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What Comes After “Z”?
Last year, we started our homeschooling journey with a simple challenge… “If you could teach him to read before Kindergarten…” It was ON! Little did we know, we – my husband and I – would begin researching risks and benefits, techniques, statistics and more. What we definitely didn’t expect was to both agree that homeschooling might be our best option. The obvious starting point, in a journey to reading, seemed to be letter recognition. I planned daily lessons, in advance, which included youTube videos, learning games, crafts and books. Day by day, we knew what to expect, and planning was as simple as addressing the next week of letters. Then……
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Preschool Homeschool : The Letter Z
We opted to homeschool instead of enrolling our son in standard Pre-K. I am sharing with you some of activities to learn about the letter Z. Whether you homeschool or not, these are short and sweet ways to reinforce letter learning. We ended up skipping this lesson, as my munchkins had it mastered by the time we got to it. Walphabet’s ABCs Song I pour Pickling Salt into a cookie sheet and shake it a bit to make it flat. Then, I draw an example and the kids practice “writing.” Fun sensory play! Sesame Street Letter Z Highlight-a-Letter by Babbling Abby. I use these for my oldest (4), while my youngest (2), colors…
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Letter Review
We have been focusing on letter recognition, lately, as the first major undertaking in our Homeschool Journey. Each day, I planned “school time,” which consisted of various letter-specific youtube videos and printables. We also did a letter-specific craft and a tactile activity (drawing letters in salt or making them with blocks) each day. My daughter adores learning time and loves to make people happy, so she was more focused on opportunities to learn, than she was with what HAD been learned or HADN’T. My son, on the other hand, likes knowing exactly how much progress has been made and what is left. He often asks how long it will take,…
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Preschool Homeschool : The Letter U
We opted to homeschool instead of enrolling our son in standard Pre-K. I am sharing with you some of the activities we did to learn about the letter U. Whether you homeschool or not, these are short and sweet ways to reinforce letter learning. Walphabet’s ABCs Song : We always start with an ABC song. It is something that they can get excited about, since they generally know the tune, and that everyone can enjoy. Walphabets Letter U We used Lego Duplo Alphabet Mats from 123Homeschool4Me.com. Both kids love it! My son is a VERY tactile learner, and these activities just ROCK! Sesame Street’s My Friend’s Ukelele Highlight-a-Letter by Babbling Abby. I use these for my oldest…
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Beginning our Homeschool Journey & The Letter A
This year, we opted to homeschool instead of enrolling our son in standard Pre-K. We did this for many reasons, both financial and personal. My husband, in an effort to encourage me away from homeschooling, did some research and read some studies. He finally reported that, of all of the studies that he considered legitimate, a handful showed that homeschooled children out-performed their publicly schooled counterparts. The remainder of the studies showed that they did the same. He found no convincing data suggesting that homeschooled children were behind in ANY area – EVEN SOCIAL! We agreed that it was worth considering. Ultimately, I’ve always felt led to homeschool our children…
