Written by Tara Mitchell of Homeschool Preschool. I’m so excited that fall is just around the corner. I’m ready for cozy sweaters, apple cider, and all things pumpkin-flavored. My daughter is ready for math by the fireplace and raking all of the leaves in our backyard into the perfect pile for jumping. If you and your…
Written by Tara Mitchell of Homeschool Preschool. Preschoolers love activities based on the fun books they read. Counting activities for preschoolers help them understand the concept of one-to-one correspondence. This hands-on activity, based on Ten Eggs in a Nest, will have preschoolers practicing counting and adding one more. Ten Eggs in a Nest, by Marilyn Sadler, follows Gwen…
Preschoolers are so much fun. Everything is new and exciting, and simple outings can provide the basis for amazing hands-on learning opportunities. Many of these field trip suggestions are fun things you’d probably do with your preschooler anyway, but we’re homeschooling parents. That means we get to call them field trips. Besides, the big kids…
Written by Denise James of Taking Route. I know that multi-aged schoolrooms were the norm back on the prairie days and Laura Ingalls makes it sound so romantic. The non-readers up front writing their alphabet on their slates, little Jimmy up at the board working his fractions, and Mary humming in the background. Is this…
Way back, many ancient moons ago (which explains the poor quality photos), when my niece who is now 12 was only 4, she homeschooled with us for preschool the year before she entered Kindergarten. Because we had moved upstairs from our basement schoolroom by then, our space was more limited than when Josh and Megan…
Written by Pam Odd of Keeping Life Creative. Creating patterns helps strengthen kids’ critical thinking skills, leads to better math comprehension and is a concept usually found in a traditional preschool and elementary math curriculum. Practice math patterns with your preschool and elementary kids in a fun, hands-on way by creating a Repeating Math Pattern Art…
