Samuels curriculum for 2023-2024

For pre-school this year, we haven't made it very far in any one type of curriculum. But here are the resources we have used that have been great launching points for Samuel's education. I will say even though I say that Samuel was in pre-k this year, all of these resources are GREAT for kindergarten as well. It really just all depends on where your child is at.

For co-op we are using Classical Conversations with has been great for us. I can't wait to see how well it works for Sam as he gets older.

Math: We are loosely following Preschool Math at Home by Kate Snow. I have loved it. It slows math down, uncomplicates it, and uses fun games and manipulatives to teach children. And usually with items you can easily find at home. For the tea party lesson, instead of dolls we used Sams favorite stuffies and he gave them all cookies. He loved it. My point in this though is the curriculum helped me comfortable with easily changing up the activity for Sam to still learn the concepts.

Language Arts/Reading: We used a reading primer to learn vowels and are now using Bob books to work on reading. Samuel started showing he was ready for reading last summer. So, I thought it made sense to expedite his reading exposure to these books. He is super hesitant to read books on his own even though he is reading all sorts of things in everyday life. 

Family Reading: It's taken us a very long to get anywhere close to finishing a chapter book this year, but I think we will actually finish Winnie the Pooh. We also read from this Childrens Bible for our Bible reading in the mornings. Most children's bible seriously lack a lot of important content. This one is fantastic. And it was written from the KJV and NIV which is important to me.

Writing: Lastly, this is something we do pretty infrequently right now because Samuel fights me so much on it. But he is slowing starting to show interest in writing because he see's other kids writing and drawing. One thing Samuel loves to do is connect the dots. So I have made him a few sheets where he can connect the dots to work on his pencil skills.

The way I am homeschooling here is kind of reminiscent of the classical style of learning. Hopefully as time goes on, we'll be able to add in more reading, especially of the classics. Our big focus has been on playing and other life skills. Thats really what is most important during these younger years anyways.

Until next time friends,

Lori

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