{"id":518,"date":"2022-08-19T03:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T03:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buoyantbloomer.com\/?p=518"},"modified":"2022-08-19T03:00:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T03:00:56","slug":"at-home-preschool-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buoyantbloomer.com\/at-home-preschool-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed! Our eclectic plan to supplement school for the 22-23 academic year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the 2022-2023 academic year, our at home preschool curriculum will incorporate two more programs. For the 21-22 school year, we continued our work with Logic of English (LoE) and Math with Confidence (MwC). In our son’s daycare, the teachers used Handwriting without Tears (HWT) throughout the year, so we spent time at home practicing fine motor skills to complement the writing practice they were doing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes an at home preschool curriculum desirable? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When looking for an at home preschool curriculum, remember that because children can’t read yet, a lot of the implementation will fall on parents. While it’s understandable to want to find a child led instead of a parent driven program, the tradeoff is that more screen time will be involved. There’s no shame in this of course – think about how much your child learns when they watch educational programming like The Octonauts. But if you’re following the Montessori ethos, then you know that children learn best when they can engage their head, hands, and heart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I look for the following traits when evaluating at home preschool curriculum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n