I’m sure you are all aware of this school year’s pod phenomenon. Pods have been popping up all over for all ages due to the craziness CV-19 has brought to our traditional school system. I have been asked by my Nanny Family to help build one for our little group we hang out with. It’s an interesting concept and I’m excited for the new challenge.
I have a background in formal education. Researching a good curriculum, coming up with a classroom management plan…all this is bringing me back to my pre-nanny days. Its nice to visit that time in my life. We shall see how I feel a few months in!
Planning all of this brought to my attention potty training in the Pre-K pod. In my little group, we have the fully potty trained, the loosely potty trained and some major fear of the release going on. I’m thinking about how we can support all and I think I have come up with a plan. We are going to have scheduled potty times on our classroom days. This is very much what pre-schools do. At certain transition times, everyone lines up and uses the potty. Whether they go or not, it is a wonderful opportunity to normalize the use of potty for some kids. In fact, there have been many instances were a full-time pre-school kid potty trains at school and then decides they no longer need pull-ups at home.
Are your children a part of a pod this school year? If so, I highly encourage you to ask your pod leader how they are planning on dealing with the potty trained and the un-trained. If they don’t have a plan, suggest that they add it to their routine. After all, one of the major learning standards of pre-school is routine.
Here is the curriculum I think we will be going with. I’ll be sure to share more about our pod as we firm it up. Including pictures of our “classroom”!
