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Home Schooling Made Simple For Preschoolers
In this article I will go over how to start Homeschooling your Preschooler. And give you Tips on Home Class Routines, how to set a schedule, and share the Curriculum that me and my Husband use at home with Our 2 preschoolers.
So let’s get into ideas on how to start homeschooling your Preschoolers who are not yet ready to attend in school or virtual classes.
1. Create a Designated Learning Space. Find a place in your home that will have enough room for learning and teaching. Homeschooling is fun and exciting but also can be messy so you want to make sure you have enough space for projects as well. If you have a smaller home and space is just not what you have, be creative but make sure wherever in your home you choose to home school you and your little one will have enough room to navigate around.
2. Follow a Daily Schedule. Plan a set schedule that works well for you and your little one and stay consistent on the days and times. This teaches your little one to get into a routine and have some schedule in place while also keeping your household from getting too hectic. Also keep in mind with younger children you do not want to make them sit and learn for a 6-7 hour day. By this being said, break down your subjects to 15-20 minutes of teaching, 15- 20 minutes hands on and take a small break after that. What works well with us is also separating the subjects by days. I teach Mondays & Wednesdays Writing & Reading. My husband teaches Tuesdays & Thursdays Math & Reading. Fridays we both go over everything that was learned that week in all three subject’s. I have included a sample of our schedule below.
3. Set Learning Goals and Mile Stones. Homeschooling gives you and your child a way to customize and direct their education. When you have a vision and goal set for your child you are more likely to achieve those learning outcomes.
4. Be Creative. Being creative is very important to keep your child's attention in a home school setting. Teaching and learning do not have to be so boring. Use bright colors and do hands-on activities. Do outings for teaching. Link up with other homeschooling parents in your community for group field trips. Take time to “de school”. Homeschooling isn't about replicating school in your home. The goal is to educate but always keep in mind each child has different styles in learning.
Curriculum
Now that is time to start your preschooler with school activities, let's start out by talking about schedule ideas. Every household schedule is different whether you are working outside of the home or from home you want to be able to set a schedule that works well for you and your preschooler. When homeschooling you don’t want to overwhelm your child with too much information at once. For preschoolers it is ideal to homeschool for an hour and a half to 2 hours. Whether you find it best to homeschool in the morning or afternoon, or perhaps even break up your home schooling day into 15-30 minute increments, the choice is yours. Find out what is best for your child and your household and make necessary changes along the way!
Below we have provided a list of subjects that are typically taught when homeschooling a preschooler. To find out if you are to teach any specific subject, it is important to check your state’s homeschooling requirements.
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Math
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Language Arts (Reading, Writing)
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Science
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Social Studies
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Art (Drawing, Coloring, Arts & Crafts)
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Physical Education
At this age you’ll want to set not just academics but cognitive & development goals as well to ensure your child learns all necessary concepts and gains all necessary skills that will set them up for success not only in kindergarten but also throughout life. Below you will find some Pre School Learning Objectives that my husband and I use at home with our preschoolers!
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Identifying Letters of the Alphabet, & common words by site
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Reading: Identifying Rhyming Words
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Writing their name
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Know their Birthday
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Knowing their Address
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Knowing their parents first and last name (family name) regions they come from on both maternal and paternal etc
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Math: Practicing Numbers 1-10 and then move them forward as they are comfortable
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Holding a pencil correctly, writing Letters and Number correctly
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Classifying objects/ shapes/ size/quantity and colors
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The seasons, different kinds of weather, and days of the week, terms like today, yesterday, and tomorrow, month, and year
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Science: Learning about earth,(the complete star system) the sun, the stars, the moon
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Meditation and Daily Positive Affirmations
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Sound Vibration
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Using Creativity to draw and express their feelings through art
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Showing patients and teaching them to share
* In addition to this list, parents should also add any other subjects they feel their child would benefit from such as music, foreign language, health etc.
Preschoolers Learning Objectives
Reading to your PreSchooler should be a daily routine. Although most PreSchoolers are not yet reading, they are gaining valuable skills in communication and in literacy as you read to them. These skills will help them begin to recognize sounds, learn new words, and grasp the basic concepts of reading comprehension.
One thing I noticed growing up, we did not see a lot of books in school with characters that I could relate to so below I have included inexpensive must read kid books by authors in our community that you can read with your Preschooler! All books listed below can be purchased through 3rdEye Creative Living Amazon Storefront!
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I Am Enough by Grace Byers
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ABC Positive Affirmations by Aaliyah Wilson
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Daddy’s Arms by Fabian E. Ferguson
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Because I am Me by Erika J. Gibson
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Stacey’s Extraordinary Words by Stacey Abrams
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Just Like your Daddy by Tiffany Parker
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Mommy What Do You See When You Look At Me by Candace V. Haynes
Below I would like to share 2 Channels that helped us out a lot with Preschool Homeschooling ideas. Don't forget to Like Comment and Subscribe to both of these Family Channels!
For those of you who came here for the Preschooler Start Up Binders this section is for you! 3rdEye Creative Living Family have Start Up Binders that are available now! All start Up Binders comes in Pink, Purple, Blue, & Mint Green and includes the following:
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Traceable First & Last Name Laminated in front of the binder
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Daily Affirmations to practice with your preschooler
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A-Z Traceable Letter pages
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1-20 Traceable Number Pages
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Learn your Colors: Red, Blue, Green ,Orange, Purple, Yellow, Pink, & Brown
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Days of the Week
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Shapes
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5 Activity Pages
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1 pk of Dry Eraser Markers
All pages are in plastic protectors where your preschooler can practice over their traceable letters and numbers with their dry eraser markers. Curriculum are also separated by insert dividers. *IMPORTANT* All binders are personalized for your child so when putting your order in please include the correct spelling of your child's name, and date of birth. You may also choose an option to have your preschoolers photo on the front of their binders. All photos would be made in a cartoon style as seen below.
If you would like to order your Preschool Start Up Binder you can do that below. All Binders can be customized with your child's name and birthday as well as your choice to have a photo on the front of your Preschooler's personalized Binder. The message section can be used for the name you want on the binder or this can be emailed directly at 3rdeyecreativeliving@gmail.com. I hope this Article was useful to all of you parents that are thinking about homeschooling or even for the ones who have already started. 3rdEye Creative Living would like to show Gratitude for ALL of the support we have received as well as send Love, Peace, & Blessing to ALL. We will see ya'll in the next Article!