When I was first blessed with the opportunity to be a stay-at-home mom I was overjoyed. I soaked up all of the snuggles, hugs, “conversations,” and time with my boys. However, as my firstborn got older, and I came out of the fog of having a newborn, I craved more structure. Perhaps it’s the teacher in me, but I wanted to start implementing a regular routine in our day. I still loved just getting to spend each day with them, but I knew I wanted to begin working more intentionally with my oldest and create a daily routine that would work for us all. So, our homeschool preschool was born. My husband is a teacher, so when he headed back to school, we started up as well! At the time, my oldest was not yet 3 and my youngest wasn’t even a year, so our preschool was very basic. Lots of play, exploration, and using our imaginations. But for about an hour every day, we tried to work more specifically on skills that I felt were important for him to learn. We always began our day by reading from The Beginner’s Bible and singing a verse […]
