Truman’s Tot-to-Preschool Notebook

Now that Truman has demanded to start school it would just thrill his very being for me to spend my entire day “schooling” him alone – there are these 3 other boys that are kinda needing the same thing from me.  So to occupy my eager learner I took Carissa’s Tot-Notebook idea & ran with it!  I made 3 notebooks for Truman!  LOL  Yes, you read that right.  3.  He has a main notebook, BFIAR notebook, & an activity notebook (full of “busy bags”).  In his main notebook I printed pages from 1+1+1=1, Homeschool Creations, & Confessions of a Homeschooler (*I did not print EVERYTHING each site had – ONLY the ones I thought he would enjoy/I liked.)  I put the printouts in page protectors so he could reuse it (otherwise, it would last 5 minutes).  The first page is his scripture (letter related from Raising Rockstars Preschool Pack) followed by letter pages, then shapes, colors, numbers, & lastly a page with his name on it (for name recognition).

I had no true intentions of beginning letters with him until August so at this point I am just following his lead.  We will work on a letter as long as he needs/wants.  I’m not doing a “letter a week” schedule.  I will lightly focus on a different shape & color each week, but his folder content is not exclusive to this.  I’ll be sharing more of my Tot-to-Preschool plans soon.

 

I can NOT tell you how much he enjoys his notebook!  He will sit & “do school” for at least 30 minutes – all on his own prompting.  AND he will return to it throughout the day. 

He is very proud of himself.