It is time to start up school again, but we have decided not to build the curriculum this time. Since there are two kids, I have decided to order and use the Sonlight Curriculum. After researching many different ‘premade’ curriculum, I felt that this one would be the best to use with both Niko and Ty.

I truly enjoy creating my own curriculum, but with running Zenful Creations, the time is just not there as it once was. So we will try this for the next 36 weeks, and see if it is smoother.

Summary: This can be a week long teaching adventure from learning about flags to simple US history; Only two key leaders are focused on to KISS. The sections of this Pre-K lesson (ages 4 - 5) will be:

1. Pre-education
1. Our Flag (this can be expanded on so much there is no need for detail)
2. The Pledge of Allegiance
3. What is a president?
4. What does the president do?
5. Who is your president?
2. History
1. What is Presidents day?
2. Two important presidents (can increase based on in interest/age)
1. George Washington
1. Why was he important?(coloring page: 1 2, story, relevant trigger element: cherries, lie)
2. Further: 1, 2
3. Summary from child
2. Abraham Lincoln
   1. Why was he important?(coloring page: 1, 2, story, relevant trigger elements: penny, log cabins)
   2. Further: 1 2
   3. Summary from child
3. Circle Time
• Story Starters: “If I were President, I would…” - the child should have basic understanding that president is important, and therefore can choose something that they would do as an “important” person. Have them tell a short story.
4. Activity
1. Play a game (preferrably with the trigger element used above) that acts out something from a presidents history.
• Penny rubbings - place paper over the coin and rub with a crayon
2. Make a craft relevant to the presidents above
• My First Flag
• Patriotic Book
5. Extended:
• Play Games online
• President for a Day
• Coloring (interactive)
• Mount Rushmore Jigsaw Puzzle
• Dress like a president
• Cook a patriotic treat
• Presidental Prayer Team

Print a Flag: http://www.dltk-kids.com/t/usa/cposterflag.htm

Activities: http://www.first-school.ws/activities/shapes/general/bookmark_pledge.htm

Abraham Lincoln (primary) http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/lincoln/class.htm

Internet Feild Trips: http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/socstu/presday2.htm

Presidents’ Day Resources: http://mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/features/presday.html

Unit Study Material: http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/president.html

Kids Domain: http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/presday.html

Teach at Home: http://www.teach-at-home.com/default.asp

This is your new home education journal. We have been working on your pre-k studies for a long time now so lets organize a place for your online learning.
Moving Forward:

• Bible
• Life Skills
• Read Aloud Listening
• Getting Ready to Read
• Phonics & Handwriting
• Math
• Science
• USA Studies
• Music
• Art
• Physical Education
• Foreign Language

Plan from:

1. http://www.lovetolearn.net/curriculum/preschool.pdf
2. http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/index.html
3. http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/learning/p/coursep.htm
1. Colors and Shapes
2. Listening and Sequencing
3. Motor Skills
4. Numbers
5. Position and Direction
6. Reading Readiness
7. Size
8. Social-Emotional Development
9. Time
4. http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/Prek.htm
5. http://www.everythingpreschool.com/lessonplans/
6. http://www.worldbook.com/wc/index.jsp
7. http://www.nncc.org/Child.Dev/ages.stages.4y.html
8. http://www.nncc.org/Child.Dev/mile3.html
9. http://www.nncc.org/Child.Dev/mile4.html
10. http://home-educate.com/curriculum.shtml
11. http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
12. http://www.cln.org/home.html

Timeline:
8:30- 9:30 Free choice some teacher directed activiites

9:30 Clean up toys, wash up for snack time

9:45 Snack

10:00 Circle time–weather,calendar,theme of the day,book related to theme,explanation of art project

10:20 Art time

10:40 Outside play or indoor music and movement

11:00 Dismissal