Need curriculum suggestions for my 2 1/2 year old

Parenting and Education (Other) Homeschooling
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Can anyone recommend books or a program to formally start teaching my 2.5 year old? She knows a lot already because of her early learning program so I am looking for something a bit more advanced than preschool learning colors and shapes, etc…

I would like something that has a theme and you learn around that. Anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks!

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If you are looking for an all in one prepackaged type system I know My Father’s World is theme based (although it is also Christian, I don’t know if that’s okay with you). You could start with the Kindergarten curriculum.

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I was looking at that today. Have you tried it? Do you know of anyone using it and likes it?

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TexasLady (http://domaninspiredparenting.blogspot.com/) uses it and likes it I believe. You could e-mail and ask her more about it. We use a more thrown together approach with Kumon, RightStart, Reading Eggs, Flash cards and lots of read alouds. I looked at the program initially and liked it’s scope but we are just not theme people.

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I use www.hubbardscupboard.org and www.adaycare.com plus www.daniellesplace.com

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Mother of Faith,

Thanks so much for the links. They look great and just what I am looking for. I want something that has to do with crafts and learning and also includes reading books. I was hoping to purchase a hard copy of something because printing pages takes time and ink. If anyone else knows of something like this pleas let me know.

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I understand! also www.carolscorner.us.com has awesome free resources. I will PM you about our ministry options.

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Thanks for all the sites - we have been using a home-made “curriculum” with our daughter who is almost two up til now and it has worked for us - we just borrow themes and ideas from various sites and adapt them to our daughter, but I think as she becomes older we will want something more developed. I know www.sonlight.com does a programme for 3-4 year olds with lots of read alouds, but it doesn’t have much hands on - I would have preferred their 4-5 year old programme, but I think some of the books ar a bit advanced for my 2 year old and I think this is why we are sticking to our own curriculum so we can do what we want to do for now and suit it to our daughter.

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I’ve also heard of one called “letter of the week” which has some good ideas. I’ve based some of what I do with my son on themes there.
Each week is based around a letter and it recommends a list of vocab words, a science activity, a math activity, a song, poem/rhyme of the week and a few other things. Good book lists too, suggested around the letter theme. There’s also a preparatory curriculum for younger kids to learn letters, colours, etc as well as a theme of the week, but that might be too easy for your girl.

I think that the site is www.letteroftheweek.com. It does also have a Christian based element to each week suggested but you can take or leave as you please.