Such a great resource for keeping my little family on track!
We just started using this nature study and so far we love it. Very hands on and encourages lots of time outside which is great. The only thing I found odd is that the pages aren’t numbered so if they get misplaced while printing you really have to spend time trying to figure out how to put them back in order. Other than that we love the content, book recommendations and activities in this nature study.
I had originally started this with my daughter when she was 2.5 but a lot of the phonics stuff was a bit over her head so we ended up pausing it middle of last year.
This year I started my 3.5 year old on a different preschool program and though there were things we really enjoyed about it, it got repetitive and stale after a few weeks. I was lacking in motivation to continue and whenever I asked my daughter if she wanted to do Preschool together she'd say Yes! ask what we were doing and then say "Actually no" and ask if we could paint or do something else instead. I knew it wasn't working.
We came back to this program and I've already noticed a HUGE change in her attitude and how excited she is again. She will initiate asking for Preschool before I ask her most days. This is definitely the program for us! While we were making glitter glue "K" cards the other day, my daughter looked over at me and said "This is the best, and you're the best mommy!" My heart was filled to the brim.
The activities are not only educational but engaging and provide connection time. This is soo important to me, as I have 2 (soon to be 3) other kids. It's manageable while homeschooling my 2nd & 3rd grader as well which not all Preschool programs seem to be.
I love the activity suggestions and the accompanying readalouds. We don't necessarily follow it as is, but use it more for inspiration. Only change I would suggest is for the weekly themes to match up with the seasons, assuming the school year starts in September. E.g. A - apples, B - bees, C - Corn, D - dry leaves etc
We’ve enjoyed the ease and beauty of this homeschool curriculum option. It really is the best fit for our family and what we want to encourage in our child.