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Preschool: What Are Your Expectations?

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When thinking about preschool, think about what your expectations are. Do you want your child to be in a school environment, or do you want them to have some stimulating playtime with their peers? When making a decision to put a child into preschool, we often worry about if our child is adequately prepared for “real school”. Many children want their kids to go to a preschool so that they will know how to read by the time they are in Kindergarten, or so that they can meet some sort of undefined goal of where they “need” to be by … Continue reading →

Community Ed Classes for Your Preschooler

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When a child is preschool age, they are trying to develop their own personal talents and interests. I know that my daughter is interested and excited about pretty much everything! If you mention soccer to her, she is all over it. Want to do dance? Gymnastics? Piano? Karate? Yes!!! is always the reply. While many parents have the means to put their kids in a myriad of extracurricular activities, many parents, like myself, do not. So, I struggle with knowing what she will like, and what will be “worth” the money. One way I have resolved this issue is through … Continue reading →

Families.com Homeschooling Blog Week In Review

This has been a fun week for at the families.com homeschooling blog. I returned to families.com after a long absence and was welcomed back with open arms by Valorie Delp who will still guest blog for families.com as she has time. Meanwhile she is busy with the baby blog and food blog. I have wasted no time jumping back into my work as the homeschool blogger. Sunday 09 Mar 2008 Edventures Online by Valorie Delp This is one of the best kept secrets of the kid-friendly website world. It is a subscription service, but I have to say I think … Continue reading →

Count on it: Music and Math

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Does your preschooler love to learn about math? Mine does. She’s always counting things, especially the number of vegetable servings left until dessert. She has started to read numbers and loves to figure out where we are on the street by reading house addresses. She is also thinking about number sequences and working on jumping from one number in a sequence to the other without beginning at zero. Case in point: “Mom, how old are you? Thirty-three, dear. Oh, that means that you’ll be forty-five on your next birthday!” Ok, perhaps she doesn’t quite have the numbers-in-sequence thing yet. If … Continue reading →