Benjamin was supposed to start preschool last week, but he didn't get to go until this Monday because of the snow. He was sure excited! Here he is in the "first day of school" clothes he picked out for himself, ready to head out the door. I wasn't sure how he'd like it. It's a Montessori preschool, so it's mostly quiet, focused, individual activities with some play time at the end. But he loves it! The highlight this week was when he got to make orange juice.I've noticed a real change in him at home too. He's more compliant and is starting to have better control over his emotions. He's even better at taking turns and playing imaginatively on his own. I'm loving Preschool Ben.
He and I have also been working on sight words together this week, which has been good. He can read and, the, at, a and is. We try to add a new one every day and review old ones by finding them in his stories.
I love seeing how preschool really gets little kids comfortable in their own skin.
ReplyDeletewhoa! impressive with the reading! he's only 3 1/2? i thought my child was a genius when she started reading books at 4 1/2!
ReplyDeleteHave you ever played bang? You put a bunch of words (first we did it with short vowel 3 letter words, but lately we've been doing it with sight words) written on cards in a little bag that you can't see through. You write BANG on a couple cards. Then you take turns drawing out a card and reading it. If you get BANG, you have to put all of your words back. You play for a certian amount of time and see who has the most words. It's great repetition for those sight words, and getting BANG gives Xander a chance to practice his sportsmanship.
ReplyDeleteOh Happy Day for Benjamin! The first of first day pictures in your family. Glad that he likes it. Love you all
ReplyDeleteWoah. So Benjamin has all of a sudden grown up and looks like a little boy!! What a cutie! And I'm seriously impressed with his fashion sense for his first day of school outfit :)
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing that he's growing up so much already with just a week of preschool - maybe a little sad, though, for you and Paul?