Homeschool Preschool

 Let me start out by saying, I am no teacher. I am a mother of two children (7 & 4 years old) & was homeschooled most of my childhood (3rd-12th grade). 

    Side note: Homeschool is really spelled home school. But literally everyone turns it into one word (& if you don't, you haven't been homeschooled 😂)

Back in March, I was working part-time as a business manager for a charter bus company. When all our trips were getting canceled it was all so confusing as to why. Everything was open, people weren't getting sick around us- yet. 
I got an email from my children's school saying they we were going to be doing remote learning for the next two weeks.
Ok, so two weeks remote learning & remote working.... I could handle that. WRONG! My kids never went back to school & I never went back to the office. Buses parked. Kids forced to stay home. People panicking, getting sick. Cleaning more than we needed to. Someone bought all the toilet paper. Parks closed. States shutting down.
I don't know about you, but I don't want to pandemic anymore.

Beyond that, I had to make a decision. Would I allow my kids to return to school if they have to wear masks all.day.long? Well, the answer in short is no.
I want them to be able to live mask free in a safe environment so at home learning it is!

Hayden started e-learning with her class yesterday. Beyond the few "I'm boredddd" moments, it seems to be going well. She enjoys still being able to interact with her classmates she's had since Preschool/Kindergarten.

Geo, well, he's here too. I am attempting to homeschool him in PK4!! So far, so good. We've been re-learning some things just so when we move into the next couple of weeks he can build on that & hopefully learn to write his letters & numbers!

My goal for PK4:

1. He will know how to count to 100 & identify the numbers through at least 20
2. He will know how to read sight words & know all the letters' sounds
3. He will know all his colors - he only gets pink & purple confused so far
4. He will know how to write all 26 letters & 10 numbers
5. He will know how to write his name

All the lesson planning has gone underway. Who knew that teachers have to spend so much time preparing a lesson for preschool??
I'm always jotting down new ideas & lesson plans throughout the week.

Here is what we've done in the last two days.

Day One:

• Bible Lesson: Daily Devotion & Music
• Color: Yellow
• Readiness Skills: Transportation Activities
• Motor Skills: Traffic Light Activities
• Items of Interest: School Bus Activities
• Number: 1

Day Two:

• Bible Lesson: Daily Devotion & Music
• Color: Blue
• Readiness Skills: Bluebird Activities
• Motor Skills: Build a Bird Nest Activity
• Number: 2

Trying new things can be hard, but I'm happy to be given the challenge & to spend some more time with my kids! Have to always look on the plus side so I don't go insane with literally no personal space or time alone. 😂

I have more lessons available- if you're interested in all my resources & ideas, let me know! I'd love to share them with you, especially if it makes your life a little easier!