Are you looking for a preschool curriculum? One place you might want to check out is Ideal Curriculum. They have created a program that covers Literacy, Math/Calendar, and Science/Social Studies.
The program is made up of nine monthly kits, including such themes as Weather (unit 3), A Healthy Life (unit 5) and People in My Community (unit 7). Each month has three sections:
- Literacy: The program teaches letters and sounds, introduces approximately 100 sight words, works on developing motor skills and other writing skills, explores phonemic and phonological awareness, and develops oral language and vocabulary. Included in this program is music and games along with the print-based materials.
- Math: Ideal Curriculum works on basic math concepts such as the number line, rote counting, one-to-one correspondence, cardinality, adjacent values, an basic shapes and number recognition. The Calendar portion works on various concepts of time. The plans include a weekly math lesson and a weekly calendar lesson.
- Science/Social Studies: Each unit has a different theme involving science or social studies. Within the theme are included picture books, sequencing stories, vocabulary lists, suggestions for library books to supplement the study, and lots of oral language and vocabulary activities. There are lots of hands-on suggestions in the daily lesson plans.
Members of the TOS Homeschool Crew received the kit for the first unit — Transportation — as a download. Units are available for $30 (download) or $55 (print version), and it is also possible to purchase portions of the curriculum. In May, Ideal Curriculum is offering TOS Homeschool Crew followers a 10% discount on a first purchase by using the code: welovekids
***Special thanks to Crew Mate Debra for writing this post!***
If you want structured lesson plans for preschool/kindergarten with everything in one place, then you will probably like this curriculum.
Heidi
http://www.homeschool-how-to.com
For a school setting, this would be useful. I prefer to create my own units or use one geared toward homeschooling. A mom needing much handholding may find this helpful.
A bit too formal for us, but for a mom with several preschoolers/kindergarteners or someone who wanted more direction, this would be great!
Love all the hands-on activities to engage child and reinforce skills throughout the day.
Kimberly
welovetohomeschool.blogspot.com
We have used some parts. Others not. Useful for someone who wants to supplement perhaps with an intense study of a certain principle