Kindergarten or Whatever it May Be

the school year is here.

Kinder?

pre-K

preschool

a smidge young, I know

I think we are doing kindergarten with Gillian this year.  Maybe?  

We had been struggling along with letter learning.  

I thought she would be no where near learning to read this year.

A couple weeks ago?  Wham!  

She gets it.  She is remembering her letters.

A month ago, the recall % was close to 0.  

Now, suddenly, it is up to about 85%

It is amazing to watch little ones learn.

So, I think it is a kindergarten year for Gillian.

We are still going through theme letter lesson based on totally tots ABC craft cards.

"m" is where we began this year.  the kids had a blast with magnets.

Gillian knows that that magnetic items contain a high amount of iron.

She knows a compass works because of the magnetic poles in the earth.

We studied maps & we are learning to use a compass.

(So Free Range parenting, no?  Pretty soon, I'll let my kids navigate the city on their own.)

Source: instructables.com via Erin on Pinterest

this pin?  I didn't DIY.  I followed the link & just bought the stuff.  It seemed like a hazardous project.  I don't want anyone to breath in magnet dust.

We've been using these coloring/writing sheets here - 

you can customize them to say whatever you want!

And color by letter papers here - fun!

Happy Fall, Ya'll!