tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969413661603077433.post6508092732022883048..comments2023-03-06T04:22:14.487-08:00Comments on Boolah & Beso: PreschoolCharityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12856639618451805669noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969413661603077433.post-12939322358114583232011-08-02T13:29:38.426-07:002011-08-02T13:29:38.426-07:00Oh man. If you homeschool your kids you are gonna ...Oh man. If you homeschool your kids you are gonna have so much fun buying books for them. I know I do. :) <br />But, like you, I also look at a lot of things and say, "You'd be lots of fun. But you are not really necessary for my child's education, and you're too expensive to buy just because you'd be fun."Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12257453819318822700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969413661603077433.post-17369901369436953092011-08-01T12:19:19.511-07:002011-08-01T12:19:19.511-07:00Totally going to check out that audio book place, ...Totally going to check out that audio book place, Angela! Seren, I just added that book to my Amazon wish list. (I didn't see in in our library catalog...)Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856639618451805669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969413661603077433.post-84924117332184295172011-07-31T19:45:37.192-07:002011-07-31T19:45:37.192-07:00You gotta read For The Children's Sake by Susa...You gotta read For The Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Maccaulay. (Francis Schaeffer's daughter). It will so inspire you for this simple, lots-o-reading, lots-o-play type of educating your own children. Plus, maybe you'll have the chutzpah to start your own school with it. I had the inspiration but not the chutzpah. :)Serenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621332625562122360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969413661603077433.post-23710982307745313692011-07-29T21:58:51.316-07:002011-07-29T21:58:51.316-07:00I think you are doing great with this! I understan...I think you are doing great with this! I understand loving the educational toys, and I enjoy planning preschool-type activities too. <br /><br />Having said that, the things I think preschoolers need to have a good education: books (we are big fans of the library here too), regular time outside, and lots of free play time. <br /><br />We also introduced audio books to our kids when they were about that age; it is a great alternative to PBS (we have those PBS days too). Have you looked at librivox.org? They have lots of free audio stories and books. I would recommend Raggedy Ann or stories by Thornton W. Burgess for preschoolers.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303774570874752958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969413661603077433.post-13692438468110693202011-07-29T19:00:17.257-07:002011-07-29T19:00:17.257-07:00Char, you are such a great mommy! I love that you&...Char, you are such a great mommy! I love that you're having almost as much fun being the teacher as Nola is being the student!!Cheri'https://www.blogger.com/profile/09645552158950177860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969413661603077433.post-58819786555239710392011-07-29T16:55:22.982-07:002011-07-29T16:55:22.982-07:00I read once that if you would simply ask kids shor...I read once that if you would simply ask kids short questions after you've read them a story - short questions they can answer from the story - that they will instinctively learn to listen more carefully. There's an easy one! <br /><br />Great ideas, by the way. Play is totally underrated in our over-achieving society.Felicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256467492513961346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969413661603077433.post-6878466076926370332011-07-29T16:46:57.482-07:002011-07-29T16:46:57.482-07:00Oh, I love this!!! I want to come and do preschool...Oh, I love this!!! I want to come and do preschool with you, too, if this is the way it is going to be! And, I'm signing up for that web reading program this weekend so I can read to the girls while you flip laundry. Or whatever.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468739060833080407noreply@blogger.com