Feeling Lost with Preschool Homeschool? Our Faith-Based Curriculum Picks for Big Families

Starting your preschool homeschool journey can feel exciting—but also a little overwhelming, especially if you’re teaching older kids at the same time. If you’re wondering how to keep it simple, faith-filled, and realistic for a large family, you’re in the right place. In this post , I’m sharing exactly what we’re using for our preschool curriculum and how I keep it fun and gentle.

I am the type of homeschooler that likes to use curriculum as a resource and pull from it what I want and what will work for my children.

I have found that each child is ready for some formal sit down school work at various ages. My almost 4 year old was ready last school year. I was very gentle and included flash cards and used Confessions of a Homeschoolers Letter of the week curriculum. However, my son learned his letters through the flash cards so I didn’t want to go through the whole curriculum if I didn’t need to. If you aren’t familiar with it, it is a pdf downloadable curriculum. It is colorful and has lots of hands on activity suggestions. They are pretty similar activities each week but just with a different letter and theme. I love it and will use it again when my toddler is older. For me the issue was there is a lot to print if we were going to continue using it I decided to not go further since he was pretty solid on his letters.

Another resource we have used that in the past that I recommend is The Peaceful Press preschool. This is a very gentle and bookish curriculum. It is a letter of the week curriculum with life skill activities. I enjoy this one but I didn’t continue it for the same reason as the Letter of the week from Confessions of a Homeschooler.

Now lets dive into what we are using this school year…..

The Good and The Beautiful: We are using the Good and the beautiful Preschool Language Arts as well as their Kindergarten prep. I ordered the downloadable pdf because I have the activity pack from when I ordered the preschool pack for my now 3rd grader and I want to have it to print out for my toddler when he is in preschool. Doing both of these this school year will offer my son enough review and challenge.

Before Five in a Row: Books are a huge part of how we homeschool. I love Before Five in a Row because of all the book recommendations as well as ideas to do a gentle unit study covering science, geography, art, etc. It is easy to read books geared to older kids and I want to be sure to read some of these good books for my littles. I don’t use this curriculum as is on the regular but pull from it whenever I need some inspiration.

Outside of the curriculum my son attends a once a week preschool bible and letter class at a local church. All of my kids have gone through this class and it is such a blessing to our family. They hear bible stories, sing biblical themed songs, play, do crafts, and twice a year perform the songs they have learned. Every year they have a month long study of the gospel and have an opportunity to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior. It is so sweet to hear my little guy come home and share all he learned.

Besides all that I have mentioned my preschooler also has lots of time for free play and outdoor play. He has access to art materials, puzzles, audio stories, play dough and his toys.

Homeschooling preschool in a large Christian family doesn’t need to be complicated or rigid. With the right faith-based preschool curriculum and a heart rooted in grace, you can create a peaceful, joy-filled learning atmosphere that nurtures your child’s mind and spirit. I hope these curriculum choices help you feel more confident as you build those early foundations at home. Keep it simple, stay Christ-centered, and remember — your presence and love are the most powerful tools in your homeschool toolbox.