Little ones often like to “do school” like their older siblings. Many of the following links will give you ideas for activities and worksheets. However, like candy, too much of a good thing can be bad. The best “activity” for a young child is playtime.
Homeschooling with Little Ones…
- What do I do to keep my little ones occupied while I homeschool? An experienced mom gives advice.
- My little one is so demanding and/or naughty that I can’t get any schoolwork done with my older children. This website gives helpful ideas.
- Preschoolers and Peace offers advice for homeschooling with preschoolers, from a lovely Christian perspective. Great site!
- “Engaging Preschoolers,” an article by author Jeannie Fulbright
One of our favorite ideas — Preschool Activities in a Bag is a great book written by two homeschooling moms and tested by over 70 families with small children. Very practical!
How and What to Teach Preschoolers…
- Preschool by Stormie
- Ready to teach the alphabet to your little ones? You’ll find an array of helpful ideas at AlphaBites
- Slow and Steady, Get Me Ready is a book for teaching children from birth to age 5.
- The Homeschool Page has an “unschooling” approach especially for parents with young children.
- The Idea Box has activities, songs, recipes, crafts and more — all for the younger kids!
- KinderArt.com – let’s do some art with our youngest children.
- Teaching Preschoolers at Home
- Early Learning at Home (part of Suite101)
- KinderKorner.com – for pre-K through 2nd grade
- Free preschool worksheets, for days when the little ones want to “do school”
- Very fun activity pages to print
- Tracing and cutting templates
- Brightly Beaming Resources sells this interesting Letter-of-the-Week curriculum for preschoolers, plus many other materials (science, etc.) for small children. The ideas are excellent and have been used in our own home!
- First-School — preschool activities and crafts
- The Activity-Idea Place
Also visit our “Enjoying Children” section (scroll down near the bottom).