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As an experienced homeschooling mom and teacher of five children (aged from teen to tiny 'tot') my aim is to show you convenient, easy, no mess, no fuss, user-friendly preschool activities so that you can use your time effectively.

As a curriculum author, publisher and teaching advisor, I often hear the struggles that other women face and my purpose is to put the ideas and activities that you need at your fingertips!

Join the preschool-activities-at-home egroup, where we can share our experiences of teaching and raising preschoolers. It's a place to come and chat, ask questions, offer tips and advice and enjoy the ups and downs of life with little ones.

Activities for Healthy Preschool Children’s Brain Development

In my reading and personal research on early childhood development, I have discovered a wealth of activities that are easy-to-do and beneficial to your preschool children’s development as well as information and resources that will build your confidence and make you a more knowledgeable parent or teacher.

Most preschool activity sites only offer you free printable preschool worksheets and children’s art and crafts which focus on developing and stimulating just one aspect of a child’s brain, namely, fine motor skills.

On this site and particularly in my free ezine, The Whole Child I offer you many more types of preschool activities to ensure the healthy all-round brain development of children and school readiness skills:

• Activities to stimulate gross motor skills (the large muscle groups) and co-ordination.

• Preschool songs, nursery rhymes and music appreciation to develop auditory perception.

• Activities to develop visual perception which are important for reading.

• Activities to develop numeracy and mathematical concepts.

• Linguistic activities to develop language skills

• Children’s bible lessons and faith building activities


Encouragement

I also know, from experience, that being alone with children all day can be demanding at times – we all need stimulating ideas and encouragement, whether we are mom-teachers or professional teachers and so I hope that by sharing my joys and struggles in the Homeschool Help pages, that I will lift you above the level of dirty finger marks and spilt milk and give you the motivation and inspiration you need to teach and train your children well.


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Preschool Activities Blog Easy, purpose-filled preschool activities and resources, preschool ideas for teachers and encouragement for moms of little ones.

Free E-courses for Moms Learn how you can share what you love and add a new dimension to your life and your income by taking one or all of these free e-courses.

Free Printable Preschool Worksheets Free printable preschool worksheets for learning the alphabet, numbers and bible memory verses, plus free printable colouring pages and more!

ABC Fun & 1-2-3 ABC Fun &1-2-3 is a literature-rich preschool curriculum with weekly preschool lesson plans, printable preschool worksheets, easy kids crafts, children’s stories, nursery rhymes and more.

Preschool Themes Ideas for preschool themes and preschool lessons, holiday themes, around the world multi-cultural theme, the four seasons and more.

Preschool Curriculum Reviews Recommended preschool curriculum information, offering easy lesson plans for preschool and kindergarten

Free Preschool Activities and School Readiness Skills Free preschool activities to stimulate a child's brain for optimal development. Have fun and interact your children in a way that will stimulate their all-round growth and development of readiness.

Preschool Ideas by Subject Preschool Ideas and tips for teaching preschool math concepts, music and art appreciation, preschool science, reading with children, emergent writing and more...

Preschool Science Activities Easy preschool science activities and science resources that are fun to use.

Preschool Crafts Free and easy child art and preschool crafts for kids, teachers and parents including painting, drawing, cutting, pasting, modeling and construction activities.

Preschool Songs & Nursery Rhymes Preschool songs and rhymes offer many life-long benefits to children. Teach them preschool fingerplays, action rhymes, counting rhymes, games with rhythm and more...

Preschool Reading Skills Get your kids Hooked on Books, develop preschool reading skills and ignite a love of literature, a desire to learn to read and enhance reading comprehension by reading with your kids.

Free Menu Planner - Prepared to Cook A weekly, printable, free menu planner comprising of 6 main meal recipes per week plus the weekly, corresponding shopping list to match to make meal planning a breeze!

The Whole Child - Free E-zine A free weekly ezine to stimulate the whole child - fun preschool developmental activities for parents to maximize their children's potential in just minutes a day!

Homeschool Help, Advice and Encouragement Articles in Homeschool Help equip and encourage parents of preschoolers, build confidence and answer common questions about homeschooling

South African Homeschool Curriculum - Little Footprints A homegrown South African homeschool curriculum designed to take parents and children on an armchair journey around South Africa.

Teach Kids Money Skills Find ideas to teach kids money skills and and help them learn business, entrepreneurship and other financial skills with great resources for parents.

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Free Gifts Free gifts for you to share with your family and friends, e-books, printable calendar, free kid games and more.

Shirley's Store Shirley's store features my choice of recommended books for parents or teachers of preschoolers and homeschoolers in general.

Winter Preschool Songs and Rhymes Teach your kids these easy winter preschool songs and rhymes during your winter preschool theme.

Free Preschool Alphabet Worksheets These free preschool alphabet worksheets are printable handwriting pages for practicing the correct letter formation of the abc, first by tracing and then by copying.

Telling the Time Develop skills required for telling the time with these easy preschool math activities.

Preschool Training Preschool training years are character-building years - some ideas about what parents should and shouldn't emphasise during early childhood.

Fall Leaf Craft Help your kids make a translucent mobile with this fall leaf craft.

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Fall Preschool Theme Fall preschool theme including fall preschool crafts, free printables, poems, sensory activities, recipes and fall free clipart.

Paper Chain Craft for Kids This easy paper chain craft will develop fine motor skills in preschool kids.

String Collage Craft Design your own picture with this easy string collage craft for kids.