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Learning Before School -- Teaching Pre-Grammar Stage Students

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In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss creating a positive learning environment for young children, before formal education begins.

Our Top Recommendations for Preschool Curricula:

  1. Preschool Math at Home by Kate Snow
  2. The Toddler Busy Book by Trish Kuffner
  3. Complete Daily Curriculum for Early Childhood by Pam Schiller and Patt Phipps
  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:14) - Welcome to Season 2! (plus a little Season 1 recap)
  • (00:43) - The Nuts and Bolts of Classical Education
  • (01:28) - What Classical Education looks like before the grammar stage
  • (06:50) - The preschool years at a brain development level
  • (09:15) - The preschool years at a physical development level
  • (11:40) - Laying out some basic principles
  • (11:50) - Don't push into formal education activities
  • (12:44) - Create and environment for reading, math, and thinking
  • (21:27) - If your child does want to do school
  • (24:24) - How to create a learning environment
  • (24:58) - Don't confuse entertainment with education
  • (27:50) - Encourage drawing counter-clockwise circles
  • (29:15) - Incorporate counting into everyday life
  • (31:16) - Talk! (and listen!)
  • (34:21) - Read read read!
  • (38:23) - What your kid should know before 1st grade
  • (42:31) - Outro
  continue reading

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Content provided by Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss creating a positive learning environment for young children, before formal education begins.

Our Top Recommendations for Preschool Curricula:

  1. Preschool Math at Home by Kate Snow
  2. The Toddler Busy Book by Trish Kuffner
  3. Complete Daily Curriculum for Early Childhood by Pam Schiller and Patt Phipps
  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:14) - Welcome to Season 2! (plus a little Season 1 recap)
  • (00:43) - The Nuts and Bolts of Classical Education
  • (01:28) - What Classical Education looks like before the grammar stage
  • (06:50) - The preschool years at a brain development level
  • (09:15) - The preschool years at a physical development level
  • (11:40) - Laying out some basic principles
  • (11:50) - Don't push into formal education activities
  • (12:44) - Create and environment for reading, math, and thinking
  • (21:27) - If your child does want to do school
  • (24:24) - How to create a learning environment
  • (24:58) - Don't confuse entertainment with education
  • (27:50) - Encourage drawing counter-clockwise circles
  • (29:15) - Incorporate counting into everyday life
  • (31:16) - Talk! (and listen!)
  • (34:21) - Read read read!
  • (38:23) - What your kid should know before 1st grade
  • (42:31) - Outro
  continue reading

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