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: Preschool Math at Home by Kate Snow The Toddler Busy Book by Trish Kuffner 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

(20:24) - If your child does want to do school

(23:21) - How to create a learning environment

(23:55) - Don't confuse entertainment with education

(26:47) - Encourage drawing counter-clockwise circles

(28:12) - Incorporate counting into everyday life

(30:13) - Talk! (and listen!)

(33:18) - Read read read!

(37:20) - What your kid should know before 1st grade

(41:28) - Outro