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It’s mid-July, and everywhere you look, stores are stocking up for BACK TO SCHOOL sales! I always loved this time of year when I was a kid. By mid-July, I was bored of summer vacation and ready to buy some new notebooks, and get back to class. (I’m pretty sure my enthusiasm wore off by mid-September, though!)
Though my son is not school-aged yet, I can’t help but browse through the Back to School deals at zulily! Since he’s turning 3 in about a month, I’m hoping to start working on a preschool curriculum with him at home. zulily has some wonderful resources from Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company that I think will work well for his age level.
We’ll start with basic skills, like cutting and pasting, and tracing. These Big Skills for Little Hands books help children build hand-eye coordination with fun activities, like collages and puzzles. Very important for a child with a short attention span!
He has a pretty good grasp of basic shapes, but he definitely needs practice with counting, which is why I like the I Can Learn My Numbers Workbook Set. He can use his cut/paste and tracing skills while he learns to count! (Currently, we’re good with 1, 2, 3…after that…meh.)
We will also be working on recognizing letters and their sounds. The Letter of the Week Resource Book introduces the alphabet in a playful way using music, art, and science. We may need to stretch that one week to two…because right now, he just says random letters when you point to a word. (“P Q X!” “No, honey, that says “D O G”…)
Be sure to check out more great Carson-Dellosa resources for all ages and grade levels, and other Back to School deals at zulily! Happy Learning!
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