In the United States, preschool is a level of education that comes before Kindergarten and is commonly refered to as Pre-Kindergarten, or Pre-K. This is an adequate label for children who are too young for Kindergarten but may be receiving some sort of structured education in a school or day care environment where the ages are mingled together for the day's activities.
For those of us who homeschool, or maybe those who simply choose not to send their children to school until Kindergarten, or even first grade, Pre-K as a level can be a bit too general when it comes to choosing lessons and activities for children who may range in age from 3 (or maybe even 2!) up to 5 years old. We have the abiity to choose material that is more age and ability appropriate and for this reason I divide the pre-grade school category of children into three sub-groups:
For those of us who homeschool, or maybe those who simply choose not to send their children to school until Kindergarten, or even first grade, Pre-K as a level can be a bit too general when it comes to choosing lessons and activities for children who may range in age from 3 (or maybe even 2!) up to 5 years old. We have the abiity to choose material that is more age and ability appropriate and for this reason I divide the pre-grade school category of children into three sub-groups:
| Early Learner: 2-3 year olds Pre-4: 4 years old Pre-5: 5 years old |
Although preschoolers are all learning the same fundamentals including following directions, fine motor skills and the basic academics of learning the alphabet, numbers and counting, shapes and colors, among other things, what and how much any toddler can do in these areas varies. The resources I recommend and the materials I create will be classified according to the categories I have listed above. I think you'll find, like I did, how much easier this method of labeling is for coordinating and scheduling notebooking lessons for your little ones.
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