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Letting Go

6/10/2014

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Well, I've been off from work for two whole days and I'm already having trouble letting go of being a teacher.  I spent yesterday re-boxing all of the items you see in the photo to the left!  This was about 1/3 of the items I brought home from my classroom that I have collected over the last 9.5 years.  We got rid of our guest bed mattress and I am turning our guest room in to a play/ learning space.  I also began painting an old bookshelf my grandfather built for me when I was little.  I had it in my classroom for years, but since it's now home I though I'd fix it up a bit and make it nice for my son.  Here are before and after pics!

So, the letting go part...  Well I bought a lesson plan book and have begun to create lesson plans for my son.  Yes, I know he is only 15 months, but he's been in daycare for the past 10+ months and I don't want him to backslide.  My plans are rather simple, I am making mini-themes.  If we read about Butterflies on Monday we'll also trace the letter B, color with a blue crayon, practice learning/saying B words, etc.  I plan to tie everything in together so it's more natural.  I'm not going to make him sit at a desk and do all this, it will be in his natural environment.  Maybe in the afternoon we'll go over to Butterfly World!

Okay, so I will admit it, I am a control freak.  Just a little though.  I don't want to drive my son nuts.  

Let's see how this journey goes!
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    After teaching elementary school for nine years I was given the opportunity to stay home with my son. To learn more about what brought me to this point- read my About Nicole page.  This blog is dedicated to the adventures of being a stay at home mom and how to fill the days with fun and love.

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