Preschool Planning & Resources

This is a place for notes and links for our upcoming preschool year.  It's simply a resource for me (and others) to find things quickly.

Preschool Mom:  Theme based search to find lessons and ideas

Easy Peasy Homeschool:  This link takes you to the alphabet curriculum.

ABC Jesus Loves Me:  Homeschool curriculum listed by week.  Bible teaching curriculum.

Allternative Learning:  Theme listed ideas

Everything Preschool:  List of 170 Preschool Themes

Pinch of Perfect:  Preschool A-Z ideas/themes
Pinch of Perfect:  Link to ideas for teaching at home

Preschool Themes  This is an updated list by this particular blogger.



Curricular areas/ideas:
Literacy:  letter recognition, letter sounds, writing, listening, speaking, stories, library concepts/"rules", print awareness (books go from left to right, etc.)/how to use a book, rhyming, alphabet/alphabet matching, etc.

Math: Numbers/number recognition, rote counting, skip counting, shapes, patterns, money (very basic), clocks/time (very basic), measurement, calendar concepts, tally counting/tally marks, more/less & greater than/less than, etc.

Other:
Colors, Weather, Community workers and jobs, etc.


Reading Rockets  This page gives some good, basic information as to what is appropriate for preschools in regard to literacy topics.

Get Ready To Read Test  Simple 20 question quiz to see what literacy concepts your child knows.
   Activities to build skills after taking the test

Wishlist! Projects & More Projects!

This is an updated list, since I have a few projects that I'd like to attempt in the not-too-distant future.  In doing so, there are a few things I need to save up in order to complete the projects.  If you are able to help me collect any of the items below that would be great!  Here is a short list of things I'm looking for.  I figured it doesn't hurt to ask since a lot of it is stuff you might be throwing out.  I'll keep this list fluid and add/delete as needed.  Thank you, in advance, for any help you might be.

• vinyl tablecloths.  both flannel-backed and non-flanned-backed are fine. 
• flat-bottomed glass gems/gems/stones
• clay pots and drain trays (can also be plastic)
• rocks, river stones (Smooth is what I'm going for.)
• old, used metal bowls of various sizes
• golf balls
• hubcaps
• empty soda bottles, water bottles, Gatorade bottles, Powerade bottles, etc.  I'm looking for sizes 16oz-24oz.; I will take the caps, too, if have them.
• clothespins
• ribbon scraps of any kind
• fabric scraps.  Do you have small, random pieces of various fabrics you want to get rid of?  (any size, pattern, texture) I can use them.  
• Wooden blocks, Jenga games.  Any sizes, shapes, colors.
• EMPTY child-proof prescription bottles, empty film canisters, plastic Easter eggs THANK YOU, I have collected what I need with these items for now.