10 things my 3 year old studied this week.
/My son has a bespoke monthly plan of learning in place that I have created only for him just as each and every one of our students here at CMT have their own bespoke and tailored programmes of study. He is currently on his very own CMT Ruby Curriculum.
Each week, I dedicate 3.5 hours of learning time with my son (minimum). Usually, it is way more than this.
I intentionally block out time in my calendar to learn with him. Currently, Monday mornings he is with me so I can dedicate 1-2 hours of focused time to his learning. We will typically study together from when he wakes up to when I need to leave to get to work. Tuesdays, he is with me the whole morning until 1pm so we can typically do 1-2 hours of focused learning together. He is at nursery from 8-6 Wednesdays – Fridays so on these days we typically do 20 minutes of focused learning whilst we have breakfast together (this alone adds up to 60 minutes).
Saturdays are full working days for me so we don’t tend to have time to study together but I will always ensure that we read together or do some maths with breakfast even if it’s only 10 minutes.
Sunday mornings he has his classes (athletics and dance) and then we go to church and have quality family time together. Every night before bed, we always read together for 15-20 minutes. We easily get 3.5 hours of learning together each week which is what I recommend to all of my clients who begin their journey with us.
Here are 10 things my son studied this week:
1. Segmenting and blending. My son is learning how to read cvc words. I teach him by providing him with flashcards that I ask him to read and I also have books for his level that he reads to me. I use physical books and online books.
2. Number recognition to 10 – My son is learning to recognise numbers 5-10 currently.
3. Going into more detail when answering L4 questions. I am encouraging him to extend his answers further when answering L4 questions.
4. Answering philosophical questions – P4C is something that we do with all of our students (age 3+) once they get to their CMT Amethyst Curriculum. Questions like – Is it still winning if you cheat? And is it better to give than to receive?
5. In science, we have been learning about the human body and specifically about how we digest our food.
6. Play doh creations – my son and I made boats out of play doh.
7. Lego – My son received a new Lego set so he spent time following the instructions and making it.
8. Cutting – We are working on precision and accuracy when cutting.
9. Writing – My son is currently learning how to write his name and we are focusing on capital J and lower case o.
10. Learning capital letters. Now that my son is learning how to read, he is being exposed to more capital letters. Since we mostly focused on lower case letters in his very early years, some of these are quite new to him so he needs to be exposed to them frequently.
With my signature programme (The CMT Emerald Curriculum), it is so easy to keep on top of what your child is learning and my clients simply need to print the resources that their teachers personally plan and prepare for them personally.
Imagine being able to support your child to succeed in so many different areas of learning each and every week?
We have a brand new 3 month intensive preparation programme which will be perfect for you if you are preparing your child for the 4+ (2027 entry) Book your Sample Lesson and Sample Week today.
