Yay! Rachel loves playschool, but I am definitely to the point that I'm tired of making the drive and would like some days at the cottage.
So, I'm planning learning and play activities for us to do in place of playschool.
1. We're going to be at the cottage a LOT, so in addition to the pressed flowers we've been doing there, I'm going to attempt to do some of the Outdoor Hour studies. To be honest, we spend so much time outdoors that I'm not sure how useful it will be, except it will help us drill down a bit more. My hope is to learn the names of some of the wildflowers and bugs we find. We've already found photos of the hummingbirds online and have names for them. I'm thinking of grabbing a large, cheap artist's sketch book and putting together a scrapbook of our cottage/outdoor adventures.
2. The kid loves math. She adores problem solving and even sort of likes jigsaw puzzles. She can play the algebra game now in "equation" mode. It was a bit startling to walk in on her this week and find her sitting with my iPad solving simple algebraic equations. She has only finished the first level of the game, but accidentally started on the bonus equations. (I've played the whole game and thus unlocked the bonus material.) She didn't bat an eye, but solved several of them in a row. So, I think we'll continue playing math games this summer. She already does basic addition, so perhaps we'll look at subtraction next. I also think we'll make a really long number line this summer.
3. She balked at the reading lessons, so we've stopped. We will continue to read books, in large quantities, all summer. Perhaps in the fall she'll be more ready.
4. We'll keep practicing writing ad hoc. Her little fingers aren't quite developed enough for too much. She gets tired and I really want her to enjoy it.
