Preschool

Even though I plan to homeschool, I was going to send my daughter to preschool. I thought it would be nice to have some time alone with my son, and it would give my daughter some time with her friends. BUT with the economy the way it is, it is hard to justify paying $175 a month for something she doesn't really need. She already knows everything she would learn in preschool, so I have decided to officially start the homeschooling journey a year earlier than I had planned.

My daughter, K (I'm not going to use her real name on here since this blog is public), is 3. She loves learning (in short stints), and she needs structure. She is artistic and imaginative, so I want to keep this fun and not overwhelm her. I decided to go with the Sonlight P3/4 program, because it is low key and she loves reading (listening) to stories. We will also be doing all the things I have listed over there in my curriculum list, but at most 10 min/3 times a week. I will be posting every week about what we are doing, how I like the curriculum I am using, and on how K is progressing. I am a planner, so I will write about what I plan to do in the future as well.

My goals for this year are:
- she will be reading on her own by the end of the school year (May '10)
- her attention span will be longer
- she will have mastered numbers 11 -20 (she is really good up to 12 right now)

We are going to start on July 6, and I am very excited to get going on this adventure!