My third son (we have four) is four this year. Both of his older brothers will be in school full-time, starting this coming Monday (August 27th). He was so excited to go to preschool this year, but we ran into a problem. The preschool at our local elementary school is great (both of our older boys went there), but out of our budget since they lost their Title One funding. It is the same for private preschools in our area - out of the budget. I checked with the local HeadStart preschool, but we don't qualify. So, what to do with my four-year old who is so excited about getting to go to school? The answer, for us, was to do it ourselves (by "ourselves" I mean me and him). So, this is our journey. Hopefully we can find things that work for us and that he enjoys, so he has fun learning. And if it is a success, he has a little brother who will get to do the program in a year or two!
Now for the disclaimer. I am not, nor ever have been, a school teacher. I have taught a Primary class before, but a 5-day a week teaching job will be new for me. Evan already knows his ABCs, numbers, colors, shapes, etc. So, the focus won't be so much on those. I am hoping to work on reading, writing, counting and spelling. I am also going to highlight a different animal, country, and book each week. There will be at least one craft project and science experiment each week, along with lots of coloring. We will focus on two different scripture stories each month, and have a monthly song and a movie & popcorn day every Friday. I am hoping to start after lunch, around 12, each day and be done before the older boys come home from school at 3 so they can all have their after school snack together. The schedule may change along the way, but hopefully I can post each week's plan in advance if you want to join us. I will try to post all of my sources as well.
Come along on our Preschool Experiment!
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