How To Start Homeschooling Preschoolers

If you’ve ever felt like teaching is not your thing, too confusing or downright overwhelming to tackle on your own? Then this blog post is for you.

I know what it feels like when you questions yourself. Can I do this? Am I even qualified?!

The answer is YES & YES! You absolutely can and are more than qualified to do so. In fact, you are the BEST qualified for the task and the education you will provide to your child will be unique and tailor-made.

I hope you’ve been convinced already! So now, let me guide you on the steps to getting started.

 

 

1. You need to know WHY you are homeschooling.

I know I know, this isn’t a “step” but it’s probably the most important thing you will do to make sure your homeschool journey is for the long run and not just something you are “trying to see if it works”.

 

I like to compare this to marriage. When a couple marries, they have a solid reason for making those vowels and making that solid choice to commit. Couples do not marry to “see if it works out”, if this is the case, the marriage is likely to fail because they planned for failure from the start with the wrong mindset.

 

Once you know the WHY you are choosing to homeschool, write it down. Place it on your refrigerator, bathroom mirror, planner or somewhere you are certain to remind yourself of it. You are likely to continue the journey and work through the hiccups homeschooling can bring.

“The purpose of school is to get children ready for life, not more school.” – Dr. Kathy Koch

 

 

2. Decide if you will use curriculum, none or a bit of both.

I want to be clear, you DO NOT NEED CURRICULUM for preschooler age. Let’s consider our approach.

1st – When considering curriculum for preschoolers you must remember that every 3-5 yr old loves hands on activities and studies suggest children learn primarily through play and tumble so when using a curriculum you should look for hands-on.

Here are a few I recommend if you wish to use curriculum:

• • My Father’s World – (this is not a free or cost effective option in my opinion, but it is well-rounded) Copy W099208 and input code into “New Customer Referral” code at checkout to support what we do
  • The Good and the Beautiful

2nd – Because preschoolers do not need a curriculum to learn, you have the freedom to decide how you will teach your child. When my oldest was three years old, I used Pinterest to look up activities, and free worksheets. I was able to gather a good amount of ideas that would carry me through the year and best of all, it was free or at the most it cost a few dollars at the dollar store for supplies. Dollar Tree is another great source for preschool – 1st grade homeschooling families, you can find all kinds of craft materials but also excellent introductory workbooks that teach children letter recognition, numbers, colors, tracing and more! If you don’t have a Dollar Tree store near you here is one of the workbooks they offer but sold through Amazon and other great finds. My first two children have learned lots with these workbooks and they’re only $1.25 each!

Preschool and Kindergarten Workbooks:

• • PRE-K – Morning Starters Educational Workbooks – v10 (these can be found at selected Dollar Tree Stores)

• • Other Great Amazon Find – School Zone Big Preschool Workbook

• • Other Great Amazon Find – School Zone Alphabet Workbook

• • Other Great Amazon Find – School Zone Thinking Skills Workbook

• • Christian Light Education (CLE) – Beginner’s Activity Set

FREE PRESCHOOL RESOURCES WE HAD SUCCESS WITH: 

ThisReadingMama.com

TheMeasuredMom.com

PlanesAndBalloons.com