 Hi you guys, my name is Brittany and welcome back to my YouTube channel. You guys in today's video I'm going to share my homeschooling plans for my kindergarten or in my preschooler So if any of you guys are new here to my channel again, my name is Brittany I'm a homeschooling mom to three girls and this upcoming homeschool year I will be entering in my fourth year of homeschool. So you guys I'm really really excited and planning out the start of my What 2023 2024 homeschooling year and I really have been enjoying making these planning videos for you guys So in today's video we are again going to be focusing on my Kenny Gardner and my Preschool slash pre-care and I'm going to flip you guys around and share with you guys our curriculum overview My plan of attack for my two younger kiddos All of the things that I have planned for our first two weeks starting back our homeschooling year So you guys let's go ahead and get right on into this thing Okay, you guys I went ahead and I lined up all of my preschool and my Kenny Gardner's curriculum on my table And we're just going to go ahead and go through everything my plan of attack And I'm going to share with you guys how I'm going to I guess Organize and get everything prepared for our first two weeks of homeschool It's not as much planning as I had to do with my sixth grader But I do want to have somewhat of a plan So here is all of my preschoolers work and as you guys can see I made a few changes to her curriculum And I will share that with you guys Here is our morning time basket and I'll share that with you All here is my math box for my Kenny garden math with confidence are all about reading and of course I went ahead and I did a library pickup Just now of the library books that we're going to use and starting off our homeschool year So I'm going to go ahead and start off with my Kenny Gardner giving you guys my curriculum overview and How I plan to attack Kenny garden and preschool this homeschooling you guys We are going to start off with how I plan my Kenny gardeners math. So we are using two math curriculums this year We're using Kenny garden math with confidence and Matthew C. Primer her main math is Kenny garden math with confidence And we supplement extra practice with Matthew C. Primer She absolutely loves the blocks and it's really really fun Kenny garden math is so simple Both of these curriculums together only takes us 20 minutes and she loves it So we're going to continue using both of these until One of them super sees the other so if I see she likes math with confidence better and or Matthew C That's kind of the one we're going to go with in the future, but for right now This is what we're using for math. So I'm going to go ahead and start off with math with confidence So we started math with confidence off in January, but we wasn't as consistent with this program So in summer I started it off from the completely like beginning of it So over the course of the summer you guys we have completed a total of five weeks So I'm really really proud of us a lot of the weeks was review And I'm happy that we were able to get our feet wet again in Kenny garden math with confidence So we are going to be starting off our homeschool year coming straight into Lesson number six and I went ahead and I have all of my items prepared that I need for this lesson I have my pattern blocks and my straws and things like that are already ready to go So I'm really really excited to continue with this program. It's so much fun. It's hands-on So Matthew see not Matthew see you guys math with confidence has a total of 32 weeks and it's for lessons each week with an enrichment Friday activity that they have that includes like a math book a math book some type of Like weaving in math into your everyday life. So It's a total again of 120 lessons. So I foresee us definitely finishing this off By the end of our school year if not sooner and we're just going to take our time with this and we're going to really just Like I said, just have fun I really don't have like a specific timeline in finishing math to really be honest I'm just kind of like taking my daughter's lead and just going with the flow. So With that being said this again is our primary math Here is the math box that I created with Matthew see and I have all of my stuff and like this little basket I'm going to share with you guys some of the items. I already have ready to go I went to the Dollar Tree and picked up a lot of these items you guys for so cheap So I have some dice here for our dice game when we need them I have all of like our pennies and Nichols because this is the I guess currency we're using right now So I have all of these ready to go whenever it calls for us to use money. I have my little Accounting chips. I have so many different like math me look the sips for math of confidence because I really feel like it shakes it up But all of these I got from the Dollar Tree. So these are like my chips right here I also have the old faithful Lincoln cubes. These are my daughter's preferred I guess County manipulative. She really likes linking these together. So I have these I also have some Flash not flash cards. I have some playing cards and I happen to find some Peppa Pig ones So of course, you know, they get a really kick out of these when we use our playing cards I also have all of like my index cards that we've made so far of our number cards And I just went ahead and I put them with paper clips. So whenever it calls for me to use Like my curve lines that I already used or like our number flashcards. I just put a paper clip So it separates them out. I also have like some other What is it like some other numbers and things like that that we used for? Matthew see when we were doing her ones house and tent house. So any type of number cards I went ahead and put it in this Ziploc and then my last one is Buttons because I just like a variety of manipulatives. I have my 10 frame and my five frames Already laminated. This