Learning to recognize basic shapes was one of the first skills I began working on with Squeaks when we first started homeschooling. It's one of those natural starting points like counting and the alphabet. It's homeschool preschool 101. Learning shapes with game schooling really kicks this basic skill up a notch. Over my small but action packed homeschool career I've come across a couple of fun ... Read More about Game Schooling With Preschoolers | Shapes
Blog
Game Schooling With Preschoolers | Colors
Welcome to day three of my 10 day series on game schooling with preschoolers! Today we're covering color games. Color games are a perfect introduction to board games if you're playing with very young children. There is generally little to no reading involved and little ones are always attracted to the fun colors! Thinking back now, baby's first colors books were always my kids favorites, so color ... Read More about Game Schooling With Preschoolers | Colors
Game Schooling With Preschoolers | Alphabet
There are so many great alphabet games out there to choose from. Since it's the main subject in the preschool world, the choices for board games are many. When I first saw our top picks listed on Amazon though, I knew they would be a hit with my kiddos. Squeaks (five years old) has her alphabet down. Letter sounds, capital and lower case, and she even completed her beginner reader set of BOB ... Read More about Game Schooling With Preschoolers | Alphabet
Game Schooling With Preschoolers | Benefits & Tips
Welcome to my 10 day series on game schooling with preschoolers! I'm excited to continue learning with my kiddos through the summer months, but wanted to change up how we learn. And what's more fun than playing games!? There are so many awesome game schooling benefits to enjoy! Each day over the next two weeks (not including the weekend) I'll be posting our favorite games to play for each ... Read More about Game Schooling With Preschoolers | Benefits & Tips
End of the School Year Traditions
And just like that the school year is coming to an end.*sigh* My how time flies when you're raising tiny humans. Since this is Squeaks' very first end of the school year I wanted to end with some fun new traditions. We had so much fun with our beginning of the year traditions, it would be nice to book end the year! Not that the middle wasn't fun too, I'm just a sucker for momentous milestones. ... Read More about End of the School Year Traditions