So we are contemplating homeschooling the boys. We haven't made any final decisions, except that we are going to do preschool at home. I have been having fun with it, and it is so rewarding to watch the boys learn and enjoy our "preschool" time. Sometimes we just call it our "activity" time.
I have found a lot of printable activities and ideas that I like at the Confessions of a Homeschooler blog. (All of the activities my kids are doing below are from that site.)
And recently I have found some nice printables at this site.
Olivia usually hangs out on a blanket or bouncy chair next to us, or we do preschool while she's asleep.
The main activities we do are:
Do-a-Dot markers (use markers to stamp a letter/number shape or to find a specific letter on a worksheet)
Magnets (Make shapes, count numbers)
Coloring
Tracing
Some freehand writing (They can write A, M, H, T and O... and probably others, on demand)
Cutting shapes/designs/freestyle with scissors
ABC's and 123's (They know their ABC letters and sounds, and can count to 20. We are working on having them identify the number 1-20..which is why all the activities below are number oriented.)
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We usually do their preschool activities on the days we stay home and don't go anywhere. I really love having something ready for them to work on, since I was running out of activities for us to do together. With the added bonus that they are learning fine motor schools and letter/numbers/shapes,etc.
We also try to go to story time at the library at least once a week, (Love story time!) and check out books for us to read throughout the week. Our other favorite (educational) destinations are the zoo and the museum. We have a season pass to the children's museum, and we are going to see their new Curious George exhibit later this week!
Oh I will let you get the experience and hope you will educate me when I want to do that. I try to prepare David and some friends to support home school. We will see... So great what you are doing! hugs miria
ReplyDeleteI am homeschooling my twin girls for preschool too! I am doing it with a couple of other mama's, just once a week, so I only have to come up with a lesson once a month, essentially. it's been a ton of fun. We want to homeschool too.
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