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Showing posts with label Preschool. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Preschool. Show all posts
Friday, November 28, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Preschool Book List
From Life Take 1
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Below is a list of books that I have collected from several sources. Most have been shared with my children or I am planning on sharing them soon. I have listed the books by when I used them -- but that does not mean that they cannot be used for other ages/grades as well.
Books by Joan Sweeny (Me and My place in Space, Me on the Map, Me and My Family Tree, etc...)
Books by William Bennet (The Children's Book of America, The Children's Book of Heros, etc...)
20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury
The Big Book of Beatrix Potter
The Story of Me
A Bear Called Paddington
Snake Stories From Africa
The Village Well
Rick-A-Chee Series
Ian & the Gigantic Leafy Obstacle
Curious George Treasury
Heroes For Young Readers Series
This is a list of all the children's books we purchased/read during this time. Many are twaddle -- therefore not listed above but my children still enjoyed them. Once again -- as with all my book lists -- these can be used with other ages/grades. One other note, I did not include in any of my lists books that were read off of other internet site book lists.
Disney Treasury
Thomas the Train Treasury
Magic Tree House Series
We also watched a lot of videos during this time, as my children are visual learners. Below is a list of some of the things we have seen.
Veggie Tales
Max Lucado (Hermie, Flo)
Sesame Street
Zoom
Clifford
Jay Jay the Jet Plane
Thomas the Train
Disney Films
Zoologists Series
DK Explorers
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Below is a list of books that I have collected from several sources. Most have been shared with my children or I am planning on sharing them soon. I have listed the books by when I used them -- but that does not mean that they cannot be used for other ages/grades as well.
Books by Joan Sweeny (Me and My place in Space, Me on the Map, Me and My Family Tree, etc...)
Books by William Bennet (The Children's Book of America, The Children's Book of Heros, etc...)
20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury
The Big Book of Beatrix Potter
The Story of Me
A Bear Called Paddington
Snake Stories From Africa
The Village Well
Rick-A-Chee Series
Ian & the Gigantic Leafy Obstacle
Curious George Treasury
Heroes For Young Readers Series
This is a list of all the children's books we purchased/read during this time. Many are twaddle -- therefore not listed above but my children still enjoyed them. Once again -- as with all my book lists -- these can be used with other ages/grades. One other note, I did not include in any of my lists books that were read off of other internet site book lists.
Disney Treasury
Thomas the Train Treasury
Magic Tree House Series
We also watched a lot of videos during this time, as my children are visual learners. Below is a list of some of the things we have seen.
Veggie Tales
Max Lucado (Hermie, Flo)
Sesame Street
Zoom
Clifford
Jay Jay the Jet Plane
Thomas the Train
Disney Films
Zoologists Series
DK Explorers
Preschool Resources
From Life Take 1
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Need help? Looking for some good advice? Want to know if this is the right preschool program for you? Then click on the above link and ask those who have already made the decision to use Sonlight. Here, people from around the globe gather to discuss all things related to preschool. Seek out their encouragement and advice. I did and it made all the difference in our homeschool journey.
Common Preschool Questions
There are some questions that just seem to be universal to preschool discussions. Such as what educational toys and games do you supplement with? What about manipulatives? How long is your school day? What if my child won't sit still why I am reading a story? The answers I have discovered to these and other questions, are available here.
Hands-On Preschool Ideas
Click here for a page of links with lots of ideas for hands-on activities to coorelate with Core PK. Some I have used, others I am hoping to use in the future. Also check out Amy's list of resources -- see above under Amy's Theme Schedule.
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Need help? Looking for some good advice? Want to know if this is the right preschool program for you? Then click on the above link and ask those who have already made the decision to use Sonlight. Here, people from around the globe gather to discuss all things related to preschool. Seek out their encouragement and advice. I did and it made all the difference in our homeschool journey.
Common Preschool Questions
There are some questions that just seem to be universal to preschool discussions. Such as what educational toys and games do you supplement with? What about manipulatives? How long is your school day? What if my child won't sit still why I am reading a story? The answers I have discovered to these and other questions, are available here.
