Free Preschool Homeschool Activities

I know so many of you parents are looking for free preschool homeschool activities right now.  That’s why I am so excited for some big news I have for you!!  I have begun creating a homeschool friendly preschool curriculum that I am calling Preschool Made Easy.  I have been sharing our preschool activities with you for years, but I know now more than ever parents across the country are being forced to change plans, work from home, and figure out a new temporary normal.  You can find lots of preschool curriculums out there, but to be honest they usually include a list of activities each day that is WAY to long or it doesn’t really cover the topics that are most important!  I have 4 kids, work a part time job from home, and run this blog.  Seriously, I get it when I say that is just not realistic for a lot of families.  So here were my goals in creating this curriculum.  1.  Keep it simple, doable, and effective.  2.  Have fun!!!

So in keeping with those goals, you will see that I include 2 activities for each day.  One math based activity and one alphabet or language based activity.  Your preschooler can learn what they “need” to know and be ready for kindergarten with just two activities a day.  Of course there are lots of other extras you can add on (fine motor skills, handwriting, digital learning etc.), but for the parents juggling work and school and multiple children, I wanted something that would be effective and wouldn’t overwhelm.  And to help you see how it works, I am giving you our first week free!  Keep reading to see the five math activities in our free back to school theme pack.

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#1- Spin and Cover

Before we dive into our first activity, I want to tell you about a few more important parts of this curriculum.  This first back to school theme, our math activities focus on counting and number recognition and number sense.  In each activity I include a direction page with suggestions to make each activity easier or harder.  For example, this activity is a fun spin and cover.  If you are just starting to work with your preschooler, numbers 1-10 may be too much for them, so I have also included a second version that is just numbers 0-5.  Both are included in the curriculum, and you choose what is best for your child!

#2- Number Puzzles

The next activity in this Back to School theme are these number puzzles.  This is an activity you can adapt to work with many different levels.  Of course, you can only use cards 1-5 if your child is just beginning, but I also suggest laying out the main number puzzle piece.  We like to put the rest of the puzzle pieces in a sensory bin.  As your child pulls out each card they can count and match the main number card that is already laying out.  

Another great way to adapt this activity is to add movement.  Anyone else have an energetic boy at home?  Me too!!  I have found the more I can get him moving as we learn, the better it goes.  So take your puzzle pieces and hide them around the room or even just put the sensory bin on one side of the table and the matches on the other.  Movement is magic for active kids!

#3- Pull and Dot- Counting

This next activity uses one of our favorite art supplies…dot markers!!  The activity again has both a 0-5 option or a 1-10 option.  You pick and print what is appropriate for your child.  Your child draws a card and counts the bookbags or the windows on the school and then they get to find that number on the recording sheet and dot it.  We like to use a sensory bin again to add some fun.  

Another way we have added movement to our counting games is to specific move to go along with each card.  So if they just counted 5 book bags, after they find and dot the 5, they can hop five times.  Even those little bursts of movement will keep their brains awake!

#4- Crayon Number Matching

This fourth activity gives you the option to focus just on number recognition or to flex those subitizing muscles!  There are three crayons with just the number on them, so if the dice and finger is feeling too overwhelming, you can just stick with the numbers and sort those!  But if you are ready for more of a challenge include the dice and ten frame crayons and sort!

We also have fun doing sorting activities with a sticky wall.  You can tape contact paper to the wall with the sticky side out.  Have your child put the crayon boxes on the sticky wall and then stick the matching crayons next to the correct numbers.

#5- Number Play Dough Mats

We love play dough at our house!  These mats give your preschooler 3 different activities they can go for each number.  First, use your play dough to create the number.  Next, use the dough to fill up the ten frame correctly.  Finally, roll a dough ball and smash it on the pictures that represent the correct number.  

There you have it!  These five activities are your first week of math!!  Stay tuned for the language art activities soon!  Until then take a look at some of the themes I have planned for the curriculum!

– Apples, Family, Leaves, Pumpkins, Trees, Teddy Bear, Farm, Nursery Rhymes, Community Helpers, Dinosaurs, Transportation, Gingerbread, Winter, Construction, Space, Pets, Insects, Ocean, Circus, Western, Zoo, Rainbows, Camping, Ice Cream, Pirates, Food, Butterfly and Caterpillar, Watermelon and Summer

If you are looking for a simple, doable, and effective preschool curriculum, you can purchase the whole thing as a growing bundle right now for a huge discount.  This means you pay a steeply discounted price now and get each new unit as it is added.  The price of the growing bundle increases with each unit added.  

One last thing, if you don’t have time to print and prep all these activities yourself, you can now buy the PRINTED or the PRINTED AND PREPPED pack from my store HERE.

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