The homegrown preschooler : teaching your kids in the places they live

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Title:

The homegrown preschooler : teaching your kids in the places they live

Author:

Lee, Kathy H., 1968- author.

Richards, Lesli M.

Summary:

Overview: With the accessibility of a parenting how-to book and the thorough educational foundation of an expensive boxed curriculum, this guide will inspire parents to use their homes as classrooms as they take advantage of the naturally rich learning opportunities that occur in everyday home life. Parents will learn how to transform their home into a learning environment that rivals the best preschool classroom by finding exciting learning opportunities in everyday occurrences, from using laundry to teach sorting to exploring growth cycles in the garden. Parents can make easy use of simple-to-start ideas, advice, and activities, as well as organizational tips, recipes, and more than 200 activities that are easy to pull together. In addition, there are convenient charts and checklists to document children's growth, which will help ensure there are no gaps in educational, social, or physical development.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Introduction: our journeys to growing our children at home -- Homeschooling -- harvesting a bountiful life -- Learning through play -- Sowing the seeds -- preschool learning -- Setting the stage -- Home life = learning-slow down and teach -- Who has time for this? -- Organizing it all -- Days and seasons that don't fit in the box -- Special circumstances.

Physical Description:

204 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Subject Term:

Home schooling.

Author(s):

Richards, Lesli M.

Publisher:

Gryphon House,

Publication Date:

2013

ISBN:

9780876594513

Publication Information:

Lewisville, NC : Gryphon House, 2013.

Call Number:

649.68 LEE

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Transform your home into a learning environment that rivals the best preschool classroom!

Find exciting learning opportunities in everyday occurrences, from using laundry to teach sorting to exploring growth cycles in the garden, with the easy-to-organize, simple-to-start ideas, advice, and activities in The Homegrown Preschooler .

As straightforward as a parenting how-to book and as easily applicable as a set curriculum, The Homegrown Preschooler will inspire parents to use their homes as classrooms and take advantage of the naturally rich learning opportunities existing in everyday life!

With organizational tips, recipes, and more than 200 easy-to-pull-together activities, homeschool educators will have everything they need to offer a well-rounded preschool education rivaling the best classroom experience. Convenient charts and checklists to document children's growth ensure that there are no gaps in educational, social, or physical development.

Together, Kathy Lee and Lesli Richards have more than 20 years of early childhood and homeschooling experience. Both are highly sought-after speakers and presenters in the fields of early childhood education and homeschooling.

Author Notes

Kathy H. Lee is an early childhood educator and a sought-after conference speaker on the topics of preschool education, homeschooling, and adoption. She is the author of 101 Easy, Wacky, Crazy Activities and Solutions for Early Childhood Directors . She lives in Canton, Georgia. Lesli Richards is a Challenge B director for Classical Conversations, a classical education program. She lives in John's Creek, Georgia.