So, I'm realizing that both Charlie and Miles have sponge-like minds. They are thrilled to explore and gain more knowledge. Miles' vocabulary is increasing daily. and he is using correct words in context. Charlie is so interested in inventions and anything outside and in nature. I completely believe that kids are natural learners and I don't want to force some curriculum on them too early. But I do love finding ways to enhance their natural interests. A couple weeks ago Charlie picked out a book called "A Grand Old Tree" from the library. It's a non-fiction book about the long life cycle of a tree. We read it a lot at home but I thought it would be fun to go read it in our forest while sitting on our fallen "Grand Old Tree"
Charlie was excited for this idea and was running with the book in hand and tripped and scrapped up his elbows within minutes of us arriving in the forest. After that he didn't want to do much. So he sat on a bench and I pulled out some graham crackers until he was feeling all better and forgot about his injuries.
Miles was happy to be cruising through the forest with Big Brother!
It turned out that neither of them wanted to sit still to listen to the story. But we did enjoy applying the knowledge that we had read previously. We took time to notice falling leaves, forest creatures, large roots, and fallen trees. That was a lot more exciting for my boys.
Oh and Miles loved this hollowed out stump, it was the perfect space for him.
He didn't like when brother crowded in his little space.
Ok...so I may be a little obsessed with forests!
Forests are the best play to learn. you sound like a Waldorf teacher. James and I both love Waldorf's early education theories and you're doing them whether you knew it or not. So cool.
ReplyDeleteI love this! And those stump photos are hilarious and look all too familiar to me! haha you're a great mom!
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