What Lesson to choose for Kindergarden age - Josh

New Lesson beside school?

* Have a feel that Josh is ready to exposed to new lesson considering the age.

* Introduce for him the activity and see how he react. 

What Lesson?

Something that not covered in school day. 

For Josh, it's music and sport.

Why piano lesson and swimming for Josh?

Piano - cause we have one in home. It's because I buy it when I start to learn piano lesson for the first time ( when I got pregnant with Josh).

Josh like to singing and hearing a music, why don't I try him to learn music instrument.

Swimming - Josh like to play with water, and he has sooo muchhh energy to spent. Let him learn how to swim correctly i think it's pretty good choice.

Private or Group Class?

Both Lesson, I choose a group class.

Josh learn faster when he was with friend.

He like to play with friend at the same time when he learn something he kinda competitive.

It's good when he saw his friend already could do it, then he being encourage too.

When to Start?

After 1 year in Playground, when he start his Kindergarden at 4 years old, I add one activity  - Piano Lesson.

When Josh was in Kindergarden 1, he got swimming as an extra activity in school. So he got a basic lesson from school first.

After he get used to Kindergarden and Piano Lesson for 1 year, we add another one - Swimming Lesson. 

Practice time?

For Piano, he need to practice it daily. At first, I didn't know how to. When I asked him to repeat when he play it wrong, his kinda hate it. 

Then I learn from Josh again, he like me to point it detail, when he got wrong in one part, I shall say it on that part only, while I shall praise him in other part that he does right. It's feel fair ^^. Here how it's goes now, no more tension when practice. 

For Josh, I never put how long he shall practice, for me at least he touch the piano, play the song, then it's oke even it's just 5 minute. While when he has a good time, I accompany him for the new song and sometime it's can last for 30 minutes.

For swimming, the only hardest part is wake him from the nap. But when he got into water, the hardest part was asked him washed up. hehehe.

Then I could conclude he enjoyed both of the activity.

What Josh Learn?

In group Lesson, he learn how to interact with other

He learn how to persistent

He learn practice make it well

He learn how to remember

and lot of other...........................

When he got lazy, I remind him how he got this chance for learning, God still gave us time, why don't we used it wisely. He always remember the story about the servant from the book "Saat Aku Merindukanmu".

Once it start, hope and fight till the finish line.

Perform London bridge is falling down song. He's a brave boy :)

Almost impossible to watch Josh in the deeper pool or doing like above (green noodle stick) without the lesson.