Lego again??!
Yes.
Lego is a big part of our everyday lives and there is a reason for that.
FAMILIARITY.
Because Lego has been part of our lives since my first child was one year old and it was being played almost everyday. And it is still being played everyday.
Familiarity makes learning easier. It also makes teaching easier.
Well, in this case, it is not so much about teaching but about a little variation in our bedtime routine.
We have been reading bedtime stories to the children since my first child was about 8 months old. And a few years down the road, I thought it was time for some changes. Instead of reading them stories, I started telling them stories and the main characters were Big Lego and Small Lego.
They knew that I was referring to both of them, and they were always very attentive, eager to know how I would describe them in the stories. If they would be the kind, the mischief or the brave one.
My story line would usually be about their favourite things, activities or people they are familiar with.
This made our bedtime routine a fun time to look forward to. Soon, they started to chip in ideas for the stories and not long after that, I made them take turns to tell a bedtime story.
I got to learn a lot more about them through the stories they tell.
Now that both of them could read, we have switched to reading all sorts of books and magazines.
They also love to sing and dance so sometimes, instead of reading, I would make them perform a number each.
Perhaps I should bring back the story telling sessions once in a while...
What is your bedtime routine?
Yes.
Lego is a big part of our everyday lives and there is a reason for that.
FAMILIARITY.
Because Lego has been part of our lives since my first child was one year old and it was being played almost everyday. And it is still being played everyday.
Familiarity makes learning easier. It also makes teaching easier.
Well, in this case, it is not so much about teaching but about a little variation in our bedtime routine.
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| Big Lego and Small Lego: Based on my son's imagination |
We have been reading bedtime stories to the children since my first child was about 8 months old. And a few years down the road, I thought it was time for some changes. Instead of reading them stories, I started telling them stories and the main characters were Big Lego and Small Lego.
They knew that I was referring to both of them, and they were always very attentive, eager to know how I would describe them in the stories. If they would be the kind, the mischief or the brave one.
My story line would usually be about their favourite things, activities or people they are familiar with.
This made our bedtime routine a fun time to look forward to. Soon, they started to chip in ideas for the stories and not long after that, I made them take turns to tell a bedtime story.
I got to learn a lot more about them through the stories they tell.
Now that both of them could read, we have switched to reading all sorts of books and magazines.
They also love to sing and dance so sometimes, instead of reading, I would make them perform a number each.
Perhaps I should bring back the story telling sessions once in a while...
What is your bedtime routine?
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