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Two three-year-olds, three languages, and no worksheets at all.
All 4 written · April 6, 2026 to April 27, 2026
01The house itselfWeek one with two three-year-olds, where the curriculum is the rooms they already live in, the teacher for five minutes a day is their nine-year-old sister, and nobody is asked to sit down.02
The kitchenWeek two, where counting stops being abstract because the things being counted are about to be eaten, and three-year-olds pour water from a real pitcher into a real cup.03
Getting dressedWeek three, where the hardest daily negotiation in a house with two three-year-olds is treated as the curriculum instead of the obstacle to it.04
BedtimeWeek four, where the most emotionally loaded hour of the day carries the three Korean words that will outlast every other word in the month.
The house itselfWeek one with two three-year-olds, where the curriculum is the rooms they already live in, the teacher for five minutes a day is their nine-year-old sister, and nobody is asked to sit down.02The kitchenWeek two, where counting stops being abstract because the things being counted are about to be eaten, and three-year-olds pour water from a real pitcher into a real cup.03Getting dressedWeek three, where the hardest daily negotiation in a house with two three-year-olds is treated as the curriculum instead of the obstacle to it.04BedtimeWeek four, where the most emotionally loaded hour of the day carries the three Korean words that will outlast every other word in the month.