It’s that time of year! Sharpen your pencils, dust off your books, and get that homeschool co-op turning again. Last year I wrote a post on how to make a homeschool co-op thrive with tips on organizing a co-op. It’s a good post, but even if you put the effort in to organize a co-op… without good, structured classes, your co-op will turn into a glorified playgroup. Trust me- I’ve seen this. The scramble to throw lesson plans together each week can be exhausting, and why should we all re-create the wheel? I strongly suggest that you find something structured to follow for your co-op classes. Here are some that I like:
Catholic ABC’s
For your preschool class, I recommend my own book, Catholic ABC’s. 😉 Lets face it- every Catholic co-op needs a preschool class because everyone has a lot of little siblings. It’s certainly easier to control a class of preschoolers than it is to keep tabs on a huge group in the nursery. Preschool classes are also a great benefit to our little ones!(Catholic ABC’s provides 2 separate classroom scripts- 1 for co-op classes and 1 to be used at home.)
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When using Catholic ABC’s, you preschoolers will enjoy circle time, crafts, music, and hands-on learning activities. Each week, there is a lesson that includes a story, craft, bible verse, and a Saint of the week. Each lesson is based on a letter of the alphabet. The unit studies will follow the Liturgical year. Read more about it and see some sample page layouts here.
What curriculums do you like for co-op classes? Leave us links in the comments! 🙂
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Lacy, I would love to order both your ABC Curriculum and Mass Book, but I’m in Canada and the shipping comes up at $24. Could we work something out?
Thanks!