I have yet to seriously blog about what we do for school at home in terms of schedule, curriculum, and philosophy. There is so much to blog about and so little time! But if you've been reading my blog for even a little while, you've probably picked up that I have a preschoolers and that I homeschool. I've mentioned Letter of the Week in a previous post about setting up a preschool environment. I have used this online curriculum as a guide for two years and love it - especially b/c it's free!
I have a few posts on preschool in our household. You can look at them by clicking HERE.
I've just stumbled upon another awesome resource for Mom's who would like to enjoy the learning journey with their little ones. This post was inspired by my find of Hubbard's Cupboard. Discovering it today has inspired me to start making plans for my littles for the year. Check it out and be sure to come back here to leave a comment and let me know what you think!
I was so excited today about getting ready for learning with my little ones, I decided to post some of my favorite online resources for enjoying these fleeting preschool years.
Paula's Archives
Preschoolers and Peace
Toddler Activities Page
Everything Preschool
Bible Story Coloring Pages
Preschool Coloring Pages
Starfall
First School Preschool Activities and Crafts
Suite 101
Preschoolers and Peace
Toddler Activities Page
Everything Preschool
Bible Story Coloring Pages
Preschool Coloring Pages
Starfall
First School Preschool Activities and Crafts
Suite 101
If you have favorite sites for ideas for young children feel free to leave a comment that includes the web address. I'm always up for hearing about new things.
As far as official curriculum that we use, below I have listed the ones that made it down to the final cut. I think I love all of them but, I can't do them all (maybe over time and with more babies I will). So for now, here is the list that I had "to-pick-from".
For the upcoming year I plan to use Little Hands to Heaven for my boys along with Letter of the Week. That's the plan for NOW. The plan is always changing. As long as I don't stay stuck in the planning phase and get down on the floor and have fun with my little ones, the curriculum doesn't matter. They won't remember which curriculum was the best. They'll just remember that Mommy was with them, playing with them, reading to them, working alongside them, and snuggling them every chance that I get...
I hope this helps someone to come up with ideas and a plan for making good use of the years with your little ones. Remember, this season only lasts a little while! Make the most of it!
Be sure to check out Rocks in My Dryer for more Works-for-Me Wednesday tips.
As far as official curriculum that we use, below I have listed the ones that made it down to the final cut. I think I love all of them but, I can't do them all (maybe over time and with more babies I will). So for now, here is the list that I had "to-pick-from".
For the upcoming year I plan to use Little Hands to Heaven for my boys along with Letter of the Week. That's the plan for NOW. The plan is always changing. As long as I don't stay stuck in the planning phase and get down on the floor and have fun with my little ones, the curriculum doesn't matter. They won't remember which curriculum was the best. They'll just remember that Mommy was with them, playing with them, reading to them, working alongside them, and snuggling them every chance that I get...
I hope this helps someone to come up with ideas and a plan for making good use of the years with your little ones. Remember, this season only lasts a little while! Make the most of it!
Be sure to check out Rocks in My Dryer for more Works-for-Me Wednesday tips.
5 comments:
Great links for preschoolers! I've used Starfall for years and that's how my 5 year old taught herself to read when she was 3! When I would homeschool our older child, she would play on Starfall. She knew all her letters and sounds when she was 3 and could sound out words by the time she was 4. Love Starfall! Thanks for the other links as well. I'm going to bookmark them and come back to them when I have more time. I love the information you can find on others blogs!
Blessings,
Georgia Mom
Thank you for this. I have a soon to be 5 and soon to be 3 year old and we are homeschooling preschool next year. I will be checking out these sites! Good luck. I look forward to hearing about your year as it goes.
thanks for the links
Im always on the look out for preschool sites :)
This is a very thorough post. I am passing the link on to my virtual homeschool group for them to check out.
Thanks for the great links! We are useing "Little Hands to Heaven" and "Letter of the Week" this year also. They are fantastic!
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