5 Homeschool Books You’ll Want For PRE-K

I know exactly how you feel. You see what’s going on in the world, and you want to homeschool your child. I get it, I’m there right now with you. I have two toddlers and one of them is at the preschool age. I have been searching for the right curriculums to follow but honestly, teaching him with these books I’m about to share is going really well and he is learning at his own pace which is AWESOME!

Now before you jump all in especially if you are thinking about homeschooling older than pre-k, make sure that you are abiding by your state education laws. You’ll probably have to fill out a form and turn it in to the principal in your school district. But once all of the logistics are out of the way, I highly recommend getting these books for your kiddos.

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Starting with the first book, My First Book of Pencil Control : Practice Pattern Writing allows our kids to develop and practice pencil control and motor skills by following along on the dotted lines. When we first started writing together, I noticed that my son held his pencil a different way than most people do, which altered the way he wrote. Once we worked on how to hold a pencil and controlling it when it touches the paper, he actually started having fun!

This next book is a Preschool Workbook, a whoppin’ 320 pages to be exact! I believe you could find in at Target as well, but I’ve linked the Amazon link here as well. I absolutely LOVE this book because it is structured in a way where you can follow a schedule. My son and I do three pages a day to stay on track with what our school year plan is. Another bonus in this book is that the instructions are straight forward but also allows you to ask your own questions to your child such as “how many x do you see?” or “what other words start with x sound?” It’s actually quite hilarious with the things kids come up with.

Another pencil control book that I think is beneficial for early learners is My First Learn-to-Write Workbook. Why do you need 2 pencil control books? This particular book teaches how to write curvy shapes such as the letter U and pointed shapes like the letter N. From observing my son, he still writes his “W” like a wave in the ocean lol. I mean it’s not wrong because it’s still the shape of the letter, but with practice and repetition, we’ll get there.

The next book Trace Letters is a little more advanced in terms of writing and also reading. It is a practice workbook that allows our little ones to practice writing letters as well as recognizing sight words. This is HUGELY important (is that even a word?) since sometimes the letter sounds don’t make sense. For instance, “T-H-E”. You can explain what sounds the first two letters make, but how are you supposed to explain to your four year old that sometimes “E” doesn’t have a sound? So with sight word recognition, it gives us parents a little bit of a break when it comes to explaining certain things lol.

This last book is a Preschool Math Workbook which focuses on pen control, letters (spelling the numbers), numbers, sight words, and actual addition and subtraction. Let me tell you… once you start working on addition and subtraction, your full day will be full of random facts and numbers from your little one asking / telling you how many things are everywhere. It’s AWESOME! You can also encourage this as well during snack time, play time, etc.

I hope these books serve you well! If you enjoyed this post or have any other great recommendations, please leave me a comment down below!

xo –

Si

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