Homeschool Preschool Math Lessons + Our Favorite Resources
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Today I’m sharing what we do for homeschool preschool math lessons and our hands on approach to number recognition in the early years.
My current preschooler is very eager to keep up with her older siblings. And this simple approach to short lessons keeps her engaged and busy while I’m teaching the older students their math lessons.
Simple Preschool Math Lessons
Although we are not longer strictly following along with the Charlotte Mason method, we do take some of these ideas that worked well in our homeschool while following that method.
In case you missed it, we are pivoting towards more Classical methods of education in our homeschool.
These resources help get the younger students a jumpstart on lessons as they prepare for the future. And they are simple enough that they don’t fatigue the young student.
We typically spend a few moments on simple math lessons, using manipulatives and then moving on to one of lessons from the Junior Kindergarten program from Memoria Press.
The very basics that we cover in the younger years are number recognition, sorting by color and number, quantities up to 10, shapes, and counting.
Favorite Resources for Preschool Math
If you read about how we teach reading lessons in preschool, you’ll notice that we are pretty big fans of Treasures from Jennifer. We are not affiliated with them, we just love their products and want to share them with you!
The quality of these products is amazing and worth the money, especially if teaching multiple children. We’ve had many of these products for as long as we started homeschool…way back when my oldest student was in preschool.
Here’s what we love from Treasures from Jennifer:
More Favorite Preschool Math Resources
In addition to these boards and manipulatives, I like to have my young students play number match. I cut and laminate a few each of numbers 1-9 and have the children identify and match multiple numbers.
We also like to spend time in counting books & number recognition through story. I mean, what classical mom doesn’t love tons of beautiful books around the home for her children to enjoy? ♡♡
The first two are used as ideas for creating learning through games and activities.
The next few books are beautiful picture books that we love to read at home.
- I Spy Numbers in Art
- Museum 123 (a word of caution, there is one page (& back cover) with immodesty. I just glued the page together to avoid my children seeing it. Otherwise, its a great counting book)
Other counting books & tools:
- Richard Scarry Best Counting Book Ever
- Melissa & Doug Clock & Shapes
- Counting Peg Board & Manipulatives Set
In general, we keep these short and simple for the very early years. They aren’t meant to fatigue the student, they are meant to be engaging, fun, and a preparation for formal lessons.