Hands-On Preschool Ideas
Click here for a page of links with lots of ideas for hands-on activities to coorelate with Core PK. Some I have used, others I am hoping to use in the future. Also check out Amy's list of resources -- see above under Amy's Theme Schedule.
Amy's Theme Schedule
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While, for my family, themes or unit studies simply do not work -- this is the best schedule I have seen using materials from SL Core's K and PK programs. The versatility of the program is great!! Just pick what you want to learn and when. You can use the weeks in any order that best suits your family. Once again, a copy of this schedule is only available through the SL Preschool Yahoo Group. Information on joining this group and obtaining a copy of this schedule is available above -- look under the heading of Janet's Schedule. Also, Amy has done a lot of research online and has a list of websites that you can use with the stories in Core PK and K. This is a great resource for either Core regardless if you are using her schedule or not. To obtain a list of links, please visit Amy's website. If you are looking for something to do with your preschooler for Christmas, Amy has an amazing Advent study that she is sharing with all of us called a Journey to Bethlenam. I highly recommend you go and check it out! One otehr note, at the end of Amy's theme schedule is an appendix. This has a list of questions for use with the Children's Book of Art. This is an excellent resource and highly recommend you take a look at it for use with this SL PK book.
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While, for my family, themes or unit studies simply do not work -- this is the best schedule I have seen using materials from SL Core's K and PK programs. The versatility of the program is great!! Just pick what you want to learn and when. You can use the weeks in any order that best suits your family. Once again, a copy of this schedule is only available through the SL Preschool Yahoo Group. Information on joining this group and obtaining a copy of this schedule is available above -- look under the heading of Janet's Schedule. Also, Amy has done a lot of research online and has a list of websites that you can use with the stories in Core PK and K. This is a great resource for either Core regardless if you are using her schedule or not. To obtain a list of links, please visit Amy's website. If you are looking for something to do with your preschooler for Christmas, Amy has an amazing Advent study that she is sharing with all of us called a Journey to Bethlenam. I highly recommend you go and check it out! One otehr note, at the end of Amy's theme schedule is an appendix. This has a list of questions for use with the Children's Book of Art. This is an excellent resource and highly recommend you take a look at it for use with this SL PK book.
Janet's PK Schedule
From Life Take 1
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Janet Fitt's is the creator of a Preschool Schedule based upon Sonlight's Core Preschool Program. She began creating this many years ago prior to when Sonlight had its own schedule (which was first released in 2003) for use with her own children and has been gracious enough to share it with all of us. In addition to this, she continues to minister to many preschool families by continuing to improve this schedule yearly even though her children have since outgrown this level.
Beginning in 2003, she shared not only her schedule for the Sonlight books but all the extras that she has found to work with this program over the years. This makes for a nice well-rounded curriculum perfect for the older preschooler. We used this our second year through Core PK and loved every minute of it. Due to the nature of the things she adds this would also make an excellent K program.
The schedule starts off with the easier stories and slowly increases the child's attention span capabilities preparing them for Core K. If you are interested in recieveing a free copy of this schedule, you will need to join (for free) the SL Preschool Group through yahoo! This is also a great place to get all your questions answered about preschool and parenting the preschool child.
SLPreschool
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Janet Fitt's is the creator of a Preschool Schedule based upon Sonlight's Core Preschool Program. She began creating this many years ago prior to when Sonlight had its own schedule (which was first released in 2003) for use with her own children and has been gracious enough to share it with all of us. In addition to this, she continues to minister to many preschool families by continuing to improve this schedule yearly even though her children have since outgrown this level.
Beginning in 2003, she shared not only her schedule for the Sonlight books but all the extras that she has found to work with this program over the years. This makes for a nice well-rounded curriculum perfect for the older preschooler. We used this our second year through Core PK and loved every minute of it. Due to the nature of the things she adds this would also make an excellent K program.
The schedule starts off with the easier stories and slowly increases the child's attention span capabilities preparing them for Core K. If you are interested in recieveing a free copy of this schedule, you will need to join (for free) the SL Preschool Group through yahoo! This is also a great place to get all your questions answered about preschool and parenting the preschool child.
