VIOLIN I - birth to age 5
Story - What and Why
The area of Story during these years is characterized by What & Why. It is filled with a massive amount of learning as children learn names for everything around them, realize that actions have reactions, that what goes up must come down, and that the sky contains rain and clouds and sunshine. In this age, we introduce books and minimize, if not eliminate, screens, and we share the joy of storytelling as we curl up together on the sofa for this wonderful ritual.
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Skills - Establishing
The area of Skills is characterized by the word Establishing as our children are focused on physical tasks of walking, running, jumping and climbing, and small motor skills of clutching, throwing, and eventually drawing, painting, and writing. It is also a time of building self-control and discipline through regular routines, and healthy eating and sleeping habits.
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Spirit - Feeling and familiarity
The area of Spirit for our youngest children is characterized by Feeling and Familiarity, as we help our little ones become familiar with an ongoing spiritual conversation and an environment where God is a present Person and a participant in all we do. We also want them to learn that parents are in authority over them as providers and protectors, and as people who should be trusted and obeyed - and this also models how they will relate to God.
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