I began homeschooling my oldest daughter when she was 2.5 years old. I started homeschool preschool with my son a few weeks before he turned 3. I plan to begin preschool work with my youngest daughter between the ages of three and four. One benefit of homeschooling is the freedom to work at the pace […] More
Are you looking for books to share with your 3-year-old? I began compiling this list of books when my children were 8, 5, and 2. We are a homeschooling family. I put a lot of emphasis on reading. In addition to more formal reading lessons, my oldest also must read 2.5 hours on her own […] More
Objective: To learn about food and eating healthy. Message: Good food helps you grow and stay healthy. Book(s): Choose Good Food! My Healthy Eating Tips by Gina Bellisario Eating Well by Sian Smith The Food Parade: Healthy Eating with the Nutritious Food Groups by Elicia Castaldi Grains by Emily K. Green Macaroni and Rice and […] More
Objective: To learn about families. Message: Families have many members: children, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and more. Book(s): The Family Book by Todd Parr We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families by Todd Parr My Family by Dr. Alvin Granowsky My Family by Gladys Rosa-Mendoza One Family by George Shannon Music: “We […] More
Objective: To learn about the Earth, Sun, and Moon Message: The Earth revolves around the Sun. The Moon revolves around the Earth. Book(s): Earth, Sun, and Moon by Robin Birch On Earth by G. Brian Karas What Makes Day and Night by Franklyn M Branley Under the Sun by Ellen Kandoian Moon by Steve Tomecek […] More
Objective: To learn about mixtures. Message: A mixture is two or more things put together. Book(s): Mix It Up: Solution or Mixture? by Tracy Nelson Maurer Fine Motor Skills: How to Mix Orange (http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/mixing-colors1/) How to Mix Green (http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/how-to-mix-green/) How to Mix Purple (http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/how-to-mix-purple/) How to Mix Pink (http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/how-to-mix-pink/) How to Mix Brown (http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/how-to-mix-brown/) Craft/Activity […] More
Objective: To learn about floating and sinking Message: Objects that float stay on top of a liquid. Objects that sink fall to the bottom of a container of liquid. Book(s): Floating and Sinking: What Floats? by Jim Pipe Video: Peep and the Big Wide World: The Fish Museum (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV5KV_5nrsU) Fine Motor Skills: Science page 37 […] More
Objective: To learn about solids and liquids. Message: Water is liquid. Ice is solid. (Steam is gas.) Book(s): Solid, Liquid, or Gas? by Fay Robinson Fine Motor Skills: Science pages 35-36 Craft/Activity 1: Science Centers pages 154-167 Craft/Activity 2: Freeze water into ice cubes. Melt ice cubes into water. (Boil water into steam.) Basic Skills […] More
Objective: To learn about the five senses Message: The body has five senses. Eyes see. Ear hear. Mouths taste. Noses smell. Hands touch. Book(s): My Five Senses by Margaret Miller My Five Senses by Aliki My Five Senses by Gladys Rosa-Mendoza Fine Motor Skills: Science pages 30 BPW pages 295-300 Five Senses (Smell, Taste, Hear, […] More
Objective: To learn about the human body Message: People have many body parts. Book(s): Me and My Amazing Body by Joan Sweeney My Amazing Body Pat Thomas My First Body Board Book from DK Publishing A Drop of Blood by Paul Showers What Happens to a Hamburger? by Paul Showers Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, […] More
Objective: To learn about the seasons Message: The four seasons are spring, summer, fall/autumn, and winter. Book(s): Spring by Sian Smith Spring by Ann Herriges Summer by Sian Smith Summer by Ann Herriges Fall by Sian Smith Fall by Ann Herriges Winter by Sian Smith Winter by Ann Herriges Music: The Four Seasons (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2tV69N0X8k) Fine […] More
Objective: To learn about the weather Message: Weather is what the air and sky are like each day. Book(s): Weather by Gallimard Jeunesse and Pascale de Bourgoing Weather Words and What They Mean by Gail Gibbons Weather by Rena K. Kirkpatrick Music: Weather Song for Children: Sun, Rain, Wind, and Snow (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfAB4BXSHOA) Fine Motor Skills: […] More
