After a lot of thought, we made the decision last month to put our daughter into the free VPK program our state offers starting in August 2017. Even though we still feel homeschooling is ultimately best for her educationally, we feel that socially she needs more involvement with others. We have a lot of playdates, so she gets the interactions with other kids her age. Her problem is that she cannot be away from me for more than five seconds without becoming hysterical. We have tried everything from dropping her off at sports like gymnastics and ballet or art classes to yoga classes where she can still see me behind a glass wall.
She can’t handle being with another adult, and we feel that it is a problem we need to address now. Could it get better as she gets older? Maybe. But why not take advantage of the free VPK our state offers for 4-5 year olds.
The VPK program is three hours each day so she will still be home most of the day with me. We aren’t going to try to tackle a full curriculum since she will be doing a lot at school. Instead, we are going to do a full year of a Spanish curriculum!
Curriculum created for:
Age: 4-6 year olds
Time needed each day: 60-90 minutes
Children do not need to learn anything before starting this curriculum! We will be learning everything from the beginning.
2017-2018 SPANISH PRESCHOOL MONTHLY THEMES
Follow along with the preschool homeschool schedule and lesson plans on the blog. We will be focusing on a few books each month for our activities.
AUGUST: Theme – All About Me
- Books
- 52 Weeks of Spanish
- Spanish, Language Together – Fotos Locos
- Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes/Cabeza, Hombros, Piernas, Pies
- Así me siento yo
- De la Cabeza a los Pies
- Nadie Como Tú
- Activity Pack
SEPTEMBER: Theme – Making Friends
- Books
- 52 Weeks of Spanish
- Spanish, Language Together – Hola
- Cali y Mona
OCTOBER: Theme – Welcome to My Home
- Books
- 52 Weeks of Spanish
- Spanish, Language Together – Que divertido
- My House / Mi casa
- La Casa Adormecida
- Cuadros de Familia
NOVEMBER: Theme – Counting
- Books
- 52 Weeks of Spanish
- Spanish, Language Together – Numeros, numeros
- Perritos: Un libro para contar y ladrar
- Abuelita Fue al Mercado
DECEMBER: Theme – Calendar
- Books
- 52 Weeks of Spanish
- La oruga muy hambrienta
- ¿Qué día es hoy?
- Activity Packs
JANUARY: Theme – Colors
- Books
- 52 Weeks of Spanish
- Spanish, Language Together – Veo colores
- Dónde Está la Oveja Verde?
- Pinta Ratones
- Presiona Aqui
FEBRUARY: Theme – Getting Ready
- Books
- 52 Weeks of Spanish
- Spanish, Language Together – Me visto solito
- Froggy Se Viste
MARCH: Theme – Mealtimes
- Books
- 52 Weeks of Spanish
- Spanish, Language Together – Fiesta de frutas
- Spanish, Language Together – Que rico
- Me Encanta Comer Frutas y Verduras
APRIL: Theme – Where We Live
- Books
- 52 Weeks of Spanish
MAY: Theme – Animals
- Books
- Spanish, Language Together – Abracadabra
- Cha-cha-cha en la Selva
- Un gato y un pero
- Animales
JUNE: Theme – Shapes
- Books
- Spanish, Language Together – Figuras y figuras
- Amigos
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