The Basic Core Values of Preschool Home Schooling Programs

Preschool education is only optional and not mandatory for the public school system in the United States so that many parents would want their preschool children to study in private preschool facilities. However, many parents also cannot afford private preschool education due to the cost of the tuition fees and other related expenses. Therefore, many parents would avail of free preschool home schooling programs that are offered in the Internet.

The free online home schooling programs for preschoolers are offered by the websites of parents, public and private schools, and organizations involved in home schooling for preschoolers. The curricula of the programs are organized according to the age and level of learning of the preschooler. A parent who will home school his preschool child could download educational resources from a free home school website such as electronic books, printable worksheets, lesson plans, educational games, and other required learning materials. In addition, a parent who wants to tutor his child could get free, online resources on the proper methods for home school teaching.

Although there could be some variations in the curricula of the online, preschool home schooling programs offered by the home schooling websites, most of those programs consist of the basic core values.

The basic core values of a home schooling program:

• Mind development - encouraging the child to develop his mind by using activities and lessons such as counting numbers and distinguishing colors and shapes as part of his skills for problem solving and basic mathematics, and drawing objects based on the things he observes as part of his creative skills.
• Communication skills – lessons and activities that would teach the child about basic reading and writing, and in developing his abilities for talking, pronunciation, and listening.
• Physical development – activities, games and materials such as educational toys that develop a child's fine motor skills, and games that would encourage him to crawl, jump, run, walk, and other physical activities related to learning.
• Self-help skills – lessons on how the child could do basic tasks on his own such as how to put on his clothes, how to take a bath, potty training or how to use the toilet, and how to eat and drink properly.