Last Sunday (March 11th), we went to Hunter's school for two hours to see what he does in the classroom. I went last year and was AMAZED by the different child I saw when we went into his classroom. He is so respectful, focused, and motivated to learn! I wanted Nick to see him this year and although it was a little boring (sorry Hunter), it was neat to see. He got to choose his "work" to show us and he picked things he's only done once or twice, so it took a while. His teacher thought it was neat that he chose challenging work to show us though. It was a lesson in patience for us b/c Nick especially wanted to help him get it done faster.
Above is the 100 board...they sort the numbers by 10's and then put them on the board. He is so focused when doing it. I think he's so smart :) That certainly works to our disadvantage when it comes to his behavior though!
Working hard
A view of his classroom. I am a HUGE advocate of the Montessori program. Everything is so organized and in ways I don't even understand. Kids can't just go do whatever they want. Once they have a lesson from a teacher on a "work" then they can choose the work they want to do during independent time. It's just so cool and everything has a purpose for teaching. You don't see any "toys" in the pre-school room, but the kids think it's all fun!
This is the 45 work. I think b/c there are 4 rows of 9 boards. They teach tens, hundreds, thousands, etc. You line up the wood boards and then you get beads and these cubes to put next to each number.
Lining up his bead strings. I love seeing this little guy grow and learn so much each and every week. He told me this weekend at a total random moment, "Mommy, you know you can't breathe in outer space by yourself. You have to wear a mask." He said he was learning about planets and outer space in school this past week :) Go figure.
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