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5 Days of Homeschooling Preschool for Free {Learning Lifestyle}

July 21, 2014 By: amyswandering1 Comment

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Homeschooling Preschool for Free

For the first time in fifteen years, I don’t have a preschooler. *sniff**sniff* It is my favorite age to teach! I love seeing little eyes filled with wonder, and there is freedom to learn without some of the restrictions that we tend to place on the upper grades.

There is no need to purchase a curriculum for your preschooler (unless you want to). There is an abundance of free preschool curriculum from which to choose. The question I get the most is –> “How do I make a plan for the year using free preschool curriculum?”. This week, as part of iHomeschool Network’s Summer Hopscotch, I am going to show you five different ways to plan out your homeschool preschool. 

Learning Lifestyle

We are going to start with the most basic plan. I call it a Learning Lifestyle. It doesn’t involve worksheets or sitting at a desk. It is simply teaching concepts to your child as you live out your day. Count the socks as you pull them from the laundry basket. Name the fruits & vegetables at the grocery store and talk about their colors. Count the sides of a book and point out that a rectangle has two longer sides and two shorter sides. Watch a squirrel bury food in the yard and talk about how animals store up for the winter.

I know some of you are uncomfortable just winging it, so I made a simple list of basics to cover. It could go on & on, but at least you will have a starting place! I’m including a printable of the list in case you want to put it in your homeschool planner.

–> DOWNLOAD YOUR PRESCHOOL SKILLS CHECKLIST <–

Preschool Skills Checklist

{Math}

  • counting objects (cereal, toys, crayons)
  • counting from 1-20 or higher
  • number recognition (knowing what the #s look like in print)
  • shapes (square, rectangle, triangle, circle, oval)

{Beginner Phonics}

  • say the alphabet
  • recognize letters in print
  • recognize name in print
  • letter sounds (A says a as in apple)
  • read LOTS of books

{Bible}

  • read Bible stories (I recommend this book)
  • God made… 
  • simple memory verses 
  • religious holidays

{Science}

  • observe nature, draw in a nature journal
  • talk about the weather in different seasons
  • explain how things work
  • explore hot, cold, wet, dry, textures

{Basic Skills}

  • right & left – practice while putting on shoes
  • cutting practice – safety scissors & scraps of paper
  • learn colors
  • do puzzles
  • manners- please, thank you, wait your turn
  • chores – let them work alongside you

What questions do you have about homeschooling preschool?
I would love to hear them!

You might be interested in my Busy Bags board on Pinterest


Read all of the days in this series:

Day 1: Learning Lifestyle
Day 2: Nursery Rhymes 
Day 3: Printable Packs 
Day 4: Letter of the Week
Day 5: Theme of the Week 

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  1. dana says

    June 17, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    I would love to get your free home schooling material

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