http://science-at-home.org/beginning-of-a-new-era/ Science activities for parents of babies, toddlers and school children. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:19:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://science-at-home.org/beginning-of-a-new-era/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Deb Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:42:34 +0000 http://science-at-home.org/?p=1030#comment-358 It's been really interesting seeing what she's bringing home. I have absolutely no early childhood training, but every time she tells or shows me something it pops into my head - Oh that would be great for fine motor skills! Or that's a pre-writing activity! I think it's hilarious that I can identify those sorts of outcomes, but it's also reassuring. It’s been really interesting seeing what she’s bringing home. I have absolutely no early childhood training, but every time she tells or shows me something it pops into my head – Oh that would be great for fine motor skills! Or that’s a pre-writing activity! I think it’s hilarious that I can identify those sorts of outcomes, but it’s also reassuring.

]]> http://science-at-home.org/beginning-of-a-new-era/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Catherine Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:13:10 +0000 http://science-at-home.org/?p=1030#comment-350 I'm with you - my son started preschool this morning too. I completely agree about the learning of letters and numbers - I'm sure that my son will learn them and think it will be easiest to just wait until he is really motivated to learn them. And I plan to keep doing other stuff, because I think schools don't have the same one on one ability to help a child follow their interests (which is of course very motivating for learning) as parents do. I’m with you – my son started preschool this morning too. I completely agree about the learning of letters and numbers – I’m sure that my son will learn them and think it will be easiest to just wait until he is really motivated to learn them. And I plan to keep doing other stuff, because I think schools don’t have the same one on one ability to help a child follow their interests (which is of course very motivating for learning) as parents do.

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