I'm so excited to get all this up and running! The curriculum plans are coming together and I'm working on designing a menu that includes hot, homecooked meals for lunch and wholesome snacks. Each week's activities support a theme (Summer, Birds, I'm Special) and the art, crafts, dramatic play, science, and sensory activities all follow the theme.
When I was in college we were taught about different educational philosophies. I always thought I really liked the Montessori approach but now that I have children of my own I realize that Montessori is quite regimented and doesn't really flow with my style of parenting. Busy Monkeys loosly follows several different philosophies including Montessori but also Reggio, Waldorf (similar to Montessori) and emergent curriculum.
Okay this wasn't meant to drone on and on about philosophy because it really can be boring. I just wanted to give some excuses why the posts have been so lacking for nearly 2 weeks.
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oh...I so wish I lived near you so Dylan could be a busy monkey!
That would be terrific Rachel!! Thanks for the vote of confidence too. :) If you're interested, you can take a look at the website: www.busymonkeys.webs.com
The little guy I've taken on is starting at the end of June. He's only a month older than Ian so hopefully they can grow up to be great little buddies!
Wow Michelle I love your website it looks great, I wish you all the best of luck with it.
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