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.
I just have to say how much we are loving the Nature Book Flood! I had chosen a more traditional science curriculum this year and my kids were so bored! We made the switch a few weeks ago and are having the best time together and my toddler is loving being included too! The Peaceful Press has literally never steered us wrong 💜
Loved it. Wish there was a little more info on each monarch though. Like maybe adding a QR code for optional additional information would be nice.