Beginning FIAR

Rachel and I have started FIAR.  I've tried before, but it was too soon.  She wasn't ready.  However, this fall we noticed lots of boredom at playschool.  Also, she seems hungry to learn new things, so I thought we'd try it again.

We started this week with Very Last First Time.  It took me a couple of tries to come up with a planning mechanism, but I finally landed on using a grid with days at the top and subject areas on the left.  I never schedule more than 45 - 60 minutes of "Learning" activities a day, and all of those can be done in ten minute chunks, done when they fit naturally in the day.

We are referring to our studies as "Ginger Kindergarten" because she misprounounced Junior Kindergarten, and since she is a red head, it stuck. :)

We also commemorated the start by giving her GrandmaBetts' old iPad and had the cover engraved with "For Rachel Clare, Keep Learning and Exploring".