Where do you buy your preschool supplies?

[5 Little Monkeys]

Thanks for those links playfelt! I understand both sides of it....I can see why some of the learning components would be lost on little ones but I also think calendar time can teach them things like listening, being patient, turn taking etc. Any chance I can take to teach my little ones those things, I love! Lol.

I think because most of us work with a variety of ages, we likely do many things daily/weekly that are too advanced for some of the kids but we do because it's either something we like or part of our routine or even because we just don't realize it's not developmentally acceptable for all. (This also goes the other way for older kids having to do things that they are developmentally passed as well)

I liked the article that said calendar time may be too advanced for some but it won't harm them either. I also think there is something to be said for activities that kids just like doing...if I do calendar time and I can see that they enjoy it, i would continue with it even if they weren't getting the cookie cutter knowledge from it that some expect they should be. Kids learn so many other things that we don't intentionally set out for by doing things that we have planned.

If I do calendar time and see that it is more of a chore and that the kids really aren't getting ANYTHING from it, than I'd stop and leave it for awhile and try again at a later time.