Review of Peaceful Preschool Curriculum

As the school year winds down, I wanted to take this time and talk about how amazing the preschool curriculum is that my son has used! If you have been here long, you know that this is what I used for my Pre-K3 curriculum. My main goal was learning through fun, and I think The Peaceful Preschool from The Peaceful Press has been a great transition. It had more focused learning, but still so, so fun!

Peaceful Preschool is perfect for ages 3-5 and covers everything you need to know before Kindergarten. If your child finds something a little over their heads, I found it easy to switch out an activity and replace it with something else (however, I normally would try it their way first, and . It is easily customizable, but at the same time, you don't have to lesson plan (someone shout amen!) as everything is laid out each day.

Each week you get a supply list with books, things from the store, and things from around the house that you will need for the week. Each day you will find that day's assignment and it will tell you exactly what to do for: Reading, Phonics, Math, Large and Fine Motor Skills, Life Skills(my personal favorite! Your child learns how to do chores around the house!), and Art. The only thing I have added is Bible. However, this curriculum is from a Christian perspective, and many times Scripture is a part of their reading. On those weeks I normally make that our memory work.

A couple of negatives: There aren't many, but I do want to talk about a couple of things. First, N-P were Christmas themed lessons and another letter was Valentines themed. This is fine if you are following their plan exactly (which they really don't have a calendar plan), but since we took off for my daughter's birth, it wasn't Christmas any more when we got to those letters. I had to create my own lessons for those weeks. Not the end of the world, but I did want to give you a heads up.
Also-There was only one book I didn't care for (and there are a lot of books!). The Runaway Bunny. Many people like this story, but it just didn't sit well with me. To each their own! These are the only 'cons' but not enough for me to dissuade you from trying out this curriculum!

Books: There are a lot of books you go through!! We have used the library, friends, our own library and YouTube. Yes, YouTube! I would spend a fortune if I purchased every book, so when I couldn't get my hands on a book, I just looked it up and we listened to it there. The only downside to that, was if we needed a picture from the book to paint.

Nature: One of my favorite things about this curriculum is how often you are NOT at the table or indoors, but outside exploring. As I type this, one of the activities we will be doing is a nature walk, where we count plants, gather things we find on our walk and make an art piece out of it. Love it!

Would you like to see more? Check out their website! There you will find a sample lesson, book list, and more. The cost is very little, and all you need is a 3 ring binder and a printer! Here are some of my favorite books from the year. Hope you check out this wonderful preschool curriculum!