I came across the idea of homeschooling while living in Texas. So many moms around me do it. After thinking more and more about it, I realized this is what I wanted to do. I want to teach my kids to love learning. I want them to love exploring what the world has to offer and do it because they want to, not because they have to get an "A" on a test.
Once I decided this is what I wanted to do, I began to explore my options for homeschooling( there are so many). Look here for the 5 methods of homeschooling- I have yet to decide on a curriculum for my kids and I have yet to begin serious homeschooling. My adventure is only beginning. With a 2 year old girl and a new baby on the way, I realized I could start teaching simple methods to my 2 year old and have her learn that way( without a curriculum). I am not a teacher but I found ways to teach her the basics, ABC's and their sounds, numbers, shapes, etc. Then we started branching out to "days of the week", seasons of the year, vowels and their 2 sounds, etc. We also include singing in our learning and we do hands-on-activities to help her interact even more. These things are fun to do together, but i wanted to find a more concrete schedule to begin with for preschool. Like I said, she is only 2- we don't do learning time everyday but we find 1 or a few days to squeeze in some learning each week. Since I want to homeschool, I was obviously planning on doing preschool with her as well. So, I started looking around for preschool options and hopefully, a more concrete schedule for things to do with her once she got a little older and to help preoccupy her. I am expecting baby #2 in less than a month so I thought, why not have activities and a learning schedule available so she can do that to stay occupied( especially in those first couple of months when it is hard to get out with a newborn). Now, let me just say that Emma is a great learner! She loves activities and I feel that a preschool schedule with fun activities (that will help to develop her current learning) will be something she will absolutely enjoy. I decided to go ahead and purchase The Letter of the Week preschool curriculum ( it's only $15) off of "Confessions of a...Homeschooler" blog. Here is a direct link to her store. I still have so much more planning to do when it comes to future curriculums and teaching styles but I feel starting out with this preschool curriculum will help motivate me into homeschooling and will keep my child busy while she is learning and having fun. I will continue posting my personal insights on homeschooling and additional hands- on -activities we do together on my blog. Hopefully one (or more) will help you out as well! Here is a link to my hands-on-activities and teaching tools we have used so far! Note: **We've added additional teaching tools on our page. These include the link to purchase the new preschool curriculum we will be using to start out with a more concrete preschool-learning, a new maze-app, and sight-words app. Check it out!
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