Firecracker is four and I wanted to choose a curriculum that would challenge her, but would also allow her to simply be four and spend most of her time playing! Our main curriculum for her will be BookShark Pre-K. I love the reading selections! It is scheduled to be less than an hour a day and the best part is that both girls will love the stories.
Math is included in the BookShark package, but as a long-time Montessori adherent, I will be adding Montessori materials to our home and gently introducing Firecracker to numbers and math this year.
Science and nature study are just part of life in this family. Both girls will continue to get Kiwi Crates every month and we will also continue to do Fun Friday Hikes as a family to encourage nature study. BookShark also has a science component, one of the books is the Berenstain Bears, so you know that will be a huge hit with the girls!
The final curriculum piece for Firecracker is the pre-reading package from All About Reading. BookShark does have a reading component, but I just really like the way All About Reading is structured for this particular child (zebra puppet = automatic win).
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