tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657912610170806601.post3580186389271610778..comments2023-10-19T06:42:07.648-05:00Comments on Banter of a Blond Republican Couple: The brain bones connected to the paper bone?Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558069223334537518noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657912610170806601.post-66409278939185890672014-02-19T18:07:16.513-06:002014-02-19T18:07:16.513-06:00I love this!! A great example of child-directed l...I love this!! A great example of child-directed learning, which is the best kind for preschoolers! I am joining in the book discussion a bit late, but I read this post earlier today... and then this evening, I took my 2 year old on a walk in our neighborhood. As we stopped to look at a centipede walking along the side of the street, I noticed how she was essentially "narrating" to me about it... and I thought of your post here and thought how fun it would be for me to write down what she said. She sees her older sisters drawing in their nature notebooks and always wants to draw in mine... now I am thinking I will ask her to draw the centipede and then I can write what she said about it underneath.<br /><br />Thanks for the inspiration! And how great that you are learning about Charlotte Mason methods and such when your oldest is still preschool aged. It will give you a great start! I feel like I am still learning so much and my oldest is a third grader. I keep finding myself drawn to this style of education over any other.<br /><br />Thanks for the inspiration for how to so gently and beautifully include the youngest of learners!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029296444906951529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657912610170806601.post-68523179708090967862014-02-11T22:57:30.174-06:002014-02-11T22:57:30.174-06:00I love how you were patient with your daughter to ...I love how you were patient with your daughter to quietly turn over the interesting events of the day at the museum and then encouraged her as she essentially narrated them to you through her drawing! That's exactly what my kids do - they need that quiet space and then they enjoy giving back their thoughts and narration of an event that was memorable and full of ideas. This is a fantastic start to your children's early education!!<br /><br />I'm so glad you're joining the discussion and sharing your thoughts!! I hope you'll continue and maybe even share some glimpses of some of your notebooks as we read about them! We'd really love to see them!Jen Mackintoshhttp://www.wildflowersandmarbles.comnoreply@blogger.com