Early Years Guide

Subject	3 Years Old	4 Years Old	5 Years Old
Habits	Habits Training
Outdoors	Outdoor Free Play and Exploration
Read-Alouds	(See suggested list.)	(See suggested list.)	(See suggested list.)
Beginning Reading	Learn letter names and sounds	Practice identifying the beginning sound of words; learn vowels are a, e, i, o, u	Beginning Reading Lessons; NOTE: Lessons should be short; no longer than 10-15 minutes.
Copywork	Trace upper-case letters with finger in sand, rice, or air	Write upper- and lower-case letters with felt-tip marker on wall chart or poster board on wall	Write on lined or unlined paper, holding pencil or felt-tip marker correctly; Manuscript Copyworkdownloads
Math	Counting by rote	One-to-one correlation in counting	RightStart Level A or Math-U-See Primer; NOTE: Lessons should be short; no longer than 10-15 minutes.
Handicrafts	(Select from Handicrafts and Life Skills list.)
Art	Display large prints of great artists, one at a time. Tell artist’s name if child is interested. (Or can join with older siblings/students for picture study.)
Music	Play the works of great composers, one at a time, in the background during meals or driving. Tell composer’s name if child is interested. (Or can join with older siblings/students for music study.)
Poetry	Read poetry aloud together at least once a week. Some poetry books are listed in the Read-Alouds. (Or can listen while you read poetry to older siblings/students.)
Bible	Read aloud the great stories of the Bible. (Or can listen to and participate in older siblings/students’ Bible readings and Scripture Memory.)