{disclaimer ~ Blue Manor is a blog sponsor, and I was given the Preschool and Kindergarten curriculums to review at no cost}
Are you looking for a Christian Preschool Curriculum that requires zero preparation time and no teaching experience? Blue Manor Academy might have just what you are looking for! We were able to review both the Preschool and Kindergarten Curriculum set and are honored to host this giveaway for one of you!
Read their mission statement below to get a better feel about Blue Manor Academy…
Who is Blue Manor? We believe that an Elite Education begins in the Home. We are on a mission to help parents raise sons and daughters, whose legacies honor their families and glorify their God. We create learning books for kids ages 1-12 and early learning curriculum – new books are added every month! We inform and inspire parents and homeschoolers through our two blogs: Blue Manor Homeschool & True Aim.
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You have seen me home preschool my kids here on my blog and what I do would definitely not fall into the category of “zero prep” at all! I enjoy all of the preparation I do for my young ones, but I know it is extremely overwhelming to many of you, which is where Blue Manor comes in.
Today we are giving away 1 Full Preschool Curriculum eBook Set including 23 individual eBooks and an additional "how to" teaching manual. Blue Manor Christian preschool curriculum will not only prepare your children for kindergarten, but will also lay a strong physical, intellectual, and spiritual foundation that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.
What Did We Think?
I was a bit skeptical at first to be honest, but I loved the simplicity of the ebooks and the information presented. I already knew Ladybug loved the iPad so I loaded the curriculum books into iBooks and began using them with her immediately. Obviously this isn’t a core part of our home learning, since we are mostly hands on, but this is a wonderful addition. Here’s a screenshot of our Blue Manor Preschool collection in iBooks right now. I don’t have all of them loaded, only the ones we are using currently, the rest are on my computer and can be transferred easily.
What I love most is the realistic images, such as the example below. Real world images and photographs like this are great to spark discussion and learning naturally.
Ladybug’s favorite books to snuggle up and learn with me are…
- Animal Recognition
- General Concepts
- Seasons and Weather
I love that concepts that she needs to know appear in these books even though I might not touch on them in everyday life. She really enjoyed talking with me about the different storms in the Seasons and Weather book…something we don’t often talk about {beyond the occasional thunderstorm}. I am just skimming the surface of the material included in the K set also, it’s some great stuff!
- I have printed out the Drawing and Art printables, and we will be using those this year also!
Is it for YOU?
Blue Manor Academy is a wonderful Christian homeschool alternative for the early years. I would recommend it as a supplement for parents who already do tons of hands on learning, or for the parent who doesn’t like to plan at all but wants to be sure to cover the basics {and then some}. If your child like eBooks on the computer or iPad, this would be a fabulous choice. The base price is awesome for all that you gain access to, and the eBooks are very well done. Regular price is $39.99 currently, but there’s a 30% discount code at the bottom of this post!
If you don’t have an iPad or tablet, I could see using the computer all of the time being a bit cumbersome, I personally wouldn’t like that. The iPad allows for good snuggle up time with the books..
If you are a hands on preschool planning momma, this would just be an addition for you, if you can fit it in the budget. That’s what I am, so we will be using it only as an addition to what we already do, which is mostly hands on learning.
The phonics system presented is not the method we follow, so if you already have a program in place for teaching phonics and reading, you might find a contradiction {mostly with the order of sounds presented and such}. We use a different curriculum for reading so to not confuse her, I am choosing not to use any phonics/reading eBooks in the set, except just for fun. She likes me to read the phonics books aloud to her!
You can learn more over at the Blue Manor website, their Preschool learning page has awesome resources for parents looking for the perfect curriculum for their preschooler including free learning sites, Answers to Common Questions like, "What does my child need to know for Kindergarten." and more! They also have even more free resources including a Free Book of Virtues, A Free Blank Calendar Customizable to any month of any year, 2 Homeschool video libraries; The Hows and Why’s of Homeschooling, and Why Public Schools are Failing. Their Homeschool Blog is filled with current news and inspiration.
Want to see it more in action? Here’s a video from their site:
You can also see another review, from my friend Becky at For This Season here. If you watch her video review, you’ll see that we agree mostly!
Like what you see?
If you choose to purchase now,
you can get 30% off
using our special discount code: 1plusE30
You can also enter to win, if you are selected as the winner, Blue Manor will refund your purchase price!
We are giving away 1 Blue Manor Academy Christian Preschool Curriculum, use Rafflecopter to enter below {view on blog and not in email/RSS}. Giveaway is open worldwide and ends August 20, 2013