preschool update

homeschool preschool

we have had a great fall with these kids. 7 kids started the year out, but after the new year we will only have 5, maybe 4. one moved to chicago, one is going back to the public schools and one is undecided. it's been fun to see ellington become engaged with other kids she doesn't really know or see outside of school. and for me, it's been nice to have 2 mornings a week with just beckett {unless i'm teaching}. we run errands together and get some quality time in just the 2 of us.

i've taught only a few weeks this fall, but will picking up all of january before the baby comes. 

lately i've been doing stations with the kids, instead of whole group activities and they seem to like that better and stay focused longer.

practicing counting, fine motor skills and sorting

ellington is doing much better at her one - one counting and recognizing most of her # 1-5. 

matching # 1-15

letter review: matching our ABC's: A-J

ellington can recognize only a few letters: A, B, E, O consistently, so we'll be pushing hard this winter and spring for her to know all of her ABCs. Although, I don't want her to be too bored next year in school... :)

Overall, ellington likes school. She wishes I was the teacher more often and has had a little bit of anxiety going to certain houses. It's a good life skill for her to learn early on and become okay with being independent. It's been hard since her good friend moved to Chicago and there's only 2 other girls, and they're not always there. She's not a huge fan of boys :)