How to Homeschool Kindergarten | Which Subjects? What to Expect? Daily Routine? Curriculum?

I love what you said about instilling good habits in our children from the very beginning. This is so important. I do believe setting expectations, even with our youngest learners, is very wise and helps curb so many negative behaviors down the line. My kids don't complain much at all about school because it is something that has been ingrained in them from very young. My youngest is 2nd grade (although my special needs son is at the K level) but I have loved and used many of the resources you mentioned in this video for Kindergarten, including AAR, Explode the Code & Math U See. As a mom who has taught Kinder four times, you can't beat the phonics, math & handwriting curriculum of your choice plus Curious Kinder. I am still trying to figure out the "content subjects" for my little guys this year and I am leaning heavily towards just doing Curious Kinder with them and holding off on the other stuff I was planning to do with them. The more I look at Curious Kinder the more I want to just do it in full with them. Since they are older, I think I might be able to do it in two days per week and also throw in the Adventures in Creation from Masterbooks with them the other two days. I don't know...I am still contemplating what I want to do. :) But if I had a Kinder student, there is no doubt it would be AAR (or Logic of English, depending on the student)/Explode the Code, Math U See Primer, Handwriting without Tears K and Curious Kinder!!!

I appreciate all these tips! I'd like to add that for kids who have ADHD, getting distracted is not a choice, and starting with hard subjects can make it very hard to get started. With my 2e ADHD kiddo, we start with his favorite subject (history) and alternate easy/hard/movement break until we get done! But of course, every child is different. :)

Thank you!! This is the most realistic and helpful video I’ve found as a first time homeschooler.

I prefer skill subjects at this age and teach a lot of other stuff thru play!!! We do knowledge of the world around them thru play and life!!! We teach German from pre school and we do bible!!! My kids can’t do math or reading for an hour at this age!!! My older kids said they did at this age at public school and hated it!!! I have teenagers who sometimes get out their math blocks but they don’t use them as often as they used to!!! I didn’t record as much as I do now I have to!!!

Great video, I love how encouraging it is.

Great video as always! I really appreciate the focus you put on things like clear expectations, self-discipline, good attitudes and habits, and hard work. They are not always as exciting to think about as what new curriculum we get to use, but are probably some of the most important things we can teach our kids!

What level explode the code did you use for kindergarten???