• Child's hand pointing at colorful illustrated book with animals including frog, fish, and bird. Purple header reads 'What We're Doing: For Preschool in Our Homeschool 2024-2025' with paint splotch accents.
    What We're Doing

    What We’re Doing for Preschool for the 2024-2025 School Year

    I have the school year for each of my kiddos planned out for next year, so I figured it was time to go ahead and share what we’re doing. I know many people don’t use anything for the early years, but Miss Three cannot wait to be part of the studying crew. As it is, I often keep extra crayons and pens and paper nearby so she can “do school” while her older siblings work. That said, I still want to keep preschool gentle, especially since Miss Three already knows her alphabet, can count to 20 accurately with and without objects, knows her colors, recognizes numbers, and is starting to…

  • Resource Review

    Review: Usborne Little Children’s Drawing Book

    My littlest gal is so happy. She got to review something for the blog. Timberdoodle sent us Usborne Little Children’s Drawing Book ($6) for us to review. It’s a good thing too. With her big sister taking on Artistic Pursuits this year, she’s going to want some art lessons of her own. Long story, short, she didn’t want to stop doing her art. What Is Little Children’s Drawing Book? The Little Children’s Drawing Book has fun activities that build your child’s fine-motor skills. Make spots on a giraffe, draw lines to show falling rain, jellyfish tentacles, and more. The book says ages 2+, and Timberdoodle includes it with their Complete…

  • Curriculum Reviews

    Review: Timberdoodle’s Farmland Math Mat Bundle

    Recently, I had the opportunity to try a preschool resource I’d been wanting to try for a long time. I received a special discount for Timberdoodle’s Farmland Math Mat Bundle in exchange for an honest review. This preschool math resource is available both on its own for $43.50 or as part of their 2019 Preschool Curriculum Bundle. What is the Farmland Math Mat Bundle? The Farmland Math Mat Bundle is a combination of resources. It’s a tub of counters, a large play mat, and then a guided manual that takes parents and students through 36 weeks of hands-on math activities. It’s suitable for ages 2+, but I reviewed it with…