We are using the money instead to have her in dance class. After a month of stressful preschool problems it was so good to see her accelerating at dance. I was beaming the whole hour as I watched her. I knew that the problems she was having was because of the environment she was in, so putting her in a healthy and happy environment felt like such a relief. The teachers and the setup for dance were amazing.
I still think its important to have preschool. I taught Lucy and another little boy in my ward very casually last year. We had so much fun. Here is a glimpse of what I did last year.
This year, I decided we'll do preschool again. But this time, it will be very structured. I figured she'll need classmates, so we invited 3 other children in the neighborhood. I've been working all week trying to get everything ready. I converted my front room into the Circle Time room. There we will go over the calendar, the pledge of allegiance, the letter of the day, sing a few songs and go over the day's activities. Afterwards, we'll head to the kitchen for Table Time. Here we will work on fine motor skills and then do a craft. Then the kids will head to the basement for Playtime. We'll also have Snack Time, Story Time, Gross Motor/Music Time, and then head back to the front room for books and puzzles until the moms come to pick them up. Let's just say I'm taking on a lot when I'm 16 weeks pregnant. I hope it all works out.
The Circle Time Room is not quite finished. Eventually there will be the alphabet in the form of a train wrapping itself around the wall. As we complete a letter, we'll hang it up. Right now we just have a conductor ready to start his train over by the window.
I hope it works out. I have a mom who quit the same preschool Lucy was in to bring her to me. And another mom wants to bring her to me but I don't know if I could handle 5 kids. Some moms are willing to trade the teaching roll which eases my mind a little.
Here's to a new adventure.
