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homeschoolbase · 5 years

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my homeschooled 16-year old graduating w/ AA degree in 10 days, holy moly

My newly-16 year old will be walking through graduation on the 22nd - what a trip it's been.

We decided to homeschool after kindergarten, fairly isolated in our small (16k or so population) rural town. Not for religious reasons, or libertarian, et al. Just the whole education system smelled off somehow, although we couldn't put our finger on why. Terrified we would fail at being parents, we shopped for and tried several different cirriculum.

By third grade, we were mostly reading library books and doing big activity workbooks from School Daze (school supply store) in neighboring "big-city" Olympia, WA. Also my second was born!

We attended the Not-Back To School conference in Oregon, had a great time. Buncha hippies, lol!

Soon we'd been well-versed in autodidactic learning, read some Wendy Priesnitz and John Holt, and were letting both children lead what they wanted to learn.

By 5th/6th grade age, both kids wanted to try school. Non-compulsory education just means I don't make 'em go - they can go to school on their own if they want to! My oldest went for 6th & 7th grade, my younger one through 5th grade only. There were some highlights, such as testing into higher end high school reading, joining the honors book club. Oh, and getting scolded that my 6th grader had a 4th grade understanding of math - before getting up to speed in about a month, then easily keeping pace the next two years - that was fun!

Once I gained that confidence in my kid, I never lost it. Teachers come and go, my kid is family forever.

Both kids eventually tired of school - mostly they didn't like getting up so early. Same! So they returned to home based, self-directed education. Which mostly meant doing projects on computers, playing games, being with friends, reading books / watching movies. Cooking with the family. Bicycling. Going to the beach. Lots of good stuff.

By age 13, my oldest was concerned about 'falling behind', so I brought them in to the community college where I work. A $10 placement test later, they'd placed into college level reading, writing, and math. The college said "Would you like to take classes?" to my surprise, my kid said YES.

The first year was self-funded, there are no scholarships for non-highschool students under 18. Dammit! After that, we worked with the local high school to enroll my now-14 year old as a junior; the next 5 quarters were paid for.

As of March, my kid had full credits to graduate with their AA, about two weeks after turning 16. With honors! Hot damn! They walk in the ceremony in 10 days.

I'm incredibly proud of the hard work my kid has put in. I'm entirely confident that home schooling & unschooling both prepare children for the real world far better than compulsory education. And I'm grateful for the support we've received from the community, including this one (by reading/lurking) and the Washington Homeschool Organization. Thanks, Jen! You're awesome.

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yourtvvn · 4 years

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susantregre · 5 years

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How to Homeschool Preschool

The years between 2 and 5 are so formative.

So much of the “foundation” of your child’s interests and temperament is being nurtured and awakened. They are also developing skills that they can use in school for years to come.

We have homeschooled all of our kids for preschool – including our youngest kids who are still learning and playing at home.

Here is what we have done to instill a love of learning with our kids!

We would love to hear what homeschooling looks like for your preschoolers – or if you are a preschool teacher, share your tips in our Facebook Community.

ABCs.

One of the first steps to learning to read is recognizing the letters of the alphabet. To be able to identify them, their sounds, and to be able to match the capital and lower case letters to each other.

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Exercise through the alphabet with these activity ideas.

Make an alphabet museum. Search through your house and fill the boxes with a different item each day.

Play a lid matching game. You can even fill the jars with alphabet letters.

Print a set of alphabet workbooks. These are perfect for kids who sit still.

Do a letter of the week activity.

Every week pick a different letter to craft with and explore. You can have your child hunt for the letter in sensory bins, or objects that have that letter’s sound, etc. You can also do a weekly craft. These are cute and fun!

A is for Apple. B is for Bear. C is for Crab. D is for Dinosaur. E is for Elephant. F is for foil. G is for Giraffe. H is for horse. I is for Inch. J is for jellyfish. K is for kangaroo. L is for Ladybug. M is for Mouse. N is for Night. O is for octopus. P is for Parrot. Q is for Queen. R is for rainbow. S is for Snake. T is for Train. U is for Under. V is for Volcano. W is for Watermelon. X is for xylophone. Y is for Yak. Z is for Zebra.

Lower case alphabet.

At bare minimum, during preschool, your child should be able to recognize the lower case letters – but even better, your child should learn how to form the letters – at least the ones in their name.

Practice writing in a salt tray. Your kids can write or “paint” their letters. Lightly shake the tray to erase and try again. Add a light under your table for more fun.

Create a gel bag. Place worksheets underneath the bag and your kids can practice tracing. As they write they will see the letters.

Trace letters that were written with a highlighter. They can trace it once with a pencil and the second time with a marker.

Review site words as your kids learn to write. Every time they trace the word they can use a different color of crayon = rainbow letters.

Teach My Preschooler Kit

Teach My Preschooler is designed to give preschoolers a head start, develop fine motor skills, encourage parent/child interaction and increase school readiness skills. It comes with 293 pieces and is a complete all-in-one learning system. Plus, there’s a step by step teaching guide for mom and dad!

Fine Motor Skill Development

Many of the skills kids will need in Kindergarten require fine motor control. If your child struggles to hold a pencil, practice with some of these activities to help your child develop their grasp and hand-eye coordination.

Fine motor skills will help your kids develop the finger “grasp” coordination that they will need as they begin writing.

Develop hand and eye coordination with your kids as they cut shapes along lines. This activity will keep my three-year-olds engaged for a good hour!

It’s hard for some kids to grasp the concept that there is a wrong way to hold a pencil or crayon. But learning the “right way” early will save them handwriting woes later.

