Okay, first off I have preschoolers. My oldest is currently 4 yo. However, it took a lot to get dh to agree to homeschool. We started with Oak Meadows pre-K package. But wouldn't you know it, we've expanded from there. So, I'm thinking we're more eclectic at the moment...
Given the path that we seem to be following, it's pretty middle of the road. I'd like to do the arts/ crafts/ daily rhythm and dh is interested in dd learning her letters and numbers to 20. She's pretty much got that down. He'd also like her to learn how to write, but I'm stalling on that. I think it's still early for her. I'd rather she focused on simple lines, shapes, and colors.
I'm looking towards next year. I'm looking for rhythm, he's looking toward basics. I guess what I mean is, I'd rather focus on making homemade playdough, watercolor/ finger paints, and daily chores. He would like for dd to start writing ABCs, learn more numbers, and play. I don't want to waste money on curriculum if we're going to wind up finding most of what we'd like to do on the net (which has so far seemed to be the case for this year.)
So I guess the point I'm driving at here is do you use the net as the source of your curriculum? If so, is there site that is your backbone and you work out from there? Do you opt for a curriculum to have something to work from and then supplement? I'm curious to hear what others do. For next year, dd will be of Kinder age and we'll be doing some preschool items with ds (I have other early childhood items that we can use for him.)
Given the path that we seem to be following, it's pretty middle of the road. I'd like to do the arts/ crafts/ daily rhythm and dh is interested in dd learning her letters and numbers to 20. She's pretty much got that down. He'd also like her to learn how to write, but I'm stalling on that. I think it's still early for her. I'd rather she focused on simple lines, shapes, and colors.
I'm looking towards next year. I'm looking for rhythm, he's looking toward basics. I guess what I mean is, I'd rather focus on making homemade playdough, watercolor/ finger paints, and daily chores. He would like for dd to start writing ABCs, learn more numbers, and play. I don't want to waste money on curriculum if we're going to wind up finding most of what we'd like to do on the net (which has so far seemed to be the case for this year.)
So I guess the point I'm driving at here is do you use the net as the source of your curriculum? If so, is there site that is your backbone and you work out from there? Do you opt for a curriculum to have something to work from and then supplement? I'm curious to hear what others do. For next year, dd will be of Kinder age and we'll be doing some preschool items with ds (I have other early childhood items that we can use for him.)