Cirriculum?? Help Please!

[Unregistered]

I am interested in buying cirriculum for my in home daycare. i tried doing it on my own but its so time consuming, so i though i might try to buy one. Ive been looking at Mother goose time, funshine express and adventures in learning. this is my main problem tho; i have two 2 year olds and three 4 year olds (two of which are at preschool half the day) should i be getting cirriculum thats aimed towards the 2 year olds since there is more of them? or is there a curriculum that is good for all of the age groups?

Help!
Thanks

[Michael]

Here are some earlier threads on the subject that you can look through: https://www.daycare.com/forum/tags.php?tag=curriculum

[melskids]

i make my own curriculum, and i only make one, usually for the oldest groups needs, and then break it down for the younger ones. i think thats easier then focusing on the young ones and trying to "upgrade" it for the older ones. so right now, this fall, i have 1- 3 year old, 2 who just turned 2, and a 1 year old. so i base the curriculum around the three year old, and just bring it down a notch for the younger ones.

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I know I keep saying this any chance I get, but I just got the box for the funsteps curriculum, my first year using them (or any pre-packaged curriculum), and I'm really excited about it. They have one called Twosteps that is for 2-3 yr olds, and one called Funsteps for 3-5 yr olds. You only have one 4 yr old actually "doing" preschool with you, right? The other two go to a half day preschool? I think either one from this company would be good for the ages you have. With Twosteps you'd just have to add some alphabet and number activities for the 4 yr old, but if you got Funsteps, all you'd have to do is alter a few things to gear it for the younger ones. It's a "hand's on" based curriculum, with more learning through real life stuff, so the age difference shoudn't matter too much. The kids will have a ball with preschool this year, I think. The website is www.funsteps.com if you were interested. If you ask them for a sample, they'll send you a full month's worth of curriculum materials for FREE (for 2 children). They have been very good at answering questions, and going out of their way.

[Abigail]

The kids will have a ball with preschool this year, I think. The website is www.funsteps.com if you were interested. If you ask them for a sample, they'll send you a full month's worth of curriculum materials for FREE (for 2 children). They have been very good at answering questions, and going out of their way.

Where will I find the link for the two free months?
I checked out the link above and didn't find the option. Thanks

[Unregistered]

Mother Goose Times!

I've created my own and purchased many curriculums over the past 15 years and I LOVE Mother Goose Times! Very user and kid friendly... saves me oodles of prep time... but best of all.... the kids have a lot of fun and look forward to our learning time each day. With other programs, that often include worksheets, the kids were never as excited.... MGT's keeps the learning fun!!

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Where will I find the link for the two free months?
I checked out the link above and didn't find the option. Thanks

Sorry, I wasn't specific enough. I called them, told them I was really interested, but wanted to be sure. I saw the 3 day sample for funsteps on their website, but didn't see one for twosteps. Anyways, she said she'd send me a sample. I expected just a curriculum guide for one week, max. Instead, I received a whole month's worth of materials and lesson plans for two children.
If I were you, I'd just call them, ask which one they'd recommend for the age group you have, then say you're really interested and do they have a sample? I don't think they advertise the free sample on their website...

[Unregistered]

thanks! i emailed funsteps and they are going to send me a month sample for free!