Experience Toddler

This month we have been given the chance to review the Experience Toddler curriculum.  It's set up a little bit differently than Experience Preschool, but just as easy to use.  It's still a complete preschool curriculum in a box.  Instead of a lesson plan book with daily bags you get activity cards and weekly bags.  There is a suggested order to use the different bags, each of which comes with a book.  There are 20 cards in each weekly bag, you just match up 4 of the same number (we started with one) and you have the whole days lesson.  

We started off by reading the book that was provided in the preschool curriculum, "Bella and the Umbrella."  This was a long book and I wasn't sure if Ronan would listen to the whole thing, but I think the big colorful pictures really helped hold his attention.  After we finished it he said book and flipped it back to the beginning to read again, but I told him we'd have to wait and read it later.  One of the things I love about Experience Toddler is that the books are included as read alouds on the included CD.  My 6 year old is just starting to read and later sat and listened to the book while following along.  Of course Ronan heard the story playing and came in to listen to it again.  

There was a sticker sheet with a scene that went along with the weekly book.  Ronan worked on his pincer skills trying to get the stickers off and put them o his paper.  He ripped a few of them trying to get them off the sheet, but was getting better by the end.  

There was also an included double sided play dough mat.  Ronan practiced rolling play dough into balls and counting to 4.  He loves play dough and I like that the mat keeps the play dough from getting all over everything.  Our last activity was dancing to and holding up a yellow piece of paper (we used a yellow egg) when we heard the word yellow.  Each monthly box from Experience Toddler comes with a monthly CD that is a great addition to have with a preschool curriculum.  Ronan loves music so we wound up listening to all the songs.  Our first day was a success and I think this simplified preschool curriculum is a better fit for where Ronan is developmentally at this point.