tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941947337186357092.post1613024053866322121..comments2024-01-18T02:55:00.529-08:00Comments on Our Daily Legacy: Classical Education: Birth to ThreeAndrew and Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085200350294688329noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941947337186357092.post-48405580081224690282012-06-27T14:01:10.331-07:002012-06-27T14:01:10.331-07:00I did recently get a recommendation that I might p...I did recently get a recommendation that I might pass along it is a book called the "Read Aloud Handbook" by Jim Trelease. It discusses the importance of reading aloud and its impact of early learning and helping a child to develop a love a reading and literacy. One thing I like best is a section dedicated to suggestions of books to share with your child at different stages of their learning.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600669410706643536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941947337186357092.post-35461589963081030472012-06-27T13:51:44.299-07:002012-06-27T13:51:44.299-07:00Nonie I love this post! I have been thinking about...Nonie I love this post! I have been thinking about ways to teach my two boys but through play and fun interactions. I don't think we can ever teach our children too much. I love reading this blog and all of the fabulous idea's that you and the other Marshall women have come up with and choose to share. It helps me to make my life more rich and meaningful and has persauded me on other occasions to think differently and in my mind aim for improvement. Thanks!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600669410706643536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941947337186357092.post-19545836341193566002012-06-25T18:21:10.509-07:002012-06-25T18:21:10.509-07:00Also, imagination cultivation! You must be queen ...Also, imagination cultivation! You must be queen of this Nonie, since I've never seen an imagination quite like Sammy's.<br /><br />Peter was crying hard as we were stuck in a traffic jam the other week and I ran out of real things to say to calm him down. So then we decided to imagine our car was a magic carpet, and I talked about how we were rising up above all the other cars and flying away to the forest. Even I got caught up in the story as we flew over Alaska and said hello to the polar bears (I guess it must have been a hot day in the car...) I need to talk imaginatively with him more often.Camerzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10093031221239385958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941947337186357092.post-88974351645013428402012-06-25T15:27:36.979-07:002012-06-25T15:27:36.979-07:00What great resources. I love the idea of constant...What great resources. I love the idea of constantly talking about what we are doing in the kitchen, in the car, etc. even before baby understands. (Of course it helps keep me sane too if he's bawling in the back seat to say calmly, "Peter, we're passing the big red sign now by the gas station. That means we're almost to the store! I'm pressing the brake pedal with my foot so the car will slow down. Now I look both ways to see if any other cars are coming. I'm waiting for the blue truck to cross the intersection...")<br /><br />I think the most important thing, and it seems like the authors emphasize it, is not underestimating how much our kids can learn at a very young age. Like these parents: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r43yCiKlbCo <br />or these ones:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0REJ-lCGiKU<br /><br />Okay... so those kids might be "geniuses," but I'm sure they would have watched cartoons all day if their parents had let them. I think probably every child could be genius at something. <br /><br />But I guess I can say more on the subject when my own son is at least eating solid foods. :)Camerzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10093031221239385958noreply@blogger.com