is actually from last year from pre-school math at home We were using our five frames. So this one is the one I'm using with Alana and then lay Of course, we use our 10 frame and I have two of them for when we're going to be like playing our games and things Like that one for me and one for her So this is like our little math box that I already have prepared and to really be honest with you guys I kind of just got things as I went It really wasn't the big deal for me to pick up a lot of these things from my dollar tree and then put it in My cute little basket. So that is our math box. So as far as Matthew seagulls you guys again We are working through primer as something fun and Leia really really enjoys this. So right now Coming into our school year. We are actually on Week 10 So we actually started week 10. So we're gonna finish it up. So It's really really cute her doing these simple worksheets and again These are just really really simple. She enjoys them and she has a lot of fun doing a math You see primer math you see primer has a total of 30 lessons. So we have about 20 left to go So this is math for my younger kid. Okay, you guys for our main reading and phonics instruction we are using all about reading level one and If you guys have seen any of my previous videos, my middle daughter does have a speech delay So in doing all about reading in our phonics instructions I am taking it really really slow. It's a total of 53 lessons and all about reading Level one and my goal for this homeschooling year. You guys is really just to do Half of this curriculum if we get anywhere past the halfway point of this I will be so excited But I just have a small goal for us to reach and I just really want to take a reading And phonics instructions really really slow for her We are going to be starting back a speech therapy in august for her and Speech therapy after she gets done with her sessions. You guys she's done for the day So, um, I definitely don't want to push her When it comes to this area because I know this is something she has to work on so All about reading does suggest for us to spend 20 minutes per day in our reading instruction And to be honest with you guys we're actually only spending 10 minutes because my middle door's attention span is a lot shorter than Um, my oldest was at her age and also too. I think this is just the area She has to work at and I don't mind cutting the time in half because she still is doing great So uh this over the course of the summer you guys we have completed lesson one And we're almost complete with lesson two and you guys like I literally just took my time In this program and I just made it fun for her and I'm happy with the progress She is blending cvc words more fluently and um, I'm seeing a progression and that's all that matters when it comes to this area So, um, I'm happy with this program so far with it being just being two lessons in So you guys I said that I was going to prep my all about reading For you guys and share it with you, but it was so overwhelming So what I just have been doing is just prepping like two weeks at a time So um, here goes the all about reading progression chart right here And then what I've just been doing is just cutting out two weeks at a time So I have the first two lessons cut out and then what I'm going to do is go ahead and cut out like lesson three and four So, um, I'm just taking my time because it was really overwhelming trying to prepare that full activity book And I think at the end of the homeschool year, I will have it completely prepped and ready For my next kiddo that's coming up in this um level as well. So um, yeah you guys That is kind of how I'm going to prep all about reading. I'm just going to take it a couple of weeks at a time I'm not going to bombard myself So when my binder is complete, I will share it with you guys, but for right now I'm just doing it two weeks at a time So that is phonics instruction and like I said before We're taking our time if we at least get through half of this program. I'll be happy Now as far as um handwriting goes we are doing handwriting without tiers and I really really enjoy this program you guys. Um I have been using the or I used the chalkboard Last year with the sponge when we were teaching her her uppercase letter formation and um, it was so beneficial To her and she really really enjoyed using the chalk. So and here I have like my piece of chalk I have the little uh handwriting without tiers pencil I will say this gave her more grip when she was writing out her Letters than the bigger chunkier pencil. So whichever one she likes and then again, I have my sponge in here So we're going to take our time coming in a kindergarten Kickstart to kindergarten with our letters and to really be honest I'm just going to take it one letter a week until we kind of pick it up So for our first week, we'll probably just focus on doing f on our chalkboard Monday through thursday and then friday will come in and I'll have her actually do it on her kindergarten or kickstart for kindergarten handwriting without tiers book and That's kind of like how I foresee us doing it just taking our time with handwriting I really don't want to put that much pressure on her for handwriting It's going to happen and I think by you know, taking it slow and steady It's going to be great. So I do have the letters and numbers books as well If she gets through this book in the first semester and in second semester I do have the next book for her ready to go Now as far as some supplemental practice, I do have explode the code for her and Again, this is probably going to be something I will pick up either second semester And or when I see she becomes more fluent with her cvc words And we can begin using explode the code for that additional fluency and practice So, uh, this is probably going to be something I pick up in our second semester So you guys for my preschooler, she is three and she is the last child and she Is