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Last year, I shared my Great Books Preschool program for Little Man. We did enjoy it but never made it through all the books with the new baby and all. This year we will be continuing with the program, and soon I will be sharing the new additions to make up for the books we have already read 20,000 times. Little Man surely had some favorites.
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My new 4 year old want some school work like the big kids, so I have also chosen some fun workbooks for him to use.
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We are also going to add a time for play dough, painting, and other hands on projects. I hope to create a rotation to keep him occupied while I work with the older kids. Some ideas to include in this time:
- play dough
- watercolors
- wiki sticks
- tangrams
- beading
- Popsicle sticks and glue creations
- scissor projects
- stamp work
- coloring
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I am still finalizing a schedule but one thing that will definitely be included is slots for Cowgirl and Buddy to work with Little Man one on one. This will free up time for me to get one on one time with each of the older children while still giving Little Man the attention he needs.
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Time with Cowgirl will be spent on simple handicrafts. She really enjoys crafting so this will be a diversion for both of them. I plan on focusing on the following handicraft skills:
- loom knitting
- potholder weaving
- basic sewing--this is per Little Man's request
- cooking
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Since I have adopted Mater Amabilis curriculum for Buddy, I hope to school the two younger ones in the Charlotte Mason style as well. A large part of Charlotte Mason for the early years is Nature Study. Mason advocates long hours spent outside in any weather and guided nature study.
This is where Buddy comes in. He is a bit obsessed with nature. So it is perfect for the boys to explore outside together. My plan is to get each boy a nature journal to complete. I have a small block of time planned each week for me to provide some nature study guidance and feedback. I wish it could be every day but there are only so many hours.
When the weather is inhospitable to going out, as happens here in the northeast, there will be a basket of age appropriate nature books for the Buddy to read/explore with his brother. I will share the basket's contents soon.
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The last part of preschool for Little Man is going to consist of learning to play games. My older children and Hubby really enjoy board games. Little Man really wants to play along but is still learning how to participate. So, there will be a time each week to play a simple game that we can then play as a family once he has gained understanding of how it works.
So, not too many bells and whistles, but there it is. How do you do preschool?
