Teachable Moments

After just a few short months of Marcus being enrolled in preschool I've quickly discovered his teachers are nothing short of saints. To keep a pack of wild hyenas children contained, and safe, and actually teaching them all on top of that -- kudos to them. I have a difficult time with just my child. Throw in 12 others? Psh. I'm out.

At any rate, a few weeks ago Marcus was hit with a pretty nasty stomach bug. I kept Marcus home for a day, but decided that though he was frequenting the restroom, he wasn't too sick to do a little learning with me at home.

Thankfully, Marcus' school sends home a monthly calendar. On the calendar it outlines what will be learned each week.

On the particular day Marcus was kept home I knew the kiddos would be learning about the letter "F."

We made quick work of all things "F."

There was a coloring activity with a Fireman and Firetruck.

Our craft consisted of making a Feather headband. Marcus helped me place each feather and then staple it.

We even took a break in the action to Facetime Grandma.

After I'd successfully worn out all our arts and crafts options for the day I let Marcus loose on Starfall.com working on the letter "F."

All throughout the day anytime we came across something starting with the letter F I'd point it out and really emphasize the fffffff sound.

I even tried to find foods that started with F, but nothing really came up, except Fried stuff. Meh, no thanks.

In all, our activities took a few hours, which was just enough for the both of us. And, thanks to the nasty stomach bug, Marcus napped solidly after our learning session.

Though I'm sure my activities weren't nearly as fun as what Miss Debbie and clan would have provided, at least our day had some educational components to it.

I also learned a bit from our day of school. Should I ever teach preschool age is definitely not my thing.

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