I have not updated you all for a little while about how our homeschooling has been going. So I wanted to share the latest with you. We are having a great time! I have cracked down since my Princess turned 4 and even purchased a 34 week curriculum. We have been doing very well. We have incorporated lower case letters, letter sounds, and simple math into our school work now. Here is what our typical pre-K homeschool morning looks like: a short Bible story and prayer Scripture song - … [Read more...]
Top Ten Preschool Apps
Our family got an iPad for Christmas. We choose to purchase this for our daughter to use for homeschool and we have put some great educational apps on it. It always amazes me to see her easily navigating her way around an iPad. We live in such technologically advanced times. Amazing! Isabella's Top Ten Preschool Apps: Mahjong Safari - this is included in the free Pogo Games app. She loves matching the animals and working together on this game. Cut the Rope Lite - this free version has … [Read more...]
Mr. Popper’s Penguins Activity Sheets
With the upcoming release of Mr. Popper's Penguins, on December 6, I wanted to share with you two great activity sheets. (You will find the activity sheets at the end of this post.)We love family movies here in our home, and Mr. Popper's Penguins is going to be one to watch during the holiday season.***Watch soon for a DVD giveaway here at Long Wait For Isabella for Mr. Popper's Penguin!***MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS is based on a novel, originally published in 1938, written by the husband and wife … [Read more...]
Printable Preschool Shopping List
My Princess’ new favorite is making a shopping list. She constantly asks us to write up a list for her to copy. She loves writing letters now and trying to figure out what letter a word begins with.Most days, I really do think she is brilliant! Truly. I am realizing she doesn’t like to sit and do Preschool at a set time each day. I have my plan, and worksheets printed out, but she doesn’t seem interested. She likes to “graze” throughout the day on her school work. I need to provide her with a … [Read more...]
General Preschool Day
I thought I’d give you all another homeschool update. Labor Day has come and gone and Preschool has started in our home again. This is the second year we are doing preschool. My Princess is 3. She still loves school time. We started school with her last September when she was 2. It amazes me how quickly she is picking things up this school year. Her new favorite are the Leap Frog videos. They stream instantly on Netflix and they are wonderful. She now has been saying words like this: “Bridge, … [Read more...]
Writing Her Name
My Princess has been doing so well with writing her name. She recognizes her letters everywhere. Constantly pointing to letters on signs, in books, and in magazines.We have turned it into a game now.At church while we are patiently waiting for the sermon to end (Daddy's sermon, mind you) I let her look at the church bulletin and circle all her letters. She loves it. I love it, since it gives me a few moments of peace.(It is not always easy to entertain a child in the church service, … [Read more...]
Learning Numbers
For homeschool preschool we are working on numbers, cutting, sticker placement, dot to dot, and writing the Princess’ name. we are having fun!With these books, the Princess really asks to do school all the time. Especially, the cutting. She loves cutting!We are also reading Bible stories that are considered easy readers. We have read her favorite one (Baby Moses) so often that she knows it by heart. Here is a video of her “reading” the first two pages.Linking up to: … [Read more...]
