Monday, September 28, 2009

Preschool material for Liliana (and reviews by me)


Lili picked these dvds out at the library. I didn't think she would like them nearly as much as she did. She watched each one over and over until it was due back at the library. I was shocked when she came downstairs after watching the letter factory and began telling me what every single letter sound was. I couldn't believe she knew them all and she picked it up so fast. She continued to check out each dvd and she loved them. After several weeks of getting these from the library Lili asked me to teach her to read. I wasn't expecting that but since she knew the letter sounds and how putting letters together made words I thought we would give reading a try and see how it went. I would recommend these dvds to other parents whether they are homeschooling or not. These are great!


I'm Reading Now Level 1 by Nora Gaydos. This is the set I chose to teach Lili to read. It is a great set. Lili enjoys learning with these books. This picture shows a set with 10 books and that is all I can currently find. I bought our set on ebay and it came with 20 books, the parents guide and stickers. Lili loves to get a sticker in each book as she learns to read them on her own. These books are great! Easy for beginners to learn with. Great pictures and funny stories to keep young children interested. I would definitely recommend them.



The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise.
This book was recommended on a message board I frequent so I looked at the library and they had it so I thought I'd give it a go. It is a great reference book for homeschooling all grade levels. Starts with preschool and goes all the way through high school. I may just buy this book or check it out from the library every year, lol. Tons of other book, magazine and curriculum recommendations throughout. Definitely worth the read.


Slow and Steady Get Me Ready a parents handbook for children from birth to age 5 by June R. Oberlander. This book is regularly recommended on Diaperswappers ("my message board") on the homeschooling page. And it was recommended in the book above...The Well-Trained Mind. So I had to check it out. Lucky for me he library had it. I love the library...I love all things free!! The book is full of activities for every week from birth to age 5 so there is a lot in there. There were many activities within that we had already done but I found many ideas to add to our lessen plans for the year. Although I don't feel this book has enough to keep us busy during our preschool year, we did get some great ideas from it. If you are starting from birth you will get you money out of this book. If not, I would see if your library has it and look through the age of your child and take notes of the activities you would like to try.

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