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SusanMc
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Posted: Jan 31 2008 at 3:30pm \| IP Logged

I've tried searching on this topic and can't find anything...but please feel free to redirect me if a thread on this topic does exist.

Anyway, I noticed in the newcomers thread that there are a lot of us with very young children/babies who are starting to learn more about homeschooling.

I'm interested in Charlotte Mason and Montessori right now. My son is nine months old so obviously he is too young for a lot of activities. But I do want to try to create a home learning environment/routine that will be consistant with our educational goals later on.

Per Montessori theory that I've read thus far, I've made the house very explorable for the babe and use a minimum of restrictive devices (exersaucer, play yard, etc.). I also try to stick to a general pattern for the day but we don't have a hour by hour schedule. We try to get out and about in the outdoors at least once a day for exploration. We also read books together 2-3 times a day.

So my question for the more experienced mamas is what did you do/wish you had done with your very little littles as far as home education goes?

montessori_lori
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Posted: Jan 31 2008 at 6:56pm \| IP Logged

Here's a bunch of posts from my blog about toddlers:

Toddler Posts - the posts themselves have links to other resources and other helpful posts from other blogs

Search for other posts by montessori_lori

SusanMc
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Posted: Feb 01 2008 at 7:26am \| IP Logged

Thanks for the treasure trove of information, Lori. I found it really helpful.

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Posted: Feb 04 2008 at 9:59pm \| IP Logged

Susan:
This is not specifically what you're asking (about learning environments), but more "general". I thought it was a good thread from awhile ago.

If you had to do it all over again

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jdostalik
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Posted: Feb 05 2008 at 8:13am \| IP Logged

Susan,
A good book (if you don't already have it) is Slow and Steady, Get Me Ready. It has an learning activity for each week of your child's life from birth to age 5. Fun and a great resource for those days when you need a little help!

I don't use it the way it was intended...I just pick an activity that I think will work for my child's age range and we go for it....It is an excellent reference for wonderful ideas for the littles!

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