I’ve been looking into doing this with my now 15 month old myself and I believe this is a great way to help foster and enhance their learning. Great post Janelle!
As a former teacher who never had the chance to have my own classroom, I am diving into (laid back) homeschooling my two-year-old daughter.
Homeschooling a toddler?
Yes. It can be done. It’s a different structure than preschool or elementary school. The approach that I’m using is intentional hands-on learning. In my short teaching career, I’ve seen many different styles of learning and teaching. The best style in my humble opinion has been one that focuses on teaching children independence, while fostering the student’s freedom within limits. Montessori based teaching in early childhood has proven to be one of the best approaches in the education arena.
What is Montessori?
Specifically in Early Childhood education, Montessori learning involves sensory-motor activities, working with materials that develop children’s cognitive powers through direct experience: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching, and movement.
What does Montessori learning look like?
In the beginning, since the focus is…
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