Since being a stay at home Mom, I have found I am able to accomplish so much more around the house, in addition, spend more quality time with my girls. Well, up until now our days consisted of wake up, breakfast, play, read a few books, nap time, wake up, play, dinner, baths, play, read a few more books, prayers, and bed time.
As much as I absolutely love twirling Sophia around, as her pink, fluffy princess dress floats right along with her, and of course I could never get enough of playing chase with Peyton and watching her crawl as fast as she can, while she also giggles adorably; I feel as if I could do so much for my girls, mentally. I want to nurture their brains as much as I nurture their hearts. So I have decided that before and after nap times, I will sit down and work with the girls separately in different areas for their age level. I will go over letters, numbers, word identification, Spanish, art, and the Bible with Sophia, and parts of the body, hand eye coordination, speech, and action-reaction with Peyton. I know this will take more work on my part, as I will have to plan small, informal activity schedules and be more organized about our day, but I know it will definitely be worth it for my girls.
I have seen so much growth in Sophia's understanding and imagination lately and would love to nurture it even more! She loves the story of 'Goldie Locks and the Three Bears' and always requests it before nap time. We have also begun reading kid's Bible stories to her, and her favorites are 'Jonah and the Whale', 'Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand', and 'David and Goliath'. Dora remains one of her favorite cartoon characters which I love, because she learns Spanish too. She now knows what mi primo (my cousin), mi casa (my house), hola (hello), la fiesta (the party), and lo hicimos (we did it). We are currently working on las flores (the flowers), las mariposas (the butterflies), and un perrito (a puppy). Though I want her to be a 'kid' and enjoy fun time at home, I also want her to grow and blossom into the bright little girl I know she is!
2 comments:
I am so excited that you are doing this! I was looking in the educational store out in Gresham the other day and was looking at a puzzle with big pieces that was of the United States and I thought what a fun way to teach Sophia while making it fun!! At their ages anytime you interact with them it can be educational because they just love the one on one time!! There is so much you can to expand their knowledge and they just love their time with mommy!! Yeah mommy!! Love you gramma barbara
To kids, especially Sophia's age, learning IS fun!
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