When my oldest child was about 18 months old, my mom bought him a romper with a cheerful cartoon bee and the saying “Homeschooler Wanna Bee.” We passed that romper down to my subsequent children. My oldest was a homeschooler wanna be because we fully...
Tag: homeschool preschool
My 3 year old daughter is enjoying her first year of homeschool preschool. She loves listening to stories and doing crafts. While my daughter is my third child, her homeschool preschool differs from her brothers’ homeschool preschool. I have two elementary students who really have...
Our Homeschool Routine with a 2nd Grader, a Kindergartener, and a Preschooler
posted by: Laura Adams
September 3, 2023
I get a lot of questions online and in real life about what our homeschool day looks like, so I write routine posts every 6 months to a year. We have finished six weeks of our school year and have worked out some of the...
There is the school year we plan and there is the school year that we actually have, and rarely are the two identical. As a type A personality, this has been hard, but necessary, for me to accept. So without further adieu, here is what...
Homeschool Curriculum Picks: Pre-K/Preschool (2022-2023)
posted by: Laura Adams
January 2, 2023
A mom reached out to me over social media and asked what I had done for preschool with my 4 year olds. I realized that I wrote a blog post about what I did for my oldest child’s 4 year old preschool year, but not...
Before I had children, my notion of read-aloud time was idyllic. My children would sit quietly and attentively, without any sort of training from me. They would hang onto my every word. Hahahaha. When we started our beginner morning time, my expectations were shattered. What...
Many new homeschool parents wonder about how to teach the alphabet. I taught preschool in a classroom setting for two years, and I’ve taught preschool in a homeschool setting for two years. One of my primary goals for any preschool student, be it my own child...
We’ve read a lot of classic picture books in the past few years, and I’d like to share some of our favorites with you. Keep in mind that my daughter hasn’t entered the preschool years yet, so our list might skew towards books that are...
Preschool for the Child Who Has Exhausted Preschool
posted by: Laura Adams
February 21, 2022
I occasionally hear parents discuss what to do with their children who have acquired the traditional kindergarten readiness skills, but are not yet old enough for kindergarten. I thought I would share how I’m addressing this advanced preschool situation in our homeschool, in the hopes...
A New Way to Schedule: Planning Your Homeschool Day with Young Children
posted by: Laura Adams
August 5, 2021
Homeschool planning with young children looks different from homeschool planning with more independent children. I’m in a few different Facebook groups for moms who are homeschooling young children, and some of the same challenges come up over and over again. “How do you homeschool with...