As a former teacher who loved curating my own cirriculum for my eldest daughter, I was looking for something very specific for my (will be) 5 year old son for this coming year. I recognized that he was not developmentally ready for most kindergarten cirriculum out there, and that he needed one more year of no pressure, "quiet growing" time. At the same time, I wanted a very intentional year for him... I am about to have another baby and I didn't want him to feel like the overlooked middle child if I spent all my time teaching my oldest and caring for the youngest. I also know that he enjoyed tagging along in the activities in Playful Pioneers that we just finished up - all the handicrafts, books, cooking - and I wanted to give him those things. And although he isn't ready for formal learning, I wanted him to have gentle, intentional practice in math and phonics in the hopes that he would pick up a thing or two and maybe finish learning his letters this year. Oh, and I needed it all super laid out for me, since I'm about to have a baby.
I looked and looked and looked for months and I really thought I'd have to write my own cirriculum again. Turns out it was under my nose the whole time once again with the Peaceful Press. We are trying out the Garden unit, and it's already such a perfect fit and he and I are SO happy with it. Looking forward to an intentional, connected, peaceful school year!
