Are wondering what your preschooler can be learning? Here is a checklist to help you have a successful preschool at home.
This post includes 3 free printable Dr. Seuss activities and one craft activity. All activities go along with Dr. Seuss' "1 Fish 2 Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish" book and cover skills such as fine motor, counting, and color sorting. One of the printable activities uses do-a-dot markers, one use
Coin sorting is a Montesorri-Inspired Sensorial Activity because sorting coins can help children develop and refine the senses as they sort money.
FREE printable puzzles to teach preschoolers about antonyms and opposites. Includes 12 self-correcting puzzles with visual cues to find the matching pair of antonyms.
Outdoor learning is a great way to connect with nature and have fun. Forest School activities can incorporate art, craft, science, sensory play, and s
Looking for fun and educational resources to help your child learn and practice beginning sounds? Look no further! We are delighted to offer...
If you want to teach your little ones about the concept of opposites you will want to check out these fun opposites worksheets and activities.
It’s a myth that blindly memorizing every letter in a sight word is the only way to learn it.
Is homeschooling free? Yes, it can be! Here's a list of my favorite homeschool curriculum that you can find online for FREE!
I was asking this question 4 years ago, so I'm writing the post I wish I'd had. 🥰A little background: Our family began officially homeschooling when our oldest son was entering kindergarten. I wasn't homeschooled and only knew a few homeschooling families, so I had a lot of questions (and trepidation) about choosing a curriculum.Here's what I've learned along the way:+ An open-and-go, boxed curriculum can be very helpful for your first year. We used Sonlight (with no regrets!) and I have many friends who love My Father's World. You go to their website, select your child's grade level, and order the materials. All you need for the year - the instructor's guide, books, and supplies - arrives at your doorstep. You're ready to homeschool! This helped me feel confident that yes, I was doing enough, and had advisors ready to help me if I needed it.+ A trusted homeschool mama in your community is an invaluable resource. If there's a homeschooling mom in your church whom you admire, ask her all your questions. How did she get started? What curriculum would she choose (or stay away from) if she could do it all again?+ Start simple, as it will take a while to find your rhythm. For example, all that a kindergartener *really needs* is a reading/phonics program, a math program, and (for Christian families) a morning Bible/devotional time. If that's all you do for your child's kindergarten year, great! You can add history, handwriting, science, and other electives as you grow more confident.+ Remember that you may not land on your favorite curriculum or educational philosophy your first year. And that's ok! If you're interested in finding your homeschool style, I've linked a helpful quiz in my profile.+ After you've narrowed it down to a handful of curriculums you're interested in, I love Cathy Duffy's review site (cathyduffyreviews.com). Her reviews are straightforward and very helpful.
This is a guest post written by Kim! I hope you enjoy all of her encouragement and insight as she details a typical homeschool day with her two little ones. Find out more about Kim below. With two boys, three and five, our days are usually full of a lot of energy, a lot of noise, and a whole lot o
No study of architecture and engineering would be complete without talking about the Great Pyramids. Egyptian architecture is as mesmerizing in the 21st century as it must have been mystifying when they were constructed. And thanks to Bubble Guppies, a subject of great fascination to my preschool and toddler too! Egyptian Architecture…
Fabtastic ancient Greek architecture STEM challenge & activities! Perfect for all ages: preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, high school, and adult!
My kids are loving these science videos, apps, music and activities.
Build a marshmallow and toothpick tower for a fun and budget-friendly way to explore STEM with kids. Free printable.
Make a straw rocket with a free printable file! This STEM activity is perfect for kids of all ages and they will love playing with their creation! #stem #printable #freeprintable #kidscraft
We all get a bit lost sometimes, even us homeschool moms! So I have created a list of amazing homeschool activities you can do together.
Check out all of these activities to help you plan unique and memorable events for your homeschool group or homeschool co-op.
100 Activities to do with your kids - that are Free!
Enjoy this project with your little one to help teach them address memorization and geography concepts.
Why we use the Montessori approach to the alphabet and language with our preschooler, plus three easy Montessori-inspired language activities.
