Pre K Homeschooling

sockgirl77

sockgirl77

Well-Known Member
kwillia said:
So, myjobismommy... if you are having a hard time laying out the course work and finalizing subject matter and academic approach for pre-school... exactly how many years do you plan to homeschool...:confused:
Click to expand...

My guess is that she's homeschooling the kid because he/she could not get into pre-k. One would think that the mother would have put her kid in school if given the opportunity. :shrug:
 
kwillia

kwillia

n/a
sockgirl77 said:
My guess is that she's homeschooling the kid because he/she could not get into pre-k. One would think that the mother would have put her kid in school if given the opportunity. :shrug:
Click to expand...
Good point, I automatically assumed she was taking the homeschool approach because it has been in the spotlight recently.

It's silly that all kids don't have the opportunity to attend pre-k since there are strict expectations for what a kid is already supposed to excel at by the time they enter K.
 
M

myjobismommy

New Member
kwillia said:
So, myjobismommy... if you are having a hard time laying out the course work and finalizing subject matter and academic approach for pre-school... exactly how many years do you plan to homeschool...:confused:
Click to expand...

My daughter will miss the kindergarten cut off date, so she'll go to public kindergarten at age 6. She is 3 now and wants to learn - and we don't want to send her to prek for 3 years. So I thought I would homeschool prek for a year or two and send her to prek the year before she enters kindergarten. I am not looking to homeschool her entire schooling - just prek.
 
foodcritic

foodcritic

New Member
If you go to Staples or BJ's or even Walmart or Target you can find books that are geared towards Pre-K. They usually have everything in one book to teach them their letters, numbers, colors, shapes etc. I wouldn't waste my money on any big programs. Pre-schoolers aren't going to sit for long periods of time.

I also wouldn't worry that your child has to learn everything before kindergarten. I think we need to let kids be kids for as long as possible. She can learn everything she needs to know in kindergarten.
 
kwillia

kwillia

n/a
myjobismommy said:
My daughter will miss the kindergarten cut off date, so she'll go to public kindergarten at age 6. She is 3 now and wants to learn - and we don't want to send her to prek for 3 years. So I thought I would homeschool prek for a year or two and send her to prek the year before she enters kindergarten. I am not looking to homeschool her entire schooling - just prek.
Click to expand...
If I were in your shoes, I would contact the elementary school and obtain a copy of the curriculum for pre-k and also for K. Then go to Bay Books in the Wildewoode Center. They have an impressive section on learning tools for all ages. Match up the curriculum plan with the workbooks, map out your daily course work expectations, set milestones and then follow your plan. You should be good to go.
 
kwillia

kwillia

n/a
mominsmc said:
I also wouldn't worry that your child has to learn everything before kindergarten. I think we need to let kids be kids for as long as possible. She can learn everything she needs to know in kindergarten.
Click to expand...
Schools expect kids to enter kindergarten already knowing a large number of things.... it's no longer an "entry level let's learn it as we go" grade like it was decades ago.
 
M

myjobismommy

New Member
mominsmc said:
If you go to Staples or BJ's or even Walmart or Target you can find books that are geared towards Pre-K. They usually have everything in one book to teach them their letters, numbers, colors, shapes etc. I wouldn't waste my money on any big programs. Pre-schoolers aren't going to sit for long periods of time.

I also wouldn't worry that your child has to learn everything before kindergarten. I think we need to let kids be kids for as long as possible. She can learn everything she needs to know in kindergarten.
Click to expand...

She is almost 3 and knows...her name, family names, numbers to 20, notices and comments on the weather, ABC's and can identify letters, farm animals, common pets, colors, shapes (6 of them) speaks fairly well, has manners, plays well with others, and it beginning to do pre-writing tasks (we have a book she works in).

I am hoping to get her ready to enter kindergarten at 5 (she misses the cut off by a couple of days).

I thought using the state website for course ciriculum and some work books...would be a start.
 
Sweet 16

Sweet 16

^^8^^
myjobismommy said:
Yes it is - I'm just wondering what work books or programs have worked well for others.
Click to expand...

Homeschool programs cost money. Are you sure you even need a "program" for a 3-year-old? Why not read to your child daily and have them count and sort building blocks or shapes, color, finger paint, listen to music, learn the alphabet, etc.? Kids this age learn by playing and don't necessarily need workbooks or classroom instruction. Do they all have to be geniuses by Kindergarten?
 
kwillia

kwillia

n/a
myjobismommy said:
She is almost 3 and knows...her name, family names, numbers to 20, notices and comments on the weather, ABC's and can identify letters, farm animals, common pets, colors, shapes (6 of them) speaks fairly well, has manners, plays well with others, and it beginning to do pre-writing tasks (we have a book she works in).

I am hoping to get her ready to enter kindergarten at 5 (she misses the cut off by a couple of days).

I thought using the state website for course ciriculum and some work books...would be a start.
Click to expand...

You also need to keep in mind that a child's success in school isn't completely based on academic ability but also on social and mental developmental maturity. The youngest kids in class tend to remain developmentally "behind" vs the older students. It is really noticeable in elementary years and even into middle school.
 
sockgirl77

sockgirl77

Well-Known Member
kwillia said:
Good point, I automatically assumed she was taking the homeschool approach because it has been in the spotlight recently.

It's silly that all kids don't have the opportunity to attend pre-k since there are strict expectations for what a kid is already supposed to excel at by the time they enter K.
Click to expand...

I agree. There are spots open in Pre-K now. They are registering the kids late because they didn't fill them up. I was lucky, I am a single mom and my son was labeled "special attention" because of his hearing and speech delay. It's great for him.

Also, Prep N' Play now has 4 year old spots open. My son was on the waiting list since December and I got the call earlier this month letting me know that they had openings. I have heard nothing but great things about them.

I think that Pre-K is a great program for socialization too. I have seen so many Kindergarteners freak out and panic because they have not been socialized yet.
 
Geek

Geek

New Member
kwillia said:
Dur... she said "computer free" ... you were a coddled homeschooled, geeky child weren'tchu...:eyebrow:
Click to expand...

I went straight into kindergarden. I am still freaking out..


Don't forget that myjobismommy is a horrible thing with no kids.
 
A

atrusomder

Isaiah 55:8-9
kwillia said:
You also need to keep in mind that a child's success in school isn't completely based on academic ability but also on social and mental developmental maturity. The youngest kids in class tend to remain developmentally "behind" vs the older students. It is really noticeable in elementary years and even into middle school.
Click to expand...

My daughter was advanced academically for pre-k and only made it in because she lacked the social skills. When they evaluated her she could do all and more than what they asked but was so shy and cried because she wasn't "socialized" Didn't know how to interact with other kids her age or adults.
 
foodcritic

foodcritic

New Member
kwillia said:
Schools expect kids to enter kindergarten already knowing a large number of things.... it's no longer an "entry level let's learn it as we go" grade like it was decades ago.
Click to expand...


Personally, I think this is ridiculous. Why is there so much pressure on little four and five year olds? Let me have fun learning and stop stressing them out. I remember when my daughter was in a pre-school program at three - I sent her there because I thought she would have fun. Well they kept telling me that she did not know her letters yet and I should really be working with her on that. They were freaking out. Well, she is now in 2nd grade and knows how to read. It seems like more of a competition to see who's kids know more by the time they reach kindergarten. What are the teachers teaching them if they know everything already.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top