PRESCHOOL
(up to 1 hour daily)
Number and
literacy activities – daily, 20 to 30 minutes total
Religion –
daily, up to 10 minutes
Story time –
daily, up to 20 minutes
In addition
to this more structured time, aim to include nature study and art and craft
activities each week.
**Preschool (3-5 years old) foundations.
**Preschool (3-5 years old) foundations.
RELIGION
Bible
stories**
The Mass
Book for Children
Who Am I?
Workbook A
STORY TIME & POETRY**
Let There Be
Llamas!
God’s Wisdom
for Little Boys
Poems &
Prayers for the Very Young
Brambly
Hedge Collection
Raggedy Andy
Stories
The Real
Mother Goose
The Year at Maple Hill Farm
Eric Carle’s Animals Animals
[our old
books, including]:
The
Children’s Book of Virtues (Bennet)
The 20th
Century Children’s Book Treasury
Harper
Collin’s Picture Book Classics
Catholic
Children's Treasury Box Vol. 1-10
Childcraft
Stories & Fables
Childcraft
Poems & Rhymes
HABITS**
Top 3 habits to work on: obedience, attentiveness, truthfulness
OUTDOOR PLAY**
Freeplay & exploration outside
MUSIC
Making Music Praying Twice
PE
Swimming lessons
Top 3 habits to work on: obedience, attentiveness, truthfulness
OUTDOOR PLAY**
Freeplay & exploration outside
MUSIC
Making Music Praying Twice
PE
Swimming lessons
MATHEMATICS
Number & Logic Games for Preschoolers
Kumon Numbers 1-30
READING & WRITING
I Can Find Letter Sounds
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KINDERGARTEN
(1 to 1.5
hours daily)
Religion –
four times weekly, for 10 to 15 minutes
History and
geography – twice weekly, for 10 to 15 minutes
Music
appreciation and picture study – weekly, for around 10 minutes
Poetry –
twice weekly, for 5 to 10 minutes
Story time –
daily, for 10 to 15 minutes
Monday -
Bible, Reading, Painting, Break, Number, Handwork, Geography, Writing
Tuesday –
Tales, Number, Handwork, Break, Reading, Singing Games, Writing, Nature Study
Wednesday –
Poetry, Reading, Nature Study, Break, Number, Handwork, History, Writing
Thursday –
Bible, Number, Handwork, Break, Reading, Singing Games, Writing, Tales
Friday –
Tales, Reading, Picture Study, Break, Number, Handwork, Nature Study, Writing
*A break for
free play must be included as shown above.
Other
afternoon activities:
· physical exercise,
· outdoor nature observation,
· gardening,
· outdoor geography
· more listening to stories.
* The
arrangement of these must depend largely on weather and climate. Children
should be allowed to help in the house and in the care of animals.
Sample Schedule
Monday to Thursday
Session 1 (45 mins):
Religion (10
mins)
Reading (10
mins)
Picture
study, Music Appreciation or Poetry (10 mins)
History or
Geography (10 mins)
Handwriting
(5 mins)
Session 2 (25 mins):
Maths (10
mins)
Story time
(15 mins)
Friday
Session 1 (45 minutes):
Reading (10
mins)
Art or craft
activity (30 mins)
Handwriting
(5 mins)
Session 2 (25 mins):
Maths (10
mins)
Story time
(15 mins)
RELIGION
Who Am I? K
Workbook (CHC)
God’s Love
Story (CHC)
Bible
stories
[Advent]
- The Clown of God (Tomie dePaola)
- The Christmas Story (Little Golden
Book)
[Easter] The
Easter Story (St. Joseph Picture Books)
MATHEMATICS
Little
Folk’s Number Practice
Math-U-See
Primer
Activities
· Counting songs
· Number games (dominoes, number lotto)
· Board games with dice
· Make and copy sequences and patterns
· Time (clock with movable hands)
· Measuring (ruler, weight scale)
· Cooking (measurement)
· Money (learn different coins, count
pennies)
More math
activities:
http://allinonehomeschool.com/individual-courses-of-study/math/
http://allinonehomeschool.com/individual-courses-of-study/math/
READING & WRITING
Little
Folk’s Letter Practice
Little
Stories for Little Folks Phonics Program
Catholic
Heritage Handwriting K
*Math(s), reading and writing – daily, for 10
minutes each (less for handwriting)
STORY TIME
Term 1: The
Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter (Beatrix Potter)
Term 2:
Charlotte’s Web (E.B.White)
Term 3:
Winnie-the-Pooh (A.A.Milne)
POETRY
Poems and
Prayers for the Very Young
A Child's
Garden of Verses
Childcraft
Poems and Rhymes
When We Were Very Young (A.A. Milne)
Now We are Six (A.A. Milne)
When We Were Very Young (A.A. Milne)
Now We are Six (A.A. Milne)
FILIPINO
Folk songs
National
anthem
Ay, Naku!
(Tahanan Books)
Araw sa
Palengke (Adarna House)
Dalawang
Bayani ng Bansa (Adarna House)
NATURE STUDY
The Year at
Maple Hill Farm (Alice and Martin Provensen)
One Small
Square series: Backyard, Seashore, Pond, Night Sky
PICTURE STUDY
Art
Masterpieces: A Liturgical Collection
(CHC)
ARTS, CRAFTS, HANDWORK
Childcraft Make and Do
Gardening – Onions in My Boots (CHC)
Cooking
Finger, & watercolor painting
Help with household chores
ARTS, CRAFTS, HANDWORK
Childcraft Make and Do
Gardening – Onions in My Boots (CHC)
Cooking
Finger, & watercolor painting
Help with household chores
MUSIC
Making Music
Praying Twice
Classical
music – Classical Kids
PE
Swimming lessons
Swimming lessons
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*Based on Mater Amabilis' Prep Level Curriculum,
with contents amended to fit our family's needs.
