A preschooler sitting at a desk, learning how to read and write?
You won’t find that type of learning at this age in our school.
So what ARE the children learning in the Early Childhood classroom?
Here is what our early childhood students learned this year:
- How to find their own boundaries, limitations and what challenges them
- How to wait to play with something someone else is using
- How to overcome when someone doesn’t want to play with them or the way they want to play
- How to make friends
- How to comfort a friend who is hurting
- How to mend a mistake
- How to ask for help
- How to sit still and listen
- How to wonder
- How to ask questions
- How to conduct themselves at the table for a meal
- How to have a conversation
- How to make something out of nothing
- How to play with others
- How to care for others and self
- How to go slow
- How to follow directions with 3 requests
- How to play games together
- How to fold laundry
- How to be reverent
- How to be a friend
- How to ask for a hug
- How to care for things
- How to respect the craft
- How to respect a fire
- How to light a match safely
- How to make bread and butter
- How to chop veggies
- How to sweep, mop, and vacuum
- How to swing, climb, and jump rope
- How to saw, hammer, rake, haul logs, and finger knit & sew
- How to pause and rest
- How to give
- How to receive
- How to love all weather
- How to dress for all weather
- How to move past disappointment
- How to lead
- How to follow
- How to accept themselves and each other perfectly imperfect
- How to find joy in the little things
- How to make rules and follow them
- How to work together
- How to try new things
- How to be first or last or somewhere in the middle
- How to pivot and be flexible when need be
- How to memorize verses
- How to live into stories
- How to sing and move at the same time
- How to be a helper
- How to care for creatures
- How to plant, water seeds and watch them grow
- How to live in a rhythm deeply
- How to be a human
A big thank you to our Early Childhood teacher and chair, Sarah Canga, for creating this wonderful list!
