Homeschooling for Preschool
Your guide to the best curriculums and learning activities for preschoolers!
What Does Homeschooling Look Like in Preschool?
Creating a homeschool environment for preschool involves a lot of creative play and hands-on learning.
Since you are in charge, you can decide how much time you want to set aside each day for learning and how structured you want to be.
Some kids thrive with more structure, but studies show all kids at the preschool age learn best through creative play.
Having an adaptable preschool program is something to consider so it can be tailored to your individual child’s learning style.
Top 5 Preschool Homeschool Curriculums
- Before Five in a Row Preschool
- Rod and Staff
- Abeka
- All about Learning Press
- Little Hands to Heaven
Some of the benefits of choosing a preschool homeschool curriculum is that it saves you time and is less expensive then sending your child to a private school.
You can chart your child’s educational course and give your child the one-on-one attention that kids thrive on.
We have the top five most popular preschool homeschool programs voted on families and educators that have tested and used these home school programs – people just like you.
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The Five in a Row (FIAR) Preschool Curriculum has been a well-known and loved preschool program for more than 25 years and has programs for children as young as to years old up to 12 years old.
These FIAR curriculums not only offer literature packs but also offer a Bible and Cookbook supplement.
Preschool Homeschool Supplies
Unless you are planning to create your own preschool homeschool curriculum, we recommend deciding on a curriculum. Preschool home school supplies range from lesson plan guides, to literature packs, activity kits, flash cards, and other supplemental resources that homeschool curriculum companies provide.
Of course, there are the traditional school supplies like crayons, glue sticks, age-appropriate scissors, washable markers and paint, puppets, and even dice for counting.
If you are on a budget, yard sales and discount stores are a great way to get preschool homeschool supplies like learning games and art supplies to go along with your ready-to-go lesson plans.
Preschool Homeschool Activity Ideas
Activity workbooks, coloring books, recipes, and picture story books are great additions to a preschool homeschool environment.
Many companies like Abeka, Little Hands to Heaven, and Timberdoodle Preschool have innovative ways to teach preschool age children and include clever activities to capture the attention of preschool students.
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TTD365 Audio Resources - Preschool (Members Only!)
The Early Years – Homeschooling Your Preschooler
Speaker: Sonya Shafer Give your child what is most important. Instead of academic or social pressures, Charlotte Mason encouraged mothers to give their little ones…
Building Strong Foundation for Learning – At Any Age
Speaker: Linda Kane What you do the first five years of life will impact your child’s learning for life. Those “preschool years” are critical for…
But How Will I Teach Them To Read
Speaker: Laura MacFarlan Reading is the foundation of every subject we teach. Before moving on to history, science, or literature, a child must first be…
If We Intend for Them to Comprehend – Primary Grades
Speaker: Karen Farmer Wanamaker The Comprehension Kids program is a five-part supplement to existing reading programs. The incremental approach supports primary aged children transitioning from…
No Longer Little and Not Quite Teens
Speaker: Hal and Melanie Young The turmoil of the tween/preteen years between nine and thirteen usually catches parents by surprise. Diligent students become addled and…
Wonderful Ways to Learn Non-Phonetic & Sight Words
Speaker: Carol Hale I had a brilliant 7th grade student whom I tutored spell “of” as “oave.” Another 50-year-old adult dyslexic learner was still spelling…
Teaching Kindergarten at Home
Speaker: Carisa Hinson Teaching Kindergarten at home can feel overwhelming for many families. This session will give you many practical ideas as you learn from…
Planning Preschool at Home
Speaker: Carisa Hinson Have more fun learning with your child in the early years by creating a home learning plan that works for you, your…
The Transformative Power of Reading for the Central One Idea
This talk, geared toward students and teachers of literature, can dramatically change the way you read literature. Reading for the Central One Idea gives purpose and direction to your reading, opening the way for a more illuminating and sophisticated interaction with the text
Help I’m Homeschooling and I Have a Toddler
Speaker: Jamie EricksonFounder and Lead Author of the Unlikely Homeschool seeks to encourage young moms in the trenches of motherhood. Listen Now https://s3.amazonaws.com/ttdfiles.teachthemdiligently.net/memberscontent/audio/2018/columbus-oh/help-im-homeschooling-and-i-have-a-toddler.mp3 Download this…
Caution Passionate Writer Ahead
Speaker: Carol KinseyHelping people recognize road blocks that keep them from writing and overcoming those road blocks to become a passionate writer! Listen Now https://s3.amazonaws.com/ttdfiles.teachthemdiligently.net/memberscontent/audio/2018/columbus-oh/caution-passionate-writer-ahead.mp3…
Getting Started Homeschooling
This session is a practical ???how-to??? workshop intended to help new home educators meet the Ohio state requirements for notification and assessment. We will review Ohio’s homeschool regulations in a way that is interactive and engaging. Examples of notifications and Ohio’s assessment options will be examined.Whether you are in the process of deciding to home educate or you are ready to begin, this session will provide answers to your questions.