neck and neck when it comes to Leia as far as like her learning She wants to be all up in the mix and a lot of the times if she is around while I'm teaching Leia, she's definitely absorbing the information. So, um, We are going to continue with her learning and I know she's young and most people don't really consider doing school with a three-year-old But she's ready and she's having fun and I'm going to let this baby be great in our home school So we are going to be doing preschool math at home with her We actually finished the first chapter. So we're going to come into the start of our school year Starting off with chapter two So she's going to be working on Caling to 10 And we're going to be doing all the different games to really be honest a lot of these games in here My oldest daughter has been working with Alana on these games while I'm working with Leia And then I kind of come back in and work with her again. So, um, this has been such an easy program to implement For the whole family and I really enjoy preschool math at home. It's so gentle So a change that I have made for Alana is I'm not going to do all about reading pre-reading you guys because She actually already knows all of her letter sounds. She's blending fluently over the summer And um, she is right there neck and neck when it comes to her reading ability with her older sister So, um, what I think I'm going to do is do gentle and classical preschool With just Alana because I really enjoyed doing this program last year with Leia And um, I definitely think she can benefit from all the things that's in gentle and classical preschool Versus all about reading pre-reading. I found out that the all about reading level one does go over the syllables and the rhyming skills So I'm not going to put too much pressure on myself when it comes to those skills because I know what's going to come up in the next level I think I want to focus on These type of things right here with Alana instead of the things that are in all about reading pre-reading Because she already knows her letters her letter sound. She's she's blending you guys. So I think you know, she's surpassed that level So anyway, uh, we are going to be doing gentle and classical preschool We're going to start off our homeschool year with unit one And I definitely think this will be fun for Leia because a lot of the things that we did in here It will remind her of this program And I'm just going to spend that extra time focusing on it with Alana and I think she'll enjoy it And I love how these pieces connect together. I have our gets ready for the School first handwriting a book for her and again, this is probably going to be a book I pick up in our second semester as her fine motor skills grow But this is really just a fun kickstart book you guys to Beginning letter formation and again, I'm going to be using the chalkboard with her And I'm going to be doing all the other activities that goes along with a gentle and classical's morning binder as well Now for Alana's phonics again, we're going to be doing elemental phonics and you guys right now. She is actually on Lesson number 23 And I also use these flashcards from jda for her to just practice And you guys she really really enjoys reading the letter and then looking on the back at the picture These I got from her teachers pay teachers and a lot of times to really be honest she likes using the Flashcards instead of actually using the book and sometimes I write out the words on my dry erase board and I let her sound them out But this is where Alana my three-year-old is at in her cvc words And we're going to just keep on plugging at her cvc words until she gets the sentences at the end And if I have to buy the next level I will and or when she finishes this book I may just go ahead and start her on all about reading level one you guys because This is where my baby girl is at and I'm going to you know, let her have a seat at the table and have fun So you guys now I'm going to share with you What is what I do for the kiddos and calendar time? And I'm going to share with you guys our library books that we have picked out for them Okay, you guys here is my library book haul for my younger kiddos and starting off our home school year What I went ahead and did was I got the next three math books that goes along with Kennygarden math with confidence that I need so I'm three weeks ahead on that. So this is shape shapes and shapes I have left right Emma And sorted out are the next three books that I need and then I went ahead and got some fun books for Leia and starting off Kennygarden So I have a Kennygarden countdown Countdown to Kennygarden the queen of Kennygarden and Kennygarden where kindness matters every day So this is like going to be like all the books I want to read with my kiddos in the first week of our home school The one math book, of course, and then the rest of the Kennygarden books We're going to read the book for Alana, which is last up to market street with her gentle and classical preschool as well So I have a cute little stack and what I pretty much do is Every week or two I just figure out what type of theme I want to get as far as literature books to read with them Whatever they're liking and enjoying is what I pretty much check out from the library And that's kind of like how I'm going to do it I'm going to try my best you guys to not purchase so many books this year picture books I'm going to really utilize my library. So Right now this is going to be what we start off with and then I may pick up books like towards the fall Like on like leaves and fall time and different things like that as the seasons go And that's kind of how I'm going to do my literature and picture books with my kiddos So they can have something to look like forward to or whatever So this is my a quick little library book haul for my Kennygarden or in my pre-care now You guys last but not least I wanted to share with you guys our calendar time and what I do for