Toddler preschool

Homeschooling 3 under 4

We're excited for our oldest son to be starting preschool already since we never knew how far he would come.  Since his near drowning back in September of 2013, it's been a long road of hospital stays and multiple therapies, including PT, OT, Speech, Vision (for the CVI he developed from the brain injury), and this past year we added music therapy to the list.  Now that he has graduated from his early intervention program, we're looking forward to preschool. 

The local school for the blind and visually impaired has a great preschool program that we were eager to start him in right after his birthday.  However, after a serious case of RSV sent him to the hospital right before his birthday, we decided homebound preschool was the answer for us.  Still, the work is minimal and I have full confidence he would be able to handle a longer school day.  The school year ends next week so I've been scouring Pinterest and the internet for therapy ideas and preschool curriculums.  We also have a daughter turning 2 this summer, and another son who will be turning 1 right after.  So I wanted to find a curriculum that would be adaptable for all three children.

I finally found Pamm's preschool which has a great preschool curriculum, as well as a young toddler curriculum that I can follow.  I think she even has activities you can do with younger babies as well.  It is a Bible based curriculum, but very basic so with a few simple additions, could be made into a good Catholic curriculum.  She has ideas for felt board cutouts, which I may adapt to use on a light board or use high contrast colors for my oldest son's visual impairment. 

I like the books, A is For Altar, B is For Bible by: Judith Lang Main, Twenty-Six Letters to Heaven: A Catholic Preschool Curriculum by: Sarah V. Park, Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by: Siegfried Engelmann, and Guiding Your Catholic Preschooler by: Kathy Pierce.  I will be using these to supplement the curriculum on Pamm's House, as well as to work on literacy with my 2 year old.  I've found all of these books on Amazon. My son's curriculum will be adapted to focus more on his therapies, as well as regaining verbal skills.  I will also be teaching them all Braille instead of the sign language that Pamm's House focuses on.

I'd like to keep the cost down as far as buying materials and books, so once I have our preschool set up, I will make a post detailing what I've spent as well as organization ideas I've come up with.  Since I'm brand new at this, I would love some feedback from any seasoned homeschoolers about what ways you have developed your curriculum, homeschooling special needs children, and any organizational tips and words of inspiration you may have.  I will make a separate post featuring my favorite ideas of yours.

 

Until next time,

Trad Cat Mama