We have already begun our new school year. I am anticipating taking some time off when Annabella arrives, so I decided we would go ahead and get started.
The boys have been pretty involved in our curriculum so far. They really enjoy our school time and even ask for it throughout the day.
Below is a curriculum outline for what I want to cover with the boys this school year. We may cover more in some subjects, and less than others, a lot will depend on the boys’ maturity, grasp of concepts, and interest level.
Bible, Language Arts, and Math are our core subjects. They will be studied on a daily basis. Social Studies, Science, Fine Arts, and Foreign Language will be studied two or three times a week.
Bible
Our study of the Bible will focus on three main areas:
Bible Knowledge
We will begin our year using A Child’s First Bible to learn various well known Bible stories.
Memorization
We will be learning the Catechism for Young Children and ABC Memory Verses during the course of the year using this memory system found at Simply Charlotte Mason.
Character Development
We will be using the One Year Book of Devotions for Preschoolers.
Language Arts
Our study of Language Arts will focus on three main areas:
Beginning Reading and Handwriting
We will be using the Explode the Code beginning with the primer workbooks A, B, and C. Although the boys both know their letters and letter sounds, we will be using these books to develop handwriting skills and following directions skills.
Literature
My literature goal for the boys is to expose them to variety of well written and well illustrated picture books through read-alouds. I will choose one book to be read aloud to them during school time, and they can choose others that we can read throughout the day.
Poetry
We will begin the school year using The Random House Book of Mother Goose.
Math
We will be using a variety of different activities including hands-on activities, worksheets, and online activities to reinforce and learn the following pre-K math skills:
- Shapes
- identification of circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles
- Counting to 3
- counting dots, shapes, and objects
- Counting to 5
- counting dots, shapes, and objects
- Counting to 10
- counting dots, shapes, and objects
- Counting to 20
- counting dots, shapes, and objects
- Comparing
- groups (more or less), in charts (fewer or more), in mixed groups
- Positions
- inside and outside, left and right, left, middle, above and below, top and bottom
- Classification
- same and different, by color
- Size
- height, weight, capacity
- Money
- identify coin types, count pennies
Social Studies
- People in the Neighborhood
- Basic Geography Concepts
- Globes and Maps
- Continents
- Oceans
- Rivers, Lakes, and Mountains
- Around the World: Continents
- Holidays
Science
- Your Body
- Five Senses
- Animals
- Taking Care of the Earth
- Taking Care of Plants
- Seasons and Weather
- Physical Science Concepts
- Shadows
- Light
- Color
- Sound
- Motion
- Rocks and Dirt
Fine Arts
Visual Arts
- Elements of Art: Color, Lines, Types of Art
- Artists and Their Works
Music
- Elements of Music: Rhythm, Dynamics, Tempo, Pitch
- Composers and Their Works
Arts and Crafts
Foreign Language
I want to teach the boys Spanish, but I am still looking for a good preschool curriculum to accomplish this task.