We are going to follow a Letter of the Week curriculum for our homeschool preschool. Pretty much because that seemed do-able for me and there are tons of free resources to use online!
I used Brightly Beaming Resources as a base for ideas, and then built on that.
For craft time (you know my girls like crafts!) I would like to have them make a letter of the week craft, like No Time for Flashcards does. We'll post them on the basement wall around our homeschool area.
For the Bible Stories, I did purchase a curriculum from Homeschool Your Boys. (No, it's not just for boys...) It was $39.99 for a 143 page e-book. I have only had to modify it slightly, but love that the themes, memory verses, stories and activities are all planned out for me.
Our plan is to do preschool four days a week. Each week we'll have a new letter and number. We'll also cover Language Arts, Music, Bible Stories, Math, Science, Social Studies, Sports/Games, an Art Project, theme Snack and occasional Field Trips.
Yup. That's the plan. Yes, it does seem ambitious. But keep in mind that a lot of these topics can be covered in 15 minutes. The total amount of time each day will be between 2-3 hours. And I am going to try *really* hard to be flexible and not worry if some things don't get covered.
Some people have asked what E will do during this time. I have given her the options of:
A) Listening and participating along with C
B) Playing with toys in the basement
C) Going up to play in her room
The last option is really more of a "if you aren't behaving and are being a distraction, then you will have to play alone in your room."
It's going to be good for me, right? I think that having some structure in our day will be good for all of us. I pray that God will teach me to have more patience, that C would develop a passion for learning and that E would mature and learn to be less demanding. I'll keep you posted!
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You are, as always, organized and well-researched. I will pray that your school is a success!
Try not to get to hung up on the 2-3 hours a day! Remember that most preschools are only doing one hour of "official instruction" time. Everything else is done with much less formal delivery. I will pray for you!!!
Lori, if I haven't told you yet, I think you're amazing and are going to be a super homeschool mom. I'm excited to see what you're doing, and may steal some ideas. I'm going to be looking at that bible curriculum. :)
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