I Need a Good In-home Preschool Curriculum

I just purchased a summer kit from www.thelearningboxpreschool.com. It comes with everything, pre-cut and all supplies included for activities, rich and engaging literature and the lesson plan guide is very easy to follow. I am a former elementary teacher with a bachelors and masters degree so I have seen a lot of curriculum guides. This one is pure joy to teach! My kids love the calendar time activities, weather cards and graphs, and learning the pledge. The finger plays, art and other activities are just darling! Everything comes organized in their daily baggies with enough supplies for each child. You can go to their website to see a sample lesson plan and all the materials you would get for one month as well as pricing for the # of children you are ordering for. The only complaint I have is there were 4 items missing from my kit and I am still waiting to receive them. Other than that, it has been a joy to teach and a comfort that my kids are hitting essential skills they need on a daily basis to prepare them for their formal education in the years ahead. Good luck and I hope you find what you are looking for!
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I used Mother Goose Time for the past two years with my friends and our co op preschool. It is awesome and comes monthly with all supplies. We had 5 moms rotating weeks. It was a great experience for the kids and sooo much cheaper than organized preschool.
Good luck finding what you are lookin for. I love hearing of other moms offering an alternative to organized preschool.

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LOTS of learning things here for home schooling and teachers.
I have bought things from here. Teachers use this site too.
They have sales often.

Good luck.

I just "wing" it & use a variety of online free stuff. Basic art supplies + my own scrapbooking stash keep the mood light & fun.

For the ABCs, once letter recognition has begun (thru puzzles, letter books for their names, etc) & we're into practice handwriting....each child has a 3ring binder. We do the letters for their names 1st, & then build from that. Each letter has a practice sheet & several projects which tie into the theme for that letter. As we're working around the table, each child learns from each other...building a community as we go. (oh, & those sheets are given to the child as I deem they're ready...not all at once! That way, they're not overwhelmed with print materials. & I want to be clear: print material is a very small part of our activities. 90% of our pre-KG learning is hands-on.)

For example, in the fall we will do leaves for "L", pumpkin projects for "P", Thanksgiving/Halloween projects for "H & T".....& then work our way thru the winter & spring. By the time Mother's Day rolls around, we will have completed projects to reinforce the entire alphabet....with the pre-KG kids well-versed in letter recognition, simple words, & well-rounded in basic art skills/counting/sorting/etc. All completed projects are kept in the binders & given to Mom for Mother's Day!

Using this simplistic hands-on approach, I've prepped many children for KG. It works, it's non-invasive.....& most importantly, it's fun without the kids being aware that they are actually within a structured/planned setting.

I hope this helps.....I know you want to purchase a preplanned curriculum, but just wanted to toss in my 2cents worth! Peace & Have Fun!!

I use Carol's Affordable Curriculum. It comes with everything. They have a website to look at. Good Luck!

I have used both Advenures in Learning and Mother Goose Time. They both come prepackaged with everything you need in daily bags. I liked them both for different reasons, but both are very comprhensive and easy to follow.

You can look into the BECA curriculum....my daughter loves it & there is minimal preperation. Super easy, fun,and affordable.