Tot School

E is 28 months old

This week's Tot School was kind of sporadic.  We attempted to continue our bird theme, but got a little sidetracked when our NEW MONTESSORI MATERIALS arrived!!!!  The rest of the week, I tried to interest E in some work that was already on our shelves while her schoolroom/our office was getting cleaned out and new shelves put in.

Tot School Work:

E made a flower with her M&D pattern blocks.  This one was done with no assistance from me.

She "wrote" a "story" with our magnetic alphabet.  She said the story was about a "cat and a bird."

She built a "forest" with the brackets for the new shelves.

She did a little bit of sorting work.

Montessori Work:

E started out with cylinder block #1 and worked with it over and over.  I showed her how I could use a blindfold with the work, and she insisted on wearing it, too.  Only when taking the pegs out, though.  :)

She also wanted me to show her the pink tower, so the next day I did a presentation on that.  We worked on finding the biggest block, and she got to knock them all down when she was done.


In the Kitchen:

I am trying to make time more often for E to help me in the kitchen.  She has her first chore - to clear the table after dinner!  She concentrates so hard when she is bringing me plates or glasses.  This week, we made cinnamon and sugar cookies (kind of like snickerdoodles) for a picnic.  E poured the ingredients in the mixing bowl:

She helped me mix everything together:

Then she rolled the dough in cinnamon and sugar and squashed them on the cookie sheet:

And finally, she got to eat one for a snack!