Preschool Math Skills

During preschool kids should learn to recognize a written number and understand number correspondence, ex: that 3 = the amount of three items. They should learn how to tell which piles are bigger/smaller, be able to put the piles in order from smallest amount to the biggest, and learn to count.

Practice counting to 20 and recognize groups of items up to 10 (i.e. a pile of 5 items). Your child should also practice telling the difference between amounts (ex: more v. less).

Expose your kids to color theory and time at the same time with a colorful DIY clock. Explain how clocks move in the same direction every minute/hour.

Make large geometric shapes as you count and trace from number to number with chalk. Discover math patterns.

Whenever you come up to a red light, count backward from ten to zero. This will help your child with subtraction later.

Create a paper tube counting game with this genius DIY preschool math idea.

Break out the bag of jelly beans. Your kids will look forward to counting time with a tasty treat in jelly bean math.

Practice number correspondence and counting with monster math. Add the eye balls on the creature with googly eyes.

Demonstrate counting with your fingers with a fun Math hand. Try to think of all the combinations to get to ten.

Make a math station with lots of little items for your kids to count.

Shapes, Colors and Vocabulary.

Just play, play and play some more!

And while you are playing, talk to your child about what they see. Your kids are learning their shapes, the colors, their body parts, the animals in the world (and the sounds they make) all through play.

Get a set of stones out. Paint them, adding shapes. In play, sort the colored rocks by size, their shapes, etc.

Play street, print up road shape cards. Your child can drive cars along the shapes.

Build with shapes. You can use a pack of straws and pipe cleaners if you don’t have anything else.

Explore shapes with a flip book – make a visual kaleidoscope.

Use dried out playdough or salt dough to create shapes and craft with them to make a mosaic.

Print colorful patterns onto transparency pages and layer them with your child to explore shapes and colors.

Get Ready to Read

Read Aloud to your kids daily. Work up to 20 minutes a day.

Teach your kiddo to hold books the “right way” and point to the words so they learn to follow or track words from left to right.

Time and order concepts by reviewing the story: What happened first, next, last?

Have your child comprehend a story be able to re-tell it to another person.

Beginning sounds. Find the letter that makes the sound at the beginning of a word.

Encourage your kids to speak in full sentences, clearly, differentiating between fiction and reality as you are reading.

Life Skills Kids Need:

Your child should practice describing and expressing their feelings – ex: “I am sad” or “I am sorry”.

While active play is needed, preschoolers should also have a daily quiet time of independent play for up to 20 minutes at a time.

Encourage your kids to be able to tell directions. Ex: left v. right.

Encourage independence. Your kids should be learning to put their own clothes on, including jackets and shoes.

Even at home, your kids need to practice cleaning up their space when they are finished with an activity.

Practice waiting and taking turns, and following basic rules (board games are a great way to practice if not in a group).

Follow multi-step instructions (ex: Wash your hands, get your lunch box and sit down to eat). Take turns playing “Simon says” with each other.

Help your child recognize basic cause and effect relationships (drop this it breaks).

For safety: Your kids need to know their phone number and be able to say their street address.

Our kids love using ABCMouse.com, too because the learning just looks like FUN! They have a full online preschool and you can try the first month totally free.

More Preschool Activities

Get creative with this Easy Preschool Caterpillar Craft. This big list of preschool activities will keep the kids entertained for hours! Make use of Cheerios in another way with this yummy bracelet activity. This Cinnamon Roll French Toast is so easy that even preschoolers can make it!

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creativespaceworks · 2 years

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How to get kids ready for school before September

Getting ready for school

The first years: exciting, happy, funny, exhausting! An intense learning curve for kids and parents. From birth, celebrate when your children hit developmental milestones: physically, cognitively, socially, and emotionally. Your children must be ready for school. They definitely need to have a good vocabulary, know their letters and numbers, and be able to hold a pencil and use scissors.So you…

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homeschoolbase · 6 years

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my homeschooled 16-year old graduating w/ AA degree in 10 days, holy moly

My newly-16 year old will be walking through graduation on the 22nd - what a trip it's been.

By third grade, we were mostly reading library books and doing big activity workbooks from School Daze (school supply store) in neighboring "big-city" Olympia, WA. Also my second was born!

We attended the Not-Back To School conference in Oregon, had a great time. Buncha hippies, lol!

Soon we'd been well-versed in autodidactic learning, read some Wendy Priesnitz and John Holt, and were letting both children lead what they wanted to learn.

Once I gained that confidence in my kid, I never lost it. Teachers come and go, my kid is family forever.

As of March, my kid had full credits to graduate with their AA, about two weeks after turning 16. With honors! Hot damn! They walk in the ceremony in 10 days.

#homeschool

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homeschoolbase · 5 years

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my homeschooled 16-year old graduating w/ AA degree in 10 days, holy moly

My newly-16 year old will be walking through graduation on the 22nd - what a trip it's been.

By third grade, we were mostly reading library books and doing big activity workbooks from School Daze (school supply store) in neighboring "big-city" Olympia, WA. Also my second was born!

We attended the Not-Back To School conference in Oregon, had a great time. Buncha hippies, lol!

Soon we'd been well-versed in autodidactic learning, read some Wendy Priesnitz and John Holt, and were letting both children lead what they wanted to learn.

Once I gained that confidence in my kid, I never lost it. Teachers come and go, my kid is family forever.

As of March, my kid had full credits to graduate with their AA, about two weeks after turning 16. With honors! Hot damn! They walk in the ceremony in 10 days.

#homeschool

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