Since Auntie CrazyLife has been staying with the wee ones during the day, we decided it was easier to let her homeschool the preschool rather than find a new place for them and add extra running and expense into our day. She's been trained in early childhood education, so it's a great choice for us.
So far this year, the kids have worked on their letters and numbers, both recognition by sight and sound. I cut a vinyl alphabet with my Cricut and we hung it on our kitchen wall. It looks quite nice, if I do say so myself. =) Thing #3 can now write his full name and Thing #4 can recognize and say all the letters in her full name.
They have also done units on "All about Me," "Halloween," "Apples," and "Fall." Our kitchen/dining room is decorated so nicely with all the artwork they've done. We've added to it with artwork the older children bring home from school. It's a lovely way to decorate the house!
The children and Auntie also work on the weather and calendar every day. It's so cute to hear Thing #4 singing the days of the week song all the time!
This past week, the kids and Auntie have been working on shapes and colors. It's so funny to hear my wee two year old pointing out all the shapes she sees as we drive around town! She can even draw her own circles and squares!
Next week the topic is Thanksgiving.
Today we went to the library to find a book on the first Thanksgiving and about the history of Thanksgiving. The kids will read that and do some answer comprehension questions orally and then draw a picture of what the first Thanksgiving looked like. We also have some Pilgrim head crafts to make from HERE. I also found a printable book there about symbols of Thanksgiving and one about counting.
I also have used my QuickCutz cutter to make some Thanksgiving shapes (Boy Pilgrim, Girl Pilgrim, Boy Indian, Girl Indian, Turkey, Corn, Leaf) which will be used for a couple different things. The kids will use them for making patterns, counting, color identity, shape identity and of course, storytelling.
So far, this homeschool preschool thing is working quite well. With Auntie CrazyLife doing the main lesson during the day and Momma and Daddy CrazyLife filling in during the evening and weekend, I really see a lot of progess with the kids.
Plus, it's been fun putting together units and making all the materials and planning curriculum. I'm probably kind of a nerd in that way, but I love curriculum! Look for more homeschool preschool ideas in the future!
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