Schedule for home preschool?

Eldridge Rieves: I work with my son on the weekends, he goes to school 8am-3pm monday through friday. We do things like he does at preschool and in early childhood program. He gets up eats breakfast with daddy, feeds his puppy, and sits down to talk about what he wants to do that day. sometimes we go to the park or the library, sometimes we go to museams or out to a new place to eat. I let him help me decide so he will be more engaged to do what we are doing. he picks out the stories and helps my husband and I with dinner, measuring and counting, or setting the table. we dont really have a schedule, but he does eat and nap at the same time everyday. We have him work throught the day on things that the kindergarteners are required to know before they enter. school. I got the list by calling the Dept. of Education for my state, and asking his teachers what he needs to know....Show more

Adrian Sherlin: If you are planning on homeschooling in elementary school I would n! ot see why a schedule would be needed. But if you are going to send them to school I would try to get in the routine of getting up early , dressed, so when it is time to go to school they will be used to morning routines.

Granville Stray: I used to be a preschool teacher. This is how my schedule went. 9-9:45 - Arrival, free play - you can adjust the time to whenever parents are dropping off9:45-10:00 - Circle time. we would do the calendar, weather, talk about what we were doing that day.10:00-10:30 Outside play time10:30-10:40 Bathroom (you might want to do bathroom check before they go outside too)10:40-11:00 Snack Time11:00 - 12:00 Play time & Art time. The children who want to do art can - but allow the children who don't want to do art to be able to do something else. I would also have sensory things; playdough, sand table etc 12:00-12:15 Story time- show-n-tell12:15-12:20 Bathroom12:20-1:00 LunchMy kids went home after lunch but you could do something like ! this for the rest of the afternoon.1:00-2:00 Rest time. Some ! of the kids won't sleep but it is still good for them to rest their bodies for an hour. 2:00-2:15 Wake-up; bathroom2:15-2:30 You could do another story 2:30-3:00 Outside time3:00-3:15 Snack time3:15 - pick up - Play time inside - any other activities you want them to do while you wait for pick up.Hope that helps!!...Show more

Leif Serabia: Doing preschool at home sounds like a great idea, but the idea of really scheduling it doesn't sit right with me. My daughter and I do "school" every day because she loves it. I do plan to homeschool her instead of sending her to public school.We wake up in the mornings and spend quite a bit of time cuddling and talking. This is our most important time of the day. Then we have breakfast and get ready (showers, toothbrushing, dressing, etc). After that, we play. Sometimes that play includes workbooks, preschool computer software, etc. It always involves learning though, because play is how children of that age learn. I play with her! until lunch, which she helps me prepare. She measures, cuts, makes sandwiches, etc... lots of math there. Generally, she points out letters she knows on the food packages as we go, and numbers on the measuring cups. After lunch, she plays in her room, usually doing the same kind of things that we did together that morning. She then helps me with housework and then we cook dinner. Again, she helps me do this. My daughter will be starting a phonics program in a few months, soon after she turns 4 years old, because she is interested in learning to read. She has never gone to preschool, instead we spend the day learning and playing.There are so many things you can do to keep them interested in activities, but the main thing is to make sure it's something they like. My daughter loves the computer and her "homework" books (workbooks). My niece, only 4 months older, HATES to do the workbooks. She is too active a child. Provide a lot of toys that are fun and educational. My favori! te is wooden blocks with the numbers and letters on them. These can he! lp teach kids letters, numbers, spelling, science, math, pretty much anything.Just remember that you are the best teacher your child will ever have. You know them best, you know their interests, their personalities, and their attitudes. Let them take the lead and don't try to schedule the day too much....Show more

Josefine Weekey: I usually spend about 20-30 minutes at each activity (their attention span usually doesn't last much longer). I only do the preschool curr. about 2-3 days a week. Each day, I try to include an art project, a concept lesson (sorting/alphabet/patterns), story time, and a little music lesson (usually consist of them dancing around to some of their favorite tunes). Once a week I try to do a little cooking with them (something fun and easy)...this is usually their snack for the afternoon. They seem to have fun with it and it's worked for us since my oldest was 3....Show more

Letitia Bigelow: the factor of preschool is to income to get a! longside with different youngsters, fairly for 3 twelve months olds. in case you're analyzing to her and preserving her far off from television and inspiring her mind's eye and offering crayons and paper she's doing positive. She does no longer choose for a scheduled "coaching" time. She does choose for time with different youngsters. try your community library. they oftentimes have super unfastened or less costly courses....Show more

Valentine Michaud: You don't need a schedule for preschool. What you do need is to find out what the expectations of local preschools are and work that around your children.

Herma Ellebrecht: I think morning is always best for learning. Get them up and ready like if they would go to school (breakfast, hair etc.) then start the learning/playing. Preschool usually only last 2 1/2 hours max. Then they can have snack free time, lunch and nap if they still do, giving you the afternoon to do what you need to. That is what I did with my y! oungest when her sister was in regular school. Hope it helps.