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Advice on Choosing Homeschooling Programs
Developing a Homeschool Preschool Schedule
Homeschool vs. Preschool
Homeschooling & Distance Learning Programs
Homeschooling Programs for Kids With Learning Disabilities
Homeschooling vs. Public Schooling
How to Sign Up for Homeschooling
Socialization & Homeschooling
Where Do I Get the Materials for Homeschooling?
Where to Buy Books for Homeschooling
Where to Find Curriculums for Homeschooling
Choosing Supplies for Homeschooling
Getting a Driver's License While Being Homeschooled
Teaching a Homeschooled Student to Read
Volunteering as a Homeschooled Student
Homeschooling: Teaching History
Homeschooling: Field Trips
Unschooling a Homeschool Student
Homeschooling: Teaching Art
Homeschooling: Teaching Music
Homeschooling: Physical Fitness
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Summary: Homeschool and preschool are both great options for a young child, where homeschooling utilizes everyday life experiences in the classroom and preschool offers more interaction with similarly-aged children. Weigh the options between homeschooling and attending preschool with advice from a homeschool specialist in this free video on homeschooling.
Linda Wooldridge has been homeschooling since 1998. She's also been on the PPEA (Pinellas Parent Educators Association) board for three years as the orientation coordinator for...read more
"Hi, I'm Linda Wooldridge and I'm a home school mom. So what's the difference between home schooling and sending your child to a preschool? Well it really depends on what works for your family. It's easy to do preschool at home but your child might enjoy being around the other children and you might enjoy the break, especially if you're home schooling other kids. But let's say for a moment that you do want to home school your preschooler. There are programs built specifically for preschoolers. In fact there's one that goes by letters of the alphabet. For example if you're studying G, your color that week might be green and you might do Green Eggs and Ham. But if you choose to just do it yourself, remember that preschoolers are full of questions and if you just follow your child's lead you'll end up in some really interesting places. For example, just today we found a mother opossum with three babies on her back. And we had a wonderful study on how the babies hang on to the mom and where the mom was living with her babies. It's just like that. Whatever you choose to study, however you choose to do it, you can have a wonderful preschool program. And remember if you're doing formalized education you'll probably be done a whole lot sooner than the schools will be, simply because you don't have as many interruptions in your school day. So if you choose to home school your child or if you choose to send your child to a preschool, either way, whichever works for your family, is a wonderful opportunity. But if you do choose to home school it's easy to do. I'm Linda Wooldridge, have a great home schooling day."
eHow Article: Homeschool vs. Preschool
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