It's hard to believe it is already May. Being a former teacher and librarian, May always meant the summing up of the formal academic year in a school setting. I've personally chosen to wind down our preschool homeschooling on purpose right now to evaluate what we've accomplished, what worked and what didn't, and to give us both a break. Does that mean the learning stops? Absolutely not. Our learning from here until the end of summer will be spontaneous and simplistic. No more units and focusing on planned ideas for the next three months. I'm looking forward to sunny days, beautiful mornings spent fingerpainting on the patio, frolicking in a wading pool, and watering the flowers in the backyard as the sun goes down in the evening. My son has developed a fascination with "big trucks" and digging in the dirt, so I'm sure those activities will also be high on our list of things to do.
We've certainly experienced some shining moments this year as well as struggles. I feel I may have started things out a bit too structured in the begining. However, the awesome accomplishments I've had the joy of watching my son experience have truly made this journey one that I am so grateful we explored. To see my son go from a busy little two year old to a determined and more focused three year old with blossoming language skills and an interest in drawing has been amazing to watch.
As I'm reflecting on our year, I'd love to hear how your preschool homeschooling experience is going. What have you accomplished so far? What were the highs and lows? Would you change anything? Will you be taking a summer break from homeschooling? Will homeschooling continue as usual? 
Mandy is a preschool homeschooling mom to her two year old son. In her column "Knee High Homeschoolers," she writes about the joys of homeschooling a preschooler and shares helpful links and practical information gained from experience. Visit her blog, Inching Along.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Slowing Down The Pace
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Hi, Mandy! We will be hsing as usual around here. I want to spend more time with my little one. I feel as if she has been neglected while I teach the others. We haven't been doing the usual things as in the past so hopefully, we will get more mommy time in. We will start HOD's Little Hands to Heaven in the fall and I can't wait for that either!
Hi! We don't have preschoolers anymore, but boy are we ready for summer! We are finished with our "have to" work but we too will continue through the summer. My kiddos would go crazy if we just abandoned everything. My youngest has just started reading and she won't let us stop. She tries to read everything right now. Anyway, have a fun summer.
Christin H.
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