Homeschool Preschool & Kindergarten Children
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If you homeschool preschool and/or kindergarten children you've come to the right place. This page is designed to help you find the information you need to help you become an expert educator and have a successful homeschool adventure.
Even if you stick to a curriculum, it can be daunting to homeschool preschool and/or kindergarten kids.
The links to the following pages are designed to make your journey easier, to help you be more confident and to assist you in being knowledgable on how young children learn.
Teaching the 4 - 7 age group...
- help you understand how young children learn
- show you how to homeschool preschool and kindergarten children in an age appropriate manner
- give tips on how to keep a positive teaching atmosphere
The "how to teach" 4 - 7 year old pages:
How to teach math...
The math section explains how to homeschool preschool and kindergarten math, how to use manipulatives when homeschooling preschool and/or kindergarten children and also provides ideas, skills lists and games for each area of math.
This section has:
- lists of skills to teach for each category of math
- explains how to homeschool preschool and kindergarten math with manipulatives
- teaches you how to increase your child's math vocabulary
Teaching math vocabulary:
How to teach specific areas of the math curriculum...
GEOMETRY & SPATIAL SENSE
GEOMETRY - Lists of geometry and spatial skills to teach and geometry activities
ATTRIBUTE BLOCKS -Teach logical thinking, geometry and spatial sense
SORTING - Develop classification skills with kindergarten sorting games
CLASSIFICATION - teach classification vocabulary an skills with games
SYMMETRY -Teach early learners about symmetry
GEOMETRY GAMES - simple games that reinforce geometry concepts
PATTERN
Pattern 1- what pattern skills do students need to learn? Teaching tips
Pattern 2- ideas and games to recognize, create, copy and extend patterns
Pattern 3 - help children know what you mean when you say"pattern"
NUMBER SENSE
Number Activities - homeschool preschool and kindergarten activities that build number sense
Learning Numbers - more activities to help children learn numbers
Number Games - how to improve children's number sense with easy games
Number Skills - what number skills do children need to know?
GRAPHING AND DATA ENTRY
Graphing 1 - what do I teach? how do kids collect data and organize it?
Graphing 2 - what do we graph? sample graphing lesson
Check out the SCIENCE section for more graphing and data collection ideas
MEASUREMENT
Teaching measurement - measurement skills and ideas to teach them
MONEY
Teach about money skills & activities
Teach about money with games
Teach about money with fundraising projects
CONNECT MATH AND LITERATURE
Math & literature connections - how books increase mathematical thinking
Ten Apples Up On Top! - open-ended math activity with a Dr. Suess book...
10 Little Rubber Ducks - ideas to promote math with this wonderful Eric Carle story
1, 2, 3 to the Zoo - practice counting, making number sets, ordinal numbers
One Hundred Hungry Ants - practice counting larger numbers and comparing single file to sets of 10s
Do you have a favorite book that connects math to literature
How to Teach Reading / Literacy Skills...
Read this section when you homeschool preschool and/or kindergarten children for a greater understanding of how children learn to read and how you can help them on their way.
Reading & Literacy
Listening & speaking
Phonemic awareness
Writing skills
Responding to literature
How to teach Science & Social Studies...
Teaching science and homeschooling young children go hand in hand. This section will help you know what to teach and how to teach it. As a homeschooling parent you have many opportunities to teach your children science from the backyard, the garden, a park or just a walk down the road.
TEACHING SCIENCE
Homeschool preschool and kindergarten science - How tos & skills lists
Science topics - Life, Physical, & Earth and Space Science
Science center materials and equipment - easy to adapt for a home science center
Teach science and math with show and tell
SCIENCE FAIRS
Science fair tips
Science Fair ideas
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Environmental science
Recycling for kids - Part 1
Recycling for kids - Part 2
Environmental education activities skills list
Year long environmental activity ideas
Free science worksheets
Green kids and Earth Day
Leaf rubbing planet Earth - art activity
MORE SCIENCE
Apple theme science
Light & Color - theme science & math activities
Winter theme science & math activities
Pumpkin theme science & math
Science magazines for kids
Science books for children
Social Studies
Age appropriate social studies...
TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES
Social studies - how to teach it and what skills do children need to learn?
Social studies topics - what topics should I teach?
What resources are available? Recommended social studies products
MAPS
Maps -Introduce a unit on maps based on Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins.
CONNECT SOCIAL STUDIES & LITERATURE
The Gunniwolf by Wilhelmina Harper - connect to social studies concepts, ideas for literature comparison charts and story maps
Wolf Island by Celia Godkin- Teach young learners about the environment and the delicate balance of the food chain.
How to Teach Using Themes
Learn tips for teaching with themes and themes that are easy to teach at home
TIPS FOR TEACHING THEMES
Teaching themes
Suggestions for yearly themes
More tips for teaching themes
APPLE THEME
Apple science
Apple theme math
Apple literature and art
Math and literature connections with Ten Apples Up On Top!"
MAKING FRIENDS ONE DAY AT A TIME THEME
Helping kids - 6 tips to help children make friends
Student book 1 - Making friends one day at a time activities part 1
Student book 2 - Making friends one day at a time activities part 2
More ideas - Friendship math, language arts and art ideas
Parent tips - Helping parents prepare kids for school socially
LIGHT AND COLOR THEME
Light and color theme
Light & Color theme science & math activities
AUTUMN PUMPKIN THEME
Pumpkins - math & science activities
Bulletin Board - how to display more theme work, two pumpkin booklets
FREE pumpkin worksheets - & two bonus worksheets
SPRING THEME
Spring crafts
Spring science & art book
Spring bulletin board
Spring counting bulletin board
WINTER THEME
Winter Theme Science & Math Activities
Winter Theme Art & Literacy Activities
More Winter Theme Literacy Ideas
How to Teach Art...
Help your child be a more confident artist...
TEACHING ART
Elementary art education tips
Best art supplies for kids
DRAWING
Basic step-by-step
Step by step circles
Squares, rectangles, & triangles, zigzags
Holidays
Valentine's Ideas
Valentines Day Party- Craft and party ideas
Valentine writing - make ABC puzzles and create "Love is.." frame sentences Valentine's dove craft - Easy Valentine craft that can be displayed as mobile
Mother's Day Gifts
Mother's Day booksPreschool & Kindergarten Thanksgiving craft
Kindergarten Christmas tips and ideas
Christmas crafts for kids
Kindergarten Christmas tips and ideas
Christmas bulletin boards
Christmas crafts for kids
Other Pages...
These may be of interest to homeschooling parents:
NEWSLETTER - Sign up for a free newsletter, read back issues
CREATE YOUR OWN WEBSITE - Got a great idea! Learn how to create a website of your own
5 things to consider before you purchase a homeschool curriculum...