calendar time with the kiddos So of course a gentle and classical preschool is what Lea and Alana is kind of pretty much going to be doing together Because they have like the memory statement cards The scripture reading all that stuff that we do in the morning and right after that we go into our calendar time And this is a time where beryl is working independently. So I have my melissa and duck calendar that I'm going to put to good use this homeschooling year I also have these Charts that I have been using in practice and specific skills. So this is us counting one to a hundred every single day I've been going over our like seasons of the year This is our months of the year. We sing the song and then the days of the week So these are like my posters that I hold up for the kiddos And I have my little count my little stick or whatever and they really get a good kick out of like our calendar time So these are the two resources that I use for calendar time I also have our preschool morning binders that I used last year and I have Them in these dry erase sleeves and this year I have one for Lea and Alana And um as we kind of get more into our routine, I do want to pull these out again So all about me we go over the name the age how they're filling The next page has like the um days of the week They shade in the month the date and then here is where we can put counters on as far as us figuring out Okay, is it 11 12 13th, you know, so that's really really fun for the kiddos Um, I also have the uh weather the season how it fills outside and then for Lea She's practicing her numbers one to ten So this is Alana's and it looks pretty much the same The only difference with Alana's is that uh, since she has like a letter of the week This is she has her like build-it section where she can use like um any type of play-doh Any type of blocks to build the letter and then in the back She has to find the letter and actually trace it and this is actually how Lea learned her letter recognition Through gentle and classical preschool and she really really enjoyed it So these are like their little what morning menus that I'm going to be using for their calendar time And uh, they really really enjoy uh using this and I think um, I may get the kindergarten morning binder Since all I have is a preschool one So I'll be able to have those different level skills for my kindergarten As well, but for right now, I think what I have is good to go So this is what we use for calendar time guys again Here is my planner and um, I showed you guys glimpses of my pant planner in my last video So since we are just on my Kenny Gardner and preschooler Here is again all of their core that I'm using the amount of lessons I have the literature uh books that I want to read in different like months So I have fall community helpers thanksgiving Christmas picture books stars in space I want to get some books for black history months spring plants gardens ponds and beach So these are like some of the picture book themes I do want to pick up from our local library each month and um, if I find any other things I'll go ahead and write them down But I do want to have always like with me a stack of books So I can ensure that I'm doing enough like read alouds with my younger kiddos So this is like my little tentative plan Here is the curriculum overview for uh, Leia And then I have Alana's I just have to add her gentle and classical preschool right here And I also have her explode the cold or her get ready for the cold We probably will pick up again in january So um as far as there we get a glance um what I have for us to tackle our first few weeks is I want us to start off with Leia on all about reading level two We're going to start off with Kenny garden math confidence week six math UC primer lesson 10 for Alana We're going to do gentle and classical preschool unit one her preschool math at home chapter two And then her cvc work practice through like elemental phonics And for the next week review for week number two, I have pretty much the same thing So for a week number two, I have the same thing. So Kenny garden math with confidence week seven math UC lesson 11 all about reading. I just still put lesson three I really don't know like I said, you know, I'm just taking my time when it comes to all about reading Again preschool math at home cvc practice and then her um Alana's gentle and classical preschool unit 10 Is like my goals for the first two weeks on friday when briella's doing art I do want to do some type of messy art with the kiddos you guys I pin so many things on pinterest So what I do is I just go on my pinterest Pin when it comes to messy art and I pick something Something I already have like all the art supplies and things like that for my kiddos to do So for our first two weeks of school What we're going to do is just do messy art fridays and hopefully my younger kiddos will enjoy it So that is how simple I am planning for my younger kiddos and starting off our homeschooling year Thank you guys so much for watching today's video as I plant out my kenny gardener and my pre cares Homeschooling year. I'm really really excited you guys to start off from the beginning with my younger two I'm a little bit nervous and starting off with them But I really feel like I have a simple plan of attack for this upcoming homeschool year I really want to keep things simple with my younger two I want to have fun I don't want to really put that like added pressure on myself that I don't need to especially for these younger gears with my kiddos So, um, hopefully in today's video, especially if you are starting off your homeschooling journey from the beginning with a younger kiddo Hopefully these little tips and tricks that I'm doing with my younger ones will be um, like advice for you guys and you can kind of like Uh, take a deep breath and relax So you guys as always, thank you so much for watching today's video and I look forward to seeing everybody in my next one. Bye