Alot of buzz has been going around about back to school, not back to school, and first day of school, Masha' Allah. I thought it would be an appropriate time to give an update on the Professors and where we are educationally.
The twins, the oldest of the Professors are officially registered as K homeschoolers. Professor #3 is a pre-K homeschooler, and BP is a toddler now. Masha' Allah.
While we still love the Montessori Method, and the Reggio Emalia approach, Alhumdullilah, I have come to understand over this first year of homeschooling, that the boys are unschoolers, using the two methedologies more as a guide than anything else. I would venture further to say we are more Reggio based than Montessori. At this age, the Professors seem to do better, in a play based, heavily self lead creative atmosphere. Three of the Montessori philosophies that they really adhere to, and benefit from are, purposeful work, simplicity, and the learning approach of the 3-period lesson. We still incorporate Montessori quite a bit, and use many, many of the materials.
For myself I keep a copy of the 'What Every Child Should Know In Kindergarten.' and 'What Every Child Should Know By Kindergarten' lists. You can find your own copy possibly at your local Library, or Googling it online. This helps me keep things on the right track, insha' Allah, and have a reference point along with our Montessori curriculum.
We hope to have some new posts up on what we'll be working on heading into the Fall soon, insha' Allah.
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