Any parents here homeschooling your preschoolers?
I realize the huge benefits of sending kids to preschools, however with the high number of new COVID cases here I would like to homeschool my preschoolers for now. I'd like to connect with the parents here who in the past or now keeping your preschoolers at home. If you did it in the past, how did your kids adjust to kindergarten without attending preschool? If you are currently keeping your preschoolers at home, what activities do you do with them during the day, and how do you develop your kids' social skills?
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- Doing it now, did it before. Honest, no big deal. Was not behind and we did very little by way of paperwork. In fact I asked kinder teacher at November parent teacher conferences and she said “I may have been able to tell the first week or two but certainly not anymore “ Currently I’m doing kindergarten math with confidence by Kate snow and logic of English foundations and both are perfect. But my current LO asked to do math and showed great fondness for learning to read. We do about 20 minutes of work per day, typically divided in two sessions. If you have young preschoolers I’ve heard great things about preschool math by Kate snow-most libraries have it. Also search out the core knowledge preschool book. Most importantly…read. Every single day, for as long as possible. The same books over and over. Or choose a chapter book to read a chapter or two each day in addition to the picture books.
- We homeschool later years as well so I can't comment on adjusting to kindergarten, but homeschooling preschool really just like like what you'd do with your child anyway. Read lots of books, do some colouring, go play in a creek... Lots and lots of outdoor exploration of fantastic, especially in natural areas like forests, hillsides, shorelines...
- MakinBabe said:Doing it now, did it before. Honest, no big deal. Was not behind and…Thank you for taking the time to respond. It's great that the kindergarten teacher said that your kid adjusted after just a couple of weeks. I previously sent my 3 year old to a home daycare/preschool (for only a week) and the teacher kinda gave us a hard time that he had never been to any daycare or preschool before so that's why he didn't know anything about playing with the group. I felt bad hearing that. I'll look for the Kate Snow preschooling math book. Thank you again.
Posted 10/16/21My kids are now 10 and 15 but neither ever went to daycare or preschool. They went to K without any issues. The whole “the K teacher always knows� is largely BS. My advice, as a current preschool teacher, is to focus on independence not just academics. The K teacher isn’t going to put 20+ coats on or place a backpack on every child’s back. Can they fully take care of themselves in a bathroom? Can they stop an activity and move onto the next without a meltdown? Their shoe pops off walking in the hall, can they put it back on? Do they understand walking in a line? Can they understand and follow a daily routine without constant instruction? Hang up coat, put folder in bin, sit at their desk etc etc. Those are the things that preK teaches beyond the ABCs that will make a transition much smoother.- cpha said:Thank you for taking the time to respond. It's great that the kinderg…You’re welcome. Don’t let the teachers put you down. Do what’s best for your family and your kid…whatever that is. No teacher knows everything…
- Sanra1231 said:My kids are now 10 and 15 but neither ever went to daycare or preschoo…I'm glad to hear that your kids never had issues with kindergarten despite the fact that they never went to preschool. You must have become a preschool teacher after they grew out of the preschool phase :-). Thank you for the helpful information. Practicing independence is indeed very important. I sent my older kid to a montessori school in the past and they really focused on teaching them independence. I'd better get on that with my preschooler now.
- Posted 10/19/21cpha said:I'm glad to hear that your kids never had issues with kindergarten des…I was a stay at home mom until my youngest started K. Got a job in a daycare and worked my way up.
gramabrendaInactivePosted 10/19/21Dear Cpha, I personally am a proponent of he theory “give me a child till their six years old and I will set their course for life.� I didn’t want anyone else to teach my child, especially early on. I wanted them to have the values that we thought were important. I felt very privileged to have the time with these precious children. We enjoyed one another, set family values and learned the basics together. They learned social skills first within the family and then within the family activities and interactions with the world. For me this was the most important time of their lives and I wasn’t about to miss it. They were a vital part of the family unit. They held to their upbringing, learning of responsibilities and finding their place on the family team. We had the freedom to pursue life as opportunity came without the restrictions of schedules. This is the only time in their lives this was possible. When we cooked we cooked together, When we cleaned we cleaned together and when there was something in their lives they wanted to investigate further and explore questions and answers, we had the time and freedom to do so. I wouldn’t trade that wonderful time for anything. God bless you and your precious family as you enjoy this rich time of life.- gramabrenda said:Dear Cpha, I personally am a proponent of he theory “give me a chil…Thank you for this. Please, please keep saying this… so many women (and men) need to hear this. Our work with our own children is valuable. And invaluable by you words. Please do not stop spreading this gentle love and hope to parents whom are stoping important things in their life to invest in family. It’s so hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
- gramabrenda said:Dear Cpha, I personally am a proponent of he theory “give me a chil…Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. Those are beautiful words you wrote, and yes I agree this time spent with our little ones is so precious. Continue to enjoy your time with your family �.
