Learning for Little Ones: Homeschooling Toddlers

All my adult life I have looked forward to getting married, being a homemaker, having children, and then finally homeschooling them! Just over 3 years ago I saw the realization of my first dream when My Beloved and I were married. That was followed swiftly by my second dream as I was able, right from the beginning, to stay at home. In December of 2006 my third dream came true when DS was born (and now as I have another little one as well). Finally, my dream of homeschooling can be a reality.

When I started making mental notes and plans for future homeschooling (starting back in college and peeking during my pregnancy with DS), my thoughts focused mainly on homeschooling for the traditional "school aged child". For more than a decade I have been noting ideas from others, found online, or come up with on my own. Now that I find myself the mother of an infant and a toddler, I find that resources for teaching little ones are few and far between. Sure, I've been inspired by some who do work deliberately with their toddlers, but a Google search for "homeschooling toddlers" mainly brings up information for homeschooling "school aged" children with a toddler underfoot. That's just not me.

So, here is a place we can share and learn together! If you don't know just what to share this week, give it some thought and prepare for next week! Oh, and "little" is going to mean different things to all of us. Perhaps your little one is just a few months old. Is there something you are doing to help him learn? Maybe your little one is 2 or 3 or 4 or beyond... or 1 year old like my little one. Let us know how old she is and then share your teaching with us!

This week what I want to share with you all is the one thing I did find when I searched "homeschooling toddlers". The New Homemaker has a great article entitled Homeschooling Babies and Toddlers that you should read! I was reminded of a lot of the basics of being a stay at home mommy with a baby and some things I hadn't thought of yet.

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