She Came Home Different: Montessori, The First Day

Well, we didn't know what to expect, but at the end of the night we can say that the first day of Montessori did make a difference in Lola. Usually, she comes home at 3 p.m. from her high-play, low-learning daycare with a desire to read books all night and tell stories about toys. Today, after she watched real parrots in their cage, and learned how to make an alligator out of her hand, and learned other things we can't drag out of her, she wanted to come home and run around on the neighborhood playground, circling another little girl named Corina. I foresee that playdates are going to be much more important than they have been in the past. She just asked for her library books, but it took her a lot longer to burn off her residual playing energy!--K