Home Preschool Is Working For Us

I had a hard time deciding to keep Jordan home or sending him to preschool for 4-5 days a week. I decided the best thing for us as a family was to keep him home. We are so busy during the week with the kids activities he never got to be home and be a toddler. Last year he was so exhausted. I have enjoyed having him home and spending quality time with him. It's my last year with him to do this and I am fortunate to do so. He is my baby and will always be!

He acts as if he's 4 going on 10 socially so I am not worried about that at all! He's always finding someone to play with at his brother's events or when we go to the park to play. We sit and do workbooks, worksheets, activities and crafts. Now he has also started a one hour class in Chapel Hill called Kidokinetics. It's basically a PE class for preschoolers. He of course loves it. One of his little friends is also taking it with him so he loves that. I needed to find something for him at least one hour a week away from me and having to focus and take directions from an adult other than me and something he likes to do. Since we are home during the weekdays we also take advantage of stick and puck during lunch hour when there is absolutely no one there and he gets a whole sheet of ice to himself. 

I often wondered if he was actually learning anything when we are doing the workbooks and such but last night in bed I got that answer. He asked me how to spell my name and I told him the letters and he wrote them out legibly and then he wrote his dad's name too. If I would have asked him that before introducing him to that stuff he would say, "I don't know how to draw that". So it is sinking in and he is getting it. That was a small thing but a proud mamma moment! It also solidified my decision of keeping him home. That I am doing what works for us and it is working.

He's is growing up and I get to witness it, that's the best part!!

This week his brothers are home so we will be taking some "field trips" and go to the Natural Science Museum, Marbles Kids Museum, and Life and Science Museum...to name a few...

My time is going by fast. July 14th is going to be here before I know it and he will be in Kindergarten all day every day! Sniff Sniff!!