotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091905861302799860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229583188222536563.post-65577857573681150072010-09-15T14:48:55.333-07:002010-09-15T14:48:55.333-07:00I am also enjoying my days with my preschoolers te...I am also enjoying my days with my preschoolers teaching ABCs - my twins are the most motivated of all my children, each day they beg me to do their ABCS - maybe it's because we have been making egg box puppets - one for each letter of the alphabet which are basically manipulatives crafted from card that you stick on an icy pole stick and poke into the the cones of the eggbox. They have 'races' each day to see who can put all their puppets into the box in the right order. We are up to Q so today looks like I will be making 'queens'!<br />Funnily enough I was just reading last evening through a Montessori book about blanket time and thinking of implementing that for the twins when I am teaching the older children as bedrooms are being messed up at this time so good to read about how it works for you Georgiann!Ann at eightacresofedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524581927752695509noreply@blogger.com