Getting Started (I know its summer but we are excited)

This is how we decided to do our preschool so please no negative comments.  To each their own!

I went to school and graduated in early childhood/special education so I had some resources I was able to pull out.  I went through my bin full of resources and found a developmental checklist that I have used many times in my career and can now use it at home.  It felt good to pull this out and be able to use what I have learned at college in my home and with my kids:)

Here is the checklist for 3-4 and 4-5.  

I went through the 3-4 checklist and marked the things Clifton still needs to work on.  And my friend went through it as well and a marked what her daughter needed to work on.  We then have decided to center a lot of our activities around the things they need to work on/have not quite mastered yet.  Along with the basics like alphabet, numbers, shapes, days of the week, routine, etc...  Where else can you get someone to teach your kids the things they personally need to work on besides home:)

The routine we are going with is pretty simple and basic.  We will start with circle time working on the calendar, days of the week, months, weather, and season.  Then we will do story/singing/lesson time.  Next we decided we would have movement time, get up and get those wiggles out.  After that we would work on alphabet/numbers/shapes/colors (choose one per day to focus on).  Next snack time!  After snack we would do arts/crafts and then end the day with games of some sort to learn to take turns and work together.  For right now we will get together twice a week from 9:30-11 or 11:30 (depends on the day).

Again this is what we have decided to do for our kids.  Each child and family is different.  So do what routine and schedule works for you!