SLPreschool
Preschool II
From Life Take 1
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2003-2004: This year we will start preparing our child for what will be expected of them in the coming years. Workbooks are now a part of our daily lessons and school is no longer an option based upon our child's desires. However, our day is still limited to 30 minutes unless more is requested by the child.
We will be using the following items:
SL Core PK (this time with the workbooks except for DEL Book 4 which was too difficult and I am saving for Core K)
Janet Fitt's Comprehensive PK Schedule (uses Core SL with other materials she has added in to supplement -- most are listed below)
SL K LA (I found the lack of instruction on blending hard to overcome. While the activities were fun and my son was grasping the idea, he was not fully understanding it at all. The activity sheets were easy for him and the optional workbooks are NECESSARY -- I found this out after trying the program for 9 weeks getting no where. He learnt more in 1 week from the workbooks than the whole 9 weeks without them.)
HWT (Great for hands on manipulatives -- I highly recommend the new preschool program available through their website. My son however found the two line theory confusing and did not like the letter shapes.)
Reading Made Easy (We tried this but it intimidated my son because his reading was included in the teacher's manual (everything is in the one book). This is a great program and I personally loved it. It was prefered over 100 EX Lessons by Rainbow Resource Center and I have to agree with their recommendation. We will be trying something else now.)
Phonics Songs
Ready, Set, Go for the Code (the optional workbooks for SL K LA)
MCP Phonics K (My son's favorite workbook. Very colorful with lots and lots of great information for those learning letter sounds!)
Singapore Earlybird Math 1A & 1B
Manipulatives: Pattern Blocks, Attribute Blocks, Linking Cubes, Counting Bears, Cuisenaire Rods
World & US Maps
Hundreds Chart
Cuisenaire Alphabet Book
Visual Perceptual Skill Building 1
Building Thinking Skills - Primary
Lots of art supplies
A Bear Called Paddington
Children's Book of Faith, Children's Book of Family and Home, Children's Book of Heroes, Children's Book of America
The Science Encyclopedia
20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury (My son loved this -- some are absolutely hysterical!!)
Ian and The Green Leafy Obstacle
Usborne Pocket Scientist Books -- Red and Blue (Internet Linked)
Pattern Block Cards from SL and Pattern Block Animals
Usborne Starting To Measure Workbook
Big Book of Beatrix Potter
The Story of Me
Snake Stories From Africa
In hindsight, I plan to add the following items for my upcoming children when they reach this level:
Saxon Math K
Come Look With Me: American Indian Art; Come Look With Me: Art In Early America
Complete Book of Arts & Crafts
Can You Find Me? Preschool
Fitness at Home
Teacher Resources I used for the year are:
What Your Kindergartner needs to know
Ruth Beechick's 3 R's
From Playpen To Podium (used from birth on)
Homeschool Easy Records
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2003-2004: This year we will start preparing our child for what will be expected of them in the coming years. Workbooks are now a part of our daily lessons and school is no longer an option based upon our child's desires. However, our day is still limited to 30 minutes unless more is requested by the child.
We will be using the following items:
SL Core PK (this time with the workbooks except for DEL Book 4 which was too difficult and I am saving for Core K)
Janet Fitt's Comprehensive PK Schedule (uses Core SL with other materials she has added in to supplement -- most are listed below)
SL K LA (I found the lack of instruction on blending hard to overcome. While the activities were fun and my son was grasping the idea, he was not fully understanding it at all. The activity sheets were easy for him and the optional workbooks are NECESSARY -- I found this out after trying the program for 9 weeks getting no where. He learnt more in 1 week from the workbooks than the whole 9 weeks without them.)
HWT (Great for hands on manipulatives -- I highly recommend the new preschool program available through their website. My son however found the two line theory confusing and did not like the letter shapes.)
Reading Made Easy (We tried this but it intimidated my son because his reading was included in the teacher's manual (everything is in the one book). This is a great program and I personally loved it. It was prefered over 100 EX Lessons by Rainbow Resource Center and I have to agree with their recommendation. We will be trying something else now.)
