Homeschooling with Little Ones in the House

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” page (scroll down near the bottom).