A Kindergarten Plan
Many families are using our Nourishing Nature Kindergarten as a transition from The Peaceful Preschool to The Playful Pioneers for 4-6-year-old children, and we wanted to give you a few tips for making a kindergarten plan that is sustainable and developmentally appropriate.
“In this time of extraordinary pressure, educational and social, perhaps a mother’s first duty to her children is to secure for them a quiet and growing time, a full six years of passive receptive life, the waking part of it for the most part spent out in the fresh air.”
Nourishing Nature Kindergarten
Nourishing Nature Kindergarten includes a read-aloud selection, phonics, and counting skills activities, fine and large motor skills, art, and practical skills centered around nature themes.
We also include handwriting, an art and literature supplement, and a helpful checklist of first grade skills.
Simply start your day with a morning time rhythm that includes your read alouds for the day, and then move on to the activities, alternating seat work with more active tasks so that young children can stay engaged.
In a Charlotte Mason homeschool, the formal learning would be done by noon, leaving plenty of time in the day for imaginative play, naps, and some alone time so that mama can regroup.
Chapter Book Suggestions
Ocean Guide Pagoo by Holling C. Holling
Garden Guide A Beatrix Potter Treasury by Beatrix Potter
Freshwater Guide Paddle to the Sea by Holling C. Holling
Tree Guide Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
Christmas Guide The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Sky Guide The Drinking Gourd by F.N. Monjo
Farm Guide Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Mountain Guide Heidi by Johanna Spyri
The early childhood years should be delight-led, and as you center your learning around great books, fun activities, and togetherness, you are laying a foundation for learning that will infuse your child with the confidence to pursue their dreams and the skills to learn.
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