Phonics Songs
Ready, Set, Go for the Code (the optional workbooks for SL K LA)
MCP Phonics K (My son's favorite workbook. Very colorful with lots and lots of great information for those learning letter sounds!)
Singapore Earlybird Math 1A & 1B
Manipulatives: Pattern Blocks, Attribute Blocks, Linking Cubes, Counting Bears, Cuisenaire Rods
World & US Maps
Hundreds Chart
Cuisenaire Alphabet Book
Visual Perceptual Skill Building 1
Building Thinking Skills - Primary
Lots of art supplies
A Bear Called Paddington
Children's Book of Faith, Children's Book of Family and Home, Children's Book of Heroes, Children's Book of America
The Science Encyclopedia
20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury (My son loved this -- some are absolutely hysterical!!)
Ian and The Green Leafy Obstacle
Usborne Pocket Scientist Books -- Red and Blue (Internet Linked)
Pattern Block Cards from SL and Pattern Block Animals
Usborne Starting To Measure Workbook
Big Book of Beatrix Potter
The Story of Me
Snake Stories From Africa
In hindsight, I plan to add the following items for my upcoming children when they reach this level:
Saxon Math K
Come Look With Me: American Indian Art; Come Look With Me: Art In Early America
Complete Book of Arts & Crafts
Can You Find Me? Preschool
Fitness at Home
Teacher Resources I used for the year are:
What Your Kindergartner needs to know
Ruth Beechick's 3 R's
From Playpen To Podium (used from birth on)
Homeschool Easy Records
Preschool I
From Life Take 1
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2002-2003: This year no workbooks are used. This is to be a very relaxed year designed to introduce your child to good literature and to instill a love of learning. Hands-on projects can be added on as your child desires. This is also the time to instill discpline and character into your children.
We will be using the following items:
Sonlight Core Preschool
Manipulatives: Pattern Blocks, Attribute Blocks, Linking Cubes, Lacing Beads, Counting Bears
Don't Move the Muffin Tins by Bev Boss
Counting on Math
Coreknowledge Preschool Cd's
Lots of art supplies
In hindsight, I plan on using this with the next child(ren):
Veggie Tale Videos, Sesame Street Videos
Me & My Place In Space, Me on the Map, Me & My Family Tree
I Spy An Alphabet In Art
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2002-2003: This year no workbooks are used. This is to be a very relaxed year designed to introduce your child to good literature and to instill a love of learning. Hands-on projects can be added on as your child desires. This is also the time to instill discpline and character into your children.
We will be using the following items:
Sonlight Core Preschool
Manipulatives: Pattern Blocks, Attribute Blocks, Linking Cubes, Lacing Beads, Counting Bears
Don't Move the Muffin Tins by Bev Boss
Counting on Math
Coreknowledge Preschool Cd's
Lots of art supplies
In hindsight, I plan on using this with the next child(ren):
Veggie Tale Videos, Sesame Street Videos
Me & My Place In Space, Me on the Map, Me & My Family Tree
I Spy An Alphabet In Art
Preschool
From Life Take 1
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We began our homeschooling journey in 2002 with our 2 1/2 year old son Kris. He began begging for school He already knew his colors, shapes, Could count to 10 and say the alphabet but he desired to know so much more. So, reluctantly, I ordered Sonlight Core PK to instruct him. Thinking he is much to young for this -- he quickly proved me wrong!!!
I believe every child deserves a nice slow introduction to school and all the things a good quality education will require of a child. For this reason, I believe in two years of preschool. Each taught at the child's pace and only for instruction to begin when the child shows an interest and desire for knowledge.
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We began our homeschooling journey in 2002 with our 2 1/2 year old son Kris. He began begging for school He already knew his colors, shapes, Could count to 10 and say the alphabet but he desired to know so much more. So, reluctantly, I ordered Sonlight Core PK to instruct him. Thinking he is much to young for this -- he quickly proved me wrong!!!
I believe every child deserves a nice slow introduction to school and all the things a good quality education will require of a child. For this reason, I believe in two years of preschool. Each taught at the child's pace and only for instruction to begin when the child shows an interest and desire for knowledge.
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