Today on The Modern Homeschool Podcast, I'm sharing some fun kinder curriculum ideas. Whether you want to build your own curriculum, an open and go curriculum, or no curriculum at all this episode is for you! I will share my best tips and tricks for homeschooling kinder and how I homeschooled my son in kinder and my daughters in the early elementary school ages.
Some Homeschool Kindergarten Ideas:
Kindergarten Magical days playing outdoors, imagination, reading together, playdough and art.
My Favorite Art Supplies: https://themodernhomeschool.com/podcast/art-supplies-for-kids/
Simple Curricula we used and loved: The Good and Beautiful, handwriting, Lightning Literature
Books we LOVE: Frog & Toad Little Critters Ramona Owl at Home Beatrix Potter
Watercolor Books: https://amzn.to/4jym1T1, https://amzn.to/44NRufv, https://amzn.to/44cAmQr, https://amzn.to/42B3n77,
My Episode: Starting Kindergarten? Homeschooling is a Magical Option
My Episode: Sensory Play for Homeschool
My Episode: Homeschool Schedule for Kindergarten
My Episode: Gardening Gifts for Kids
My Episode: Build Your Own Literature Studies in 5 Easy Steps
My Episode: Plan your Homeschool Year in 4 Easy Steps
Living Book List: https://themodernhomeschool.com/living-books/
My Art Videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/amysarttable
A sample schedule could be: Breakfast, Read Aloud, Art Activity, Maths, Outdoor Play (Sensory, Dough, Rice, Nature), Rest, Snack, Walk, Read, Make Dinner Find more by downloading a free chapter of my book (via pop up on homepage), The Modern Homeschool
Teach your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons: https://amzn.to/40pdqeP
The Read Aloud Family: https://amzn.to/3WwBDMA
Sight Words Kinder: https://amzn.to/48g0km4
Sight Words Pre-K: https://amzn.to/48pcYiM
First Little Readers Level A: https://amzn.to/3UuO2jX
First Little Readers Level B: https://amzn.to/3A8eWaB
Bobs Books Set 1: https://amzn.to/4fobJT3
Bobs Books Set 2: https://amzn.to/3NI7q9g
Handwriting From TGTB: https://www.goodandbeautiful.com/pre-k-8-curriculum/handwriting/
Handwriting From Handwriting Without Tears: https://amzn.to/3CfRxV2
Math From TGTB: https://www.goodandbeautiful.com/collections/math
Abc Mouse: https://www.abcmouse.com
Reading Eggs: https://readingeggs.com
Art Journaling, Favorite Journals linked here: https://a.co/d/b8Za4dE
How to Help a Struggling Reader at Home:https://themodernhomeschool.com/podcast/how-to-help-a-struggling-reader-at-home/
Consider Building Literature Studies, more information on this topic here: https://themodernhomeschool.com/podcast/build-your-own-literature-studies-in-5-easy-steps/
Favorite Books: Little Critters: https://amzn.to/48t5hbb, Berenstain Bears: https://amzn.to/3NQIEUt
Arteza Art Journals, Watercolor Set
Playdough Recipe, Sensory Rice Recipe
The Good and Beautiful Language Arts: Absolutely phenomenal that this mom developed this curriculum and is sharing it for FREE! You can check out the website and download the pages to use with your child.
Link to Stanford Study on Kinder Age:
https://cepa.stanford.edu/news/waiting-start-kindergarten-can-be-good-kids-study-says
Link to Benefits of Outdoor Learning & Play:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1353829214000379?via%3Dihub
Link To Charlotte Mason’s 20 Principles:
https://www.amblesideonline.org/CM/20Principles.html
Link to Montessori Principles:
https://www.dailymontessori.com/montessori-theory
The Modern Homeschool Website for Free Homeschooling Resources:
https://themodernhomeschool.com
Check out my new book here:
https://amzn.to/4dYhBlD
My Instagram for All things The Modern Homeschool:
http://www.instagram.com/the.modern.homeschool
Link to my episode: A Literature Based Approach to Homeschooling:
https://themodernhomeschool.com/podcast/a-literature-based-approach-to-homeschooling/
Link to my planning printables:
https://themodernhomeschool.com/homeschool-planning/
More on how I plan here:
https://themodernhomeschool.com/podcast/the-modern-homeschool-podcast-plan-your-homeschool-year-in-4-easy-steps/
All My FAVORITE Art Supplies Here: https://themodernhomeschool.com/podcast/art-supplies-for-kids/