Welcome to Rooted in Abundance Farm! Your Download Link for Free Gardening Curriculum Should Pop Up in a Moment! 🌿 Welcome to the Child-Led Homeschooling and Wild Mothering Resources Landing Page! …
Inside: Learn how to structure the day for toddlers and preschoolers while doing preschool at home. This daily routine will cover everything you need to know for stay-at-home preschool. If you're looking to start preschool at home - you're in the right place. The good news is that you don't have to be an educator, or spend hours scrolling through Pinterest to teach your toddler
This post shares 5 different hands-on, interactive learning journal ideas for preschool-aged children. The activity pages work on skills such as matching uppercase and lowercase letters, counting and number recognition, letter identification and letter sounds, pre-writing and fine motor skills, and
This post may contain affiliate links. Thanks for supporting Sisters, What! I've recently went down the rabbit hole of home school resources that you can buy and that are also available to download for free. There are so many talented home schoolers these days and they have used their amazing art skills to create such beautiful unit studies and they're quite affordable. I thought I'd share both some that you can buy and that you can download for free. You may also enjoy: Homeschool Gift ideas Favorite Home School Resources to buy on Etsy (skip to second part of the post for free resources) *You can find a full list of my favorite Home School Etsy Favorites HERE and my Etsy Profile of Favorite things HERE This is a favorite Charlotte Mason Quote digital download that is perfect for any home school room Honey Comb Shop is one of my favorites, they have so many different mini unit nature study and the art is beautiful. Raising Wild Things Shop also does some great and beautiful nature unit studies printables I love all these life cycle physical prints from The Rewild Shop And more life cycle prints (printables) from Lovely Wild Sunflowers Shop Pretty Nerdy Press makes some really beautiful graphics for home school and for the home. Such great quality too. So many great simple Charlotte Mason unit studies from CM Simple Studies. MATH HOMESCHOOL PRINTABLES TO BUY Know It All Shop offers not only beautiful ABC prints but also so many great, colorful math printables you can download at a great price. This shop, Artsopomc, also contains some fun multiplication printables and if you're Korean, some Korean printables as well. I love all these very bright and colorful prints from Petunia Be Designs. They also come in black and white as well. Home School Resources to Download for Free First of all, I have created a few free printable resources here on this blog. Free Printable Coloring Reading Bookmark printable Free Printable Reading log/planner (perfect for summer) and free home school planner printables And these free printable Writing and Number Charts. Also these garden journal/books you can download for fre And from around the internet: Jessica over at Simple Wonders has created so many great printables to get your home school started. Much is aligned with Charlotte Mason Philosophy. Along with a great reading and spelling list to download. She even has created a great curriculum outline for you to download. Everything is free or pay what you can. She only needs just enough to keep the site maintained, any profit she donates to a non-profit. She has been so generous at what she offers. You can also find free artist studies to download for free HERE I love all the Humble Place has to offer. She has created so many great artist study units. Most cost a little something, but she offers a few of them for free. I love This Reading Mama. She offers so many free printables, especially for preschool and younger elementary age. I have used her Learning to Read Printables for so many of my kids. Life Abundantly Blog has so much to offer and has some great printables that you can download for free like this nature collection journal Silo and Sage has created some great printables and even has some free ones, but you should also check out the ones for sale. The Measured Mom is another great blogger that offers so many free home school resources like these Math printables and these Free Handwriting Pages which I have used for all my kids. Those are what I have for now. I'll probably keep updating this resource list as I come across others that I think are great!
Should you focus on academics in preschool? What subjects do preschoolers need you to teach? Get the ansers & curriculum recommendations!
FREE weekly themed Preschool on the Go activity plans for hands-on playing & learning using simple supplies at home for parents & homeschool!
It's super easy to keep things organised with our best homeschool preschool daily schedule! Homeschooling a preschooler can be so easy and fun
This post shares 13 different hands-on, engaging apple-themed journal activities for preschoolers and toddlers. These activities are great for an apple theme and cover a variety of different learning skills from pre-writing, to graphing, to letter sounds, and color words!
As our kids get older, they're ready to drop their nap time, but still need some quiet time to rest and recharge (and so do I!). Since my oldest shares a room with her napping sister, I've had to find activities that she can do quietly without waking her sibling. These are some of our favorites! Books are obviously the
Enjoy this project with your little one to help teach them address memorization and geography concepts.
This curriculum was wonderful for teaching Pre-K at home! Not only did my daughter learn her alphabet & letter sounds but she also learned to read!
100 Activities to do with your kids - that are Free!
"Every day, every hour, the parents are either passively or actively forming those habits in their children upon which, more than upon anything else, future character and conduct depend."-Charlotte MasonWelcome to my favorite little corner of our homeschool room! I am in love with every tiny detail of this spot. Shout out to Hobby Lobby for always having the cutest cork boards and wall decor! I always display the Letter of the Week and our Art of the Week here. It's also where I display our da
Happy Friday!! Are you all excited for the weekend?! I sure am! I wanted to share with you something that I've been working on this summer. It's my new printable Preschool Planner! I love this
This post shares 7 different learning journal activities for preschoolers who are working on practicing recognizing, spelling, and writing their names. Activities are all low-prep, and include writing with different types of utensils, finding and circling your name, building your name with snap cube
Thinking of homeschooling your preschooler? Not sure where to begin? Here is a list of the things I am teaching my preschooler and a free printable checklist to get you started.
Learning their address will be fun for your little ones with this cute and educational printable address worksheet. They'll love pretending to address the envelope to a friend or family member and even add a stamp. Use for homeschool or just a fun and educational activity to do with your preschool and kindergarten aged kids. Great for an "About Me" theme. Fill in their address for them then let your kiddos fill in the rest. Learning to write their address will come easy and it's such an important skill to have. Perfect addition to your preschool curriculum or for pretend play (Let's play Post Office!). Choose between a United States version (street, city, state, and zip code) or Canadian version (street, city, province, and postal code). ::: I N S T A N T ♥ D O W N L O A D ::: **This is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. No physical items will be mailed to you.** After purchase you will receive an email receipt with a link to download your purchase. You will receive a PDF file for printing on regular 8.5”x11” paper. I recommend printing on heavy card stock and laminating for durability. ::: S H O W ♥ O F F ::: I’d love to see you and your little ones enjoying your new learning activity! Be sure to tag me @arrowsandapplesauce and use #applesaucemama. ::: T H E ♥ L E G A L ♥ S T U F F ::: This printable is intended for personal use only. Not for resale. You may not copy, alter, or share these digital files. Thank you! See my shop policies for more info.
Unfortunately, many schools are pushing Science right out the door and focusing primarily on math and literacy. While these things are important and the foundation of every child's educational career... ignoring other subject areas is a horrible idea! If you haven't started this already, it's definitely something to think about for next year. If your principal tells you there isn't enough time in the day for Science.. you show her your science journals. They are the perfect way to combine writing, math skills, and so much more with Science! I just wanted to do a photo dump today so you can see the possibilities!!!!! Be the teacher that brings Science back to the classroom! Click the picture to check it out!!!