Each and every stage of homeschooling looks different and is equally rewarding. Homeschooling the preschool and early elementary years can feel less stressful because they are so young and it’s harder to mess up. Our homeschool journey started during the preschool years and keeping it simple is key!
We have made a pretty good normal for ourselves over the last 5 years. It’s taken some time and I’m still caught off guard on occasion. Fun family activities that others take for granted, like going to the movies, are often not an option for our family.
The first sign we had of their autism was a developmental delay in their fine motor skills. These are the exact skills needed to color, draw, and write.
We started using an all in one curriculum until it didn’t work for us anymore. So then we started swapping out different elements: this book was boring to our family, this perspective was too one-sided. The math wasn’t a challenge, or the writing was too rigorous.
Those early years of homeschool preschool still influence our homeschooling today. They helped me discover what kind of teacher I was and also what kind of student my oldest was.
