Being new to the world of homeschooling I have been following a few different homeschooling blogs and over the last couple of months have come up with a schedule that I have been using. I would like to homeschool Joshua throughout his toddler and pre-school years. I don't want to send him to pre-school as there is no rebate for the payments I will be paying to the centre. I will continue to send him the one day to childcare, they are fabulous there with their program, and I will homeschool him until kindy.
This program is based around my own weekly schedule and I have drawn it up to run along side it. Be aware that I overplan the days slightly as I have a better chance of finding something Josh would be interested in doing and I don't actually do all the listed activities all at once. It is fairly loose though, so if needed I can swap the activites around to suit.
HOMESCHOOLING SCHEDULE
The following are activites that we do regularly:
- Playgroup
- Play dates
- Develop independance (toys away, clothes in hamper, sweep & wipe spills, pour
drinks, set table, cut fruit, cook toast and butter, handle lunchboxes, dress)
- Personal hygiene (brush teeth, use toilet, wash hands, wipe nose)
- Read daily to learn to sit still
- Everyday learning opportunities (shopping, cooking, cleaning, laundry,
washing, tidying etc)
- Creative play (paint, draw, playdough, paste, cut)
- Outside play (backyard, park, ride tricycle, bike ride with mum, totem tenis,
kick/throw ball etc)
- Library - toddler reading sessions (to develop a love for reading)
- Spend time without me (mums on Tuesday,Daycare on Friday, dad on Saturdays)
OPENING ROUTINE WE DO DAILY
1. Check the weather and talk about it (what colour is the sky today, is it windy,
sunny etc and be like these elements)
2. "Today is..." I will be making a velcro calendar for this to learn the days
of the week with a song
3. Sing songs
- Interactive (wheels on the bus, if your happy and you know it, hokey pokey etc)
- Finger play (5 cheeky monkyes, itsy bitsy spider etc)
- Theme (a song based around the theme of the week which will be introduced via
a book)
4. Yoga with mum (enjoyed by both of us equally)
5. Quieten down now and read a few books. Start off with some favourites then
introduce the story book for the week.
6. Do an activity or craft (includes ABC's, shapes, colours)
7. Goof around with some games.
WEEKLY TIMETABLE
Wednesday
Introduce the story
Days Theme ABC'S
PHONICS
- Learn our ABC's (Leap Frog Learning Factory DVD is a favourite)
SOCIAL
- eg name things in the house
- Playgroup or playdate
- Visit the Library for a toddler session
PERSONAL CARE
- eg dress self
Thursday
Practical application of the story
Days theme OPEN
We spend the whole day at home and get things done around the house.
MUSIC
- making and playing with instruments
- dancing
- exloring sounds (soft, loud etc)
- humming, singing
- learning rhythm
MANNERS AND HELPING
- pick up toys etc
- please, thank you, excuse me, yes, no etc
- My cleaing day so teaching Josh about chores
GARDENING
- day spent gardening with mum
Friday
Tot trays
Days theme DAY CARE
Monday
Craft centred around the weeks theme
Days theme NUMBERS
MATHS
- use the book "Helping your child learn number skills" as a guide
- big and small
- learning numbers (1-3) then (4-5) then (6-10) then up to 20
- sorting
- sequencing etc
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
- Park
- Indoor or outdoor games
FIELD TRIP/OUTING
- feed ducks
- train,bus ride
- pools, beach
- kids shows etc
Tuesday
Read the weeks story with the craft activity made yesterday
Days theme SHAPES AND COLOURS
Morning with mum as I do my grocery shopping.
READINESS
- sit quietly
- follow directions
- cross road etc
SCIENCE
- God made everything
- name animals and make sounds (farm, domestic, wild)
- name outside objects
- name household rooms and objects
COOKING-
day spent cooking with mum as it is my cooking/baking day
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