Plant a seed and it will grow

When Ashlyn was three, my super cool neighbor (and visiting teacher) introduced me to the teach me mommy school preschool program. Because I want my kids to think I am the smartest person in the world, I was all over it and decided I wanted to be their first "teacher".

Now this is how I make it work for us. I am all for simplification, so first, I consider what's going on in our lives at the moment. If it's spring and planning a garden is on my to do list, you can be sure teach me mommy will be planned around that.

Last week, we learned about seeds. Here's the rundown.

TEACH ME MOMMY - SEEDS
-read Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming
-explained (by drawing a picture) what a seed is & how it turns into a plant
-looked at the roots of some plants & talked about their purpose
-noticed how different all the seeds look and decided which ones to plant
-planted some seeds that needed to be started indoors
-created a picture from seeds
-ate some chocolate covered sunflower seeds (these might not sound good, but give 'em a whirl cuz they are YUM--and slightly addicting I might add)

I don't follow it exactly the way it's outlined in the book. I only do it once a week (instead of three--that's just craz-i-ness), and I usually combine 2-3 chapters for a lesson. My kids love, love, LOVE teach me mommy school and it's a perfect way to make sure they get a good chunk of quality one-on-one.