After talking with DH, we both decided that the homeschool preschool program I was looking at would benefit Sarah. ABC Home Preschool is very simple nine month curriculum. It is divided into Reading (alphabet), writing (tracing and learning to write letters), arithmetic (learning numbers and eventually writing them), Social Studies (family and community interactions), and science (small projects learning how things work). It also includes ideas for including music, shapes, physical activity, etc.
Sarah is exceedingly bright, and I have absolutely no doubt that she would be able to handle the subject matter if she entered preschool at age three next November. What I do doubt, and her Daddy and Grandmas agree, is that she would be emotionally ready. We've noticed that in Toddler Lapsit at the Library, in our small (approx. 6) group of kids, she is fairly shy and will only fully participate when the subject matter really excites her. Grandma Pam took us last Wednesday in the morning, where there were 30 children. Poor Sarah barely moved, and when she needed to get things from her teacher, one of us had to accompany her. She was a wallflower, more content to watch than participate. It's heartbreaking to see your child stand back, when you know that she knows the subject matter and can share it with others. I can see this being the norm if she were to go in November.
So Monday we'll start exploring the Age 2 curriculum (which will take her to February) and seeing where it leads us. DH and I have already discussed that if this works for her, then moving her to the age three curriculum (which would take her to November). If she would be ready when the year starts that fall, then we would finish the course as a supplement to preschool. (Well that's the plan at the moment!)
Wish us luck on our new journey!
Cheers! ~ Mama Homesteader
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