February 9: School Time

My Mother-in-Law once told me about a study that was done on children from middle class families who didn't go to school until they entered 4th grade. The families didn't homeschool and the children weren't taught formally, but through life experiences. I think about this a lot when our days are super busy and I don't have much time to sit down and do formal "school" work with Luci. I have to remind myself that she'll be fine and is getting so much out of her play time and interaction with other kids. Plus, it challenges me to make everyday play into learning experiences. We've been talking about patterns, and we used our legos to create patterns.