Teaching phonics to preschoolers: Is your child ready? That isn’t a one-size-fits-all question. (Sorry.) Some preschoolers are eager to begin sounding out words, while others need more time to play with letters and become familiar with their sounds—and that’s perfectly okay.
Preschoolers love learning about farms! Doing a preschool farm study is a great way to introduce them to some new things outside of their small world. Unless you live on a farm, most four year olds haven’t seen cows and
You may have noticed a tiny little name change around here. You see… this new season in life needs a new name that fits where I am now. When I had our surprise, late-in-life, rainbow baby in 2020, I started
*This post contains affiliate links.* Apples, seeds (and a little bit of pears and other fruit trees.) These are the things that we are studying in our first preschool unit! As I’ve mentioned, the majority of our preschool approach is
After so many years of experience and several months of researching, I still don’t know what to call our preschool approach: “a little Montessori/Waldorf/Reggio with a lot of nature and play and reading?” That doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue.
The first time I started homeschooling a preschooler, I was 24 with a three-year-old and a newborn baby. Now THAT three-year-old is 24 with a newborn baby (true story.) Needless to say, a few things have changed between that first
Hi, I’m Amber — a longtime homeschool mom with over 20 years of experience. I’m starting fresh with my youngest (our surprise rainbow baby!) while also savoring life as Nana to my growing crew of grandbabies. At Wrinkles & Rainbows, I share gentle, faith-filled encouragement for homeschooling preschoolers — with a splash of homemaking, seasonal rhythms, and sacred simplicity from our home in Texas. I’m so glad you’re here. Welcome, and I’m so glad you’re here!
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