Homeschool Preschool Curriculum
November 28th, 2008 | 
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Question: Homeschooling a Preschool? Alpha Omega Academy?
Has anyone ever used the Alpha Omega Academy Home-school curriculum? I'm considering homeschool my child when they are preschool ready.
Did you use print based or computer based?
Did you use Switched-on-Schoolhouse, LifePAC, or Horizons?
Which do you recommend?
http://www.aoacademy.com/curriculum.php
Do you recommend any other curriculum schools for Homeschooling a preschooler?
and before you bash Homeschooling..
It would be close to impossible for my child to attend a "regular" school because we go back and forth between states monthly.
Well, I just need something with some structure that I can adjust to my child's needs. It's a bit overwhelming by the selection of books available. That is why I asked advice on some experienced mothers.
Of course I'm not trying to push learning onto my child when she is not ready - I just want her to find learning fun appropriately.
Answer: I homeschool my three children. I wouldn't go too nuts in the pre-school years. They learn a lot more through play and conversation than they will from a set curriculum. We did a lot of games, baking, reading, talking and playing. As for curriculum, we've tried various programs, but we never really liked any of the all in one programs. We, by far, prefer to pick and choose our curriculum.We've had great success with both Horizons Math and Teaching Textbooks. As for L.A., we've done really well with a combination of Plaid Phonics and Explode the Code. For writing, we didn't really care for any of the available programs, so we made our own. On Monday, the kids pick a topic, draw a detailed picture and brainstorm a word list. On Tuesday, they write a rough draft. On Wednesday, we edit. On Thursday, the write out the good copy. On Friday, they present the story and enter it into their story binder. They've really done well with this, and they all have an impressive book that they've written themselves. For science, we do anything and everything that grabs their interest. For history/geography, we pick between two and four topics a year and spend lots of time digging deep into them. We don't "study" art and music. We incorporate art and music into everything we do. We also cook and bake a lot and try to link the recipes to whatever country we are studying. Yesterday, we did a science experiment in the morning. Then we spent the rest of the day outside building a snow fort. While building, we discussed arctic survival, the insulating properties of snow, acclimatization, winter birds and states of matter. I'd like to offer two items of advice. First, keep it fun and love it as much as your kids will! Second, immediately disregard any of the socialization nonsense your going to hear, especially on this site. Homeschooling takes less time so we only need to "school" in the mornings. Our afternoons are spent at workshops, dance, music, sports, woodworking, volunteering field trips, play dates, park days, swimming and skating, all with other kids. Rather than spending six hours a day sitting next to same age in a classroom, my kids are out in the community playing, volunteering, interacting and learning with people off all ages, not just their own age. Have fun with it and laugh a lot. It can be a lot of work, but it is TOTALLY worth it.
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