Homeschooling From the Beginning
Speaker: Hal and Melanie YoungTeaching young children or just starting out with homeschooling from the beginning! Listen Now https://s3.amazonaws.com/ttdfiles.teachthemdiligently.net/memberscontent/audio/2018/columbus-oh/homeschooling-from-the-beginning.mp3 Download this Audio File Favorite To
Raising Real Men: Surviving and Appreciating Boys
Have you ever had war break out during a play date? A single math lesson take three hours? Find your child turns every object into a pretend weapon? Then maybe you’re raising a boy! Hal and Melanie Young have SIX sons and a wealth of experience and Biblical principles – and a sense of humor – to encourage and empower the parents of boys.
Mom, Don’t Make Me Think-Just Tell Me The Answer
Speaker: Ann MeolaAfter switching to a new Math curriculum with her daughter which led to her daughter saying, “Just tell me the answer!”, Ann Meola…
Once Upon a Time: How Stories Teach
Latin, Math, Logic, and Science: all subjects which are completely necessary to a well-rounded education. While each of these subjects plays a pivotal role in the formation of a student, each is not without limitations. Stories play an irreplaceable role in the moral instruction of students. Come explore how we, as teachers, can utilize literature to form their students in a way that other subjects cannot.
The Middle School Maze
Middle school is a time of transition. Physical and emotional changes are taking place at a rate that will make any parents head spin. She may WANT to be an adult and may THINK she is an adult (and may even LOOK like an adult!), but her actions and thought processes may show the childlike qualities that are still present. Beth will discuss the various academic options available to you as you maneuver through the Middle School Maze.
Parenting Pre-Teens
Speaker: Hal and Melanie YoungLearning how to disciple and navigate the waters of your pre-teens emotional, physical, and spiritual jounrey. Listen Now https://s3.amazonaws.com/ttdfiles.teachthemdiligently.net/memberscontent/audio/2018/myrtle-beach-sc/parenting-pre-teens.mp3 Download this…
Out of the Box Homeschooling
A practical look at the first steps into homeschooling your child with special needs. Whether you are just starting homeschooling and have a special blessing or this is your 4th child and they learn completely differently from the others homeschooling outside the box doesn’t have to be lonely or an uphill battle. You can effectively meet your child’s unique needs and excel! Let me show you a variety of ways to make it happen.
Learning Like da Vinci and Jefferson: Notebooking 101
Educational pioneer, Charlotte Mason, championed the idea of “notebooking.” But, this wonderful extension of learning can be dated back long before Miss Mason gave it a name. For centuries, the greats catalogued what they learned in notebooks, rehearsing their daily discoveries in a natural way–with pen, paper, and imagination. Find out how to inspire learning through a simple notebook, see samples of several types of notebooks, and learn how to use them effectively in order to draw your children into learning with purpose.
Raising Children to Be Courageous Communicators for Christ
We live in a culture growing increasingly hostile to Christianity. But God can use our words to affect minds and hearts. Come learn about the power of apologetics and worldview in the life of your family and how to raise confident, courageous communicators who will make a difference in the world.
What is Critical Thinking and Can Anyone Do it
Speaker: Tom Clark Listen Now https://s3.amazonaws.com/ttdfiles.teachthemdiligently.net/memberscontent/audio/2018/mobile-al/what-is-critical-thinking-and-can-anyone-do-it.mp3 Download this Audio File Favorite To access this content, you must purchase TTD365 Membership – Monthly, TTD365 Membership –
Raising Christian Leaders Not Followers
Using Leadership style learning. This style of learning encourages children use the grid of Scripture while also thinking outside the box in a more critical…
Teach Your Children How to Think
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Mom Don’t Make Me Think
Based on The Right Start Math and teaching our children to be problem solvers. The importance of critical thinking and problem solving in the world…
Hand Them the Book
This seminar will highlight the importance of teaching the scriptures and equipping students to become self feeding follower’s of Christ. Coaching our children to approach the scripture with confidence and anticipation is one of our greatest privileges as parents. During our time together we will unpack the importance of a intentional effort in this area of parenting and look at the age appropriate tools WOL has created to develop this self feeding mindset at an early in life.
Inspiring Your Children to be Helpers
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What if I’m not Classically Educated
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Establishing a Reading Culture in Your Home
Reading shouldn’t be another assignment to check off the list. It should be an integral part of the rhythm of your home. But, between diapers and division flashcards, how can you find the time to immerse your children in great books? How can you ignite a passion for a well-crafted story when all you hear is, “Reading’s not my favorite thing, Mom!”? Learn the secrets of choosing great books for all ages, developing a family language with literature, and establishing a culture of reading in your home.
Help I’m Homeschooling and I have a Toddler Strapped to my Leg
Speaker: Jamie Erickson Founder and Lead Author of the Unlikely Homeschool seeks to encourage young moms in the trenches of motherhood. Listen Now Favorite To