Get ready to teach kindergarten at home.
Choosing to educate your kindergartner at home can prove to be equally as intimidating as it is fun. Parents are often unsure of get started, what they should be teaching and where to find the information they will need for a fun-filled year of ABCs and 123s with their little one. Thankfully, there are many resources available on the Internet to help get parents along on this educational endeavor.
Course of Study
The World Book Encyclopedia and Learning Resources website shares a standard course of study for kindergartners, providing parents with a general idea of what to teach their home-schooled child. The concepts covered include social studies, science, language arts and mathematics, as well as health and safety.
Guide to Homeschooling
A guide to homeschooling in the early years can be found at the Home School Legal Defense Association website. The guide provides parents with a wealth of information, from get started homeschooling a kindergartner to help with record keeping. The website also has overviews of the state laws regarding homeschooling that parents should familiarize themselves with before beginning their child's kindergarten home education.
Reading List
Ambleside Online, an online curriculum based on the Charlotte Mason method of teaching, provides a book list for kindergartners containing a list of classic living books (described by Mason as books that are whole with imagination, originality and the human touch) and list chosen by veteran homeschooling educators.
Lesson Plans
For those who wish to create their own curriculum when homeschooling their kindergartner, there are many free lessons available at A to Z Teacher stuff. The lesson plans cover the topics of social studies, math, language arts, science, health, games, computers, cooperative learning and thematic units.
Curriculum
A full listing of kindergarten appropriate homeschooling curriculum can be found at the HSAdvisor website, along with locations where you may purchase the products. There are listings for full curriculum packages, individual subjects, resource books for the home educator and more, compiled by a husband and wife who are veteran homeschool educators.
Interactive Online Lessons
For those who wish to add in online activities to their homeschooled kindergartner's curriculum, Kindersite has many age appropriate games, stories, lullabies, music and songs available in the children's directory. Registration is free, and Spanish activities are included in each category as well.
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