10 Ways Preschoolers Can ‘Learn Like The Big Kids’
Got preschoolers? Then you already know that keeping them engaged in quality activities for their curious little minds is a tall order. When there are older siblings in the house, “ I want to lean like the big kids’ seems to be a preschooler’s mantra. What’s a homeschool mama juggling it all supposed to do?
Check out these super fun, ways to let your preschooler learn like the big kids. In fact, you may find that the big kids have too much fun with these activities too! But you know what, that’s ok because the kids are creating a bond that will be unbreakable and they are each helping the other learn something new and fun. Here’s the list of 10 ways preschoolers can ‘learn like the big kids’
HOMER Reading – Families with preschoolers will love this app! It’s great for early readers up through about age 8, so your family can learn together. The HOMER Reading is so much fun for early learners! Are you wanting to make sure your early learners are learning the foundations of reading and writing and critical thinking while still having fun? Toss the workbooks! This app is all you need. HOMER Reading is more than just another learning game. It is a learning pathway personalized for your earl learner. Explore and improve reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. Check out their 30-day free trial.
Preschool Music
Let your preschooler learn some fun songs. Everyone will have a fun tune stuck in their head, but heavy, a happy smiling preschooler spreading joy with music is worth it. 10 Songs All Preschoolers Should Know is such fun. But it is way more than a few nursery rhymes.
10 Songs All Preschoolers Should Know online course provides you with weeks, or even months, of ideas to do musical activities with your early childhood students. The course includes:
- 10 songs every young child should know (with lyric sheets and video links to learn the songs).
- 26 alphabet sheets with musical instruments or topics (such as music notes, jazz, and yodeling) to color and write the letters. Video links are provided to learn more about the instrument or musical topic.
- 28 pages to color music notes and symbols and practice cutting them out.
So whether you remember these from your own childhood or not, your kids will adore them!
History & Geography for Preschoolers
Preschoolers learn in such a concrete way. It may seem difficult approach subjects like history in a meaningful way. Well, for preschoolers, as long as it’s fun, it’s meaningful, right?! So while the older kids are doing lap books, and timelines, let your preschoolers join in the fun with art, music, and coloring pages about the history in your homeschool this year. Add a folk song a week or even a few art lessons that the big kids will enjoy & the littles will have fun too!
Geography can be exciting! Especially when your preschoolers learn how to take their first journey around the world with the whole family. Let them explore and learn all about the countries and continents with their older brothers & sisters.
Science for Preschoolers
You can wow a preschooler with making slime and letting them concoct all kids of ‘experiments’ along with the older kids. Coming up with safe alternatives that your preschooler will enjoy are as easy as creating STEM projects with items destined for the recycle bin. Your preschooler will even love Lego Physics and learn why wearing seatbelts is so important. The science ideas are endless, just like your preschoolers’ energy. If your big kids and little kids want to learn together, CrossWired Science is a perfect, safe platform for inquisitive minds to look at all aspects of science and how they are woven together. Your preschoolers will love the video cartoons and your older students will have access to science learning tools, assignments, and projects.
When everyone is ready to power down and snuggle, it’s time to break out the books for a good read aloud or fun book club. Reading together every day is so important for language development, and it’s just plain fun. Literary Adventures for kids start with fun books to read together. Then, all of a sudden, stories come alive with the Charlotte Mason inspired activities and creative projects. Kids of all ages love literary adventures!
Theme Based Online Camps
Preschoolers love themes. So building all kinds of activities and opportunities to learn around a weekly theme is perfect. The great thing about theme is you can revisit them regularly because Preschoolers love the repetition of it all. Pulling all the resources together can be daunting for the parents though. Organized online camps based on a weekly theme are perfect for your littles! Check out these camps:
Your PreK-3rd Grades will love these online courses they can together or separattely.
The 8 ‘Summer’ Camp themed weeks include:
- Space Week
- Disney Week
- Dinosaurs Week
- Hawaiian Week
- Olympics Week
- Under the Sea Week
- Pirates Week
- Superhero Week
Honestly, these are awesome for year-round fun! Check out all the online summer camp and themed unit studies. Your kids are going to love them!
The key for preschoolers, as with most kids, is to keep it fun & exciting. Adding movement, music, art, and activities are all it takes to make learning come alive. Your preschooler will end the day loving school and feeling like one of the big kids.
You can add even more excitement to your day with these 65 Ways To Have Fun With Your Kids At Home. Pick up the printable below.
Here are even more awesome resources preschoolers for learning at home with the ‘big kids’.