Welcome to Total Home Makeover™'s free online Preschool Classical Core Curriculum for Christians.  Before you begin, please read how it works and license agreement, plus our schedule for peaceful days. Now you are ready to start in 3 steps!

1. Gather materials using the Preschool Booklist (below) - for what to teach.
2. Print the Preschool 36-Week Schedule PDF for when to teach it.
3. Order the Preschool Curriculum Manual for daily lesson plans on how to teach it.

​Do 1 lesson per day for a complete classical core curriculum for Christians. 

Preschool Booklist

​​Classical Core Curriculum 

• Preschool Curriculum Manual ($30)
• Prayers for Children