Our Preschool Life is GOLD! We have been using it since the new year, and my four year old son and I LOVE it! This was also reassuring to me because my son is not into writing yet. He doesn’t want to hold a marker often to try. He will draw on a whiteboard or with chalk occasionally. I am trying not to push him in this area so your words are encouraging!
Thank you for this! There is so much pressure to do the ABCs and get children reading by Kindergarten, but I feel I am on the right track with my son. He is almost five and we often get the question of "when is he going to school? He is so smart so he is probably ready to learn from a teacher. You don't want him to fall behind." I respond with "We are homeschooling and I get to be his teacher." We do a lot of read aloud time everyday since that is what he likes to do. He loves stories, pretending, riding his bike and exploring nature. These years are really a fun time for us both. I feel I am reliving my childlike sense of wonder as we explore together :)
It breaks my heart to see many children robbed of childhood freedom, play, & exploration. I was put in Kindergarten at 5. But it was half a day and consisted of play, crafts, snacks, and carpet time (calendar, whether, songs,). If you walk into a kindergarten today, you will find desks, very little exploration, and hours of desk work. By 3rd grade most children are burned and began to regress from all the stress and pressure. 😢
Thank you sooo very much for this! I was emotional watching as I knew lots about Charlotte Mason from 6yrs onwards... but I didn't realise I was, word for word, doing exactly what you have described here with my 4yr old and 2yr old. Thank you so much for explaining how this approach looks in younger ages. ❤
Thank you immensely for this!! An answer to many of my prayers - this is so beautiful and is exactly what I've been looking for ♡ God bless and thank you!!
This came as a comfort to my heart. My oldest just started formal lessons at 7 and my 3 year old wants “school work” verses playing with his younger brother or playing with toys, coloring. Been thinking all day how to best reach his needs. Thank you for this new series. Very much helpful!
Thank you for reaching out and for your interest in this resource! Here are our recommendations for the early years, which you may find helpful as a guide in gathering your own resources. simplycharlottemason.com/planning/preschool-guide/
One option to consider would be our preschool/kindergarten curriculum guide, found here: simplycharlottemason.com/planning/preschool-guide/. Charlotte Mason advocated that children have no formal lessons until the age of six, and we follow her recommendation in our curriculum. As you probably know from your research, instead of formal lessons, Charlotte suggested giving preschool and kindergarten children a "quiet growing time" to help them develop good habits and natural curiosity. As far as the specific preschool curriculum as in Our Preschool Life kits or Delightful Reading kits we do not currently offer those digitally but we do offer The Early Years bundle digitally and also ship any of our SCM resources aside from Our Preschool Life internationally: simplycharlottemason.com/store/early-years-bundle/
@@SimplyCharlotteMason thank you for your response. It was my hope to introduce many of the creative aspects of the Our Pre-school life into our daily activities because my creativity is not as strong as I wish it was as a mom. Seeing the artist picture and doing the songs in the package was an exciting element without putting any pressure on curriculum for our son. I agree, waiting until he is 6 before introducing curriculum and more structured learning is best.
Our Preschool Life is GOLD! We have been using it since the new year, and my four year old son and I LOVE it!
This was also reassuring to me because my son is not into writing yet. He doesn’t want to hold a marker often to try. He will draw on a whiteboard or with chalk occasionally. I am trying not to push him in this area so your words are encouraging!
Thank you for this! There is so much pressure to do the ABCs and get children reading by Kindergarten, but I feel I am on the right track with my son. He is almost five and we often get the question of "when is he going to school? He is so smart so he is probably ready to learn from a teacher. You don't want him to fall behind." I respond with "We are homeschooling and I get to be his teacher." We do a lot of read aloud time everyday since that is what he likes to do. He loves stories, pretending, riding his bike and exploring nature. These years are really a fun time for us both. I feel I am reliving my childlike sense of wonder as we explore together :)
Thank you for sharing your story of success with these methods! It is wonderful that you are both enjoying this time together!
I have not heard of Charlotte Mason before, but I feel like I’m in the right track with raising my child 🥹
So glad that this helped to affirm the way you are choosing to raise your child!
It breaks my heart to see many children robbed of childhood freedom, play, & exploration. I was put in Kindergarten at 5. But it was half a day and consisted of play, crafts, snacks, and carpet time (calendar, whether, songs,). If you walk into a kindergarten today, you will find desks, very little exploration, and hours of desk work. By 3rd grade most children are burned and began to regress from all the stress and pressure. 😢
Hoping that sharing Charlotte Mason's approach to this age range will help others looking for a different approach!
Thank you sooo very much for this! I was emotional watching as I knew lots about Charlotte Mason from 6yrs onwards... but I didn't realise I was, word for word, doing exactly what you have described here with my 4yr old and 2yr old. Thank you so much for explaining how this approach looks in younger ages. ❤
So glad that you found this encouraging and that it reaffirmed for you the approach you have taken with your youngest children.
I know I'm in the right path for my children. Thank you for sharing this 🙏
You are so welcome! Please reach out with any questions you may have as you navigate your homeschooling journey!
Thank you immensely for this!! An answer to many of my prayers - this is so beautiful and is exactly what I've been looking for ♡ God bless and thank you!!
So glad this post was timely and helpful for you!
This came as a comfort to my heart. My oldest just started formal lessons at 7 and my 3 year old wants “school work” verses playing with his younger brother or playing with toys, coloring. Been thinking all day how to best reach his needs. Thank you for this new series. Very much helpful!
So glad this was helpful and timely for you!
Totally inspired by this video! Thank you!!
You're so welcome!
I love the Sabrina Hahn books and the Lucy Micklethwaite books of fine art for my toddler.
Thank you for mentioning these! I have just placed some holds at the library for selections from those authors and it looks great!
Thank you for sharing book titles that you have enjoyed!
i wish you can make preschool life available thru pdf for homeschooling families outside US.
Me too! I really wish they had their material available for us homeschoolers here in the UK
And here in France
And here in South Africa.
Thank you for sharing what you would like to see in the future!
And here in New Zealand
Hi! I really want to subscribe to Our Preschool Life but we’re based in the Philippines, I checked your website but there’s ni PH :(
Thank you for reaching out and for your interest in this resource! Here are our recommendations for the early years, which you may find helpful as a guide in gathering your own resources.
simplycharlottemason.com/planning/preschool-guide/
I wish "our preschool life" shipped to Canada !
One option to consider would be our preschool/kindergarten curriculum guide, found here: simplycharlottemason.com/planning/preschool-guide/. Charlotte Mason advocated that children have no formal lessons until the age of six, and we follow her recommendation in our curriculum. As you probably know from your research, instead of formal lessons, Charlotte suggested giving preschool and kindergarten children a "quiet growing time" to help them develop good habits and natural curiosity.
As far as the specific preschool curriculum as in Our Preschool Life kits or Delightful Reading kits we do not currently offer those digitally but we do offer The Early Years bundle digitally and also ship any of our SCM resources aside from Our Preschool Life internationally: simplycharlottemason.com/store/early-years-bundle/
@@SimplyCharlotteMason thank you for your response. It was my hope to introduce many of the creative aspects of the Our Pre-school life into our daily activities because my creativity is not as strong as I wish it was as a mom. Seeing the artist picture and doing the songs in the package was an exciting element without putting any pressure on curriculum for our son. I agree, waiting until he is 6 before introducing curriculum and more structured learning is best.