Preschool Priorities for Lifelong Learning 

Can we please acknowledge what a masterful presenter this woman is? No "ums" no looking up, no stumbling on her words. A perfect 24 minutes of talking without editing. I'm really in awe.

Thank you! This was just what I needed to hear as I have a preschooler next school year. Your podcasts are a blessing! ~Jennifer Scott

My favorite videos are where you talk about topics like this. Can you please do one on "obey the first time?" What does that look like at different preschool ages and how should you handle it if they don't obey the first time?

Two important things to focus in preschool years: - Forming good habits: The action becomes a habit Which habits is forming tour child? - Providing good variaty of ideas: 1. Have deep conversations with your child, guiding him and solving his doubts 2. Playing through senses, free play 3. Time in nature 4. Books and stories, select books that can help to have good habits 5. Music and art 6. Involve him in home tasks 7. Spiritual life 8. Abc: using material that can be sensed, use rhyms 9. Math concepts: numbers, shapes, positions, weight (use playing) 10. Flexibility with time: don't force him to adjust to your personal goals

I am falling deeply in love with the Charlotte Mason methods. This aligns with everything I want to do and be as a parent.

Awesome video! I appreciated the part about chores. These few chores are just right for preschoolers. Like, getting an outfit out for tomorrow, making their bed, removing sheets, putting shoes away, folding towels, unloading the dishwasher, putting socks or towels away. I love to call chores “responsibilities” to have a positive mindset about working around the house. Some may not agree with me, I don’t pay them either, since they won’t get paid as an adult for doing these tasks why should they as children. I have found great success in calling chores responsibilities. Then as children grow in making their bed and putting their clothes away, I start calling their bedroom “their practice apartment” around age 7 - 10. Their rooms look company or friend ready all the time.

I have 3 preschoolers (twin 3-yr-olds, and a 4-going-on-5). Thank you for your insight, and for not forgetting what it was like with toddlers and preschoolers. I find it a challenge to homeschool our 7-yr-old with the littles requiring so much attention. But I wouldn't want to homeschool any other way.

Wonderful video!! God bless your team! I will surly pass this on!!

Thank you so much for these priorities - they have been so incredibly helpful! Shows me where I can lean more into what we already do, and some things to tweak for my 4 and 6 year olds.

I am so glad I found you. Truth is God lead me to you I know it!!

What an excellent guide Sonya! I am so thankful for these videos!

Thank you for your videos. I have been struggling with my 3 year old lately. Mostly stemmed from her jealousy of the 9 month old and my exhaustion. Your videos encourage me to keep plugging away.

thank you so much! and thank you for going over how to teach the habit of a new chore

Super helpful with keeping the balance in learning! Thank you sooo much!

I am so glad I found you. Something was tugging my heart about my rigorous stay on time preschoool homeschool. I feel so much better and really will enjoy that quiet time learning from now on ❤️

Love, love love this. I have a preschooler. But will also use many of these ideas for my older kids this summer when we are taking short breaks from “schooling”.

Thanks for your advice Sonia. Will definitely work on these with my preschooler!

Thank you for this! A heavy load has been removed from my shoulders after viewing this. Praise God!

This is a timely message for me: I have a 6, 4, and 2 year old.

It’s called constructivism: “A theory of learning that posits that children construct knowledge through interaction between their own ideas and experiences in the social and physical world”

Really enjoyed these scenarios!

Thank you so so so much! 🙏 Many greetings from Germany!

I love this so much. Thank you Sonya for all your wisdom and for sharing it with such eloquence.

This is so helpful, thank you!

Hi are there any videos on kindergarten? I can only find preschool

Hi ! Thanks for the video :), how can I do if the father is not agree with spiritual or religion thinks ? :) thanks

I would like to know is it better to regular school or home school a junior secondary kid...to preserve their inquisitiveness.

thank you,

This was so incredibly helpful. In the middle of homeschooling with my first preschooler. Thank you!

I needed this. Thank you so much 🙏🏼 God Bless

Thank you bless you. These kind and gentle words cut deep with me.

thank you!♥

Hi! I am Jaquie and I live in México. I've been beyond blessed with this podcast. Thank you so much for share ❤

This has been the one video I’ve watched on homeschooling preschoolers that actually feels realistic. I love how the focus is more on allowing toddlers to explore the world, rather than pressuring them to hurry and start reading. Although I think that is still important, I feel when it is the main focus, it makes learning a scary and unpleasant experience if the child is not ready, or cannot fully grasp the concepts yet. Also, your voice is so soothing. It really eased my anxiety about starting homeschooling

Is it too late to cultivate all of this with a precious brand new 6 yr young & presh soon to be 12 yr young dealing with HF ASD ???

super love this! Just when I needed to hear as we'll start this schoolyear. Thank you for sharing such great insights :)

Any advice for a child (going into kindergarten) who excelled early academically, but maybe didn't have the opportunity or structure to focus on habits? Do we focus on that before academics now? I also have a 7 year old who is quite obedient most of the time, but has a terrible time remembering to say please and thank you. How do I address this? She just forgets, not being rebellious.

thanks 😊

I have a question. My daughter turned 4 in April. I had planned on waiting until she was 6 (or close to) before we really started "school". She keeps begging to start homeschool though. Allot of her friends from church are in pre-school and she wants to do it too. She's an only child, although I watch a 2 year old during the week. Currently we use delightful reading level 1 and do lots math games. We play outside as much as Kansas weather permits and we do lots of art and music. However, I can't convince her that she is essentially doing "preschool" homeschool. Do you have any suggestions on what I could do for her to have "school" without starting formal lessons to early?

Hello 👋🏻 I’m very new to Charlotte Mason. I don’t even have a preschooler, my son is almost 21 months. Are there any recommendations for children under three? My son is very high energy and I’m overwhelmed with finding things for him to do, so I’m just curious if CM recommended activities or what to focus on in these years.

You are a blessing!!!♡

Hi all, I'm concerned about my only child. Do you think it's absolutely necessary that she play with other children at this age?

What age do you consider the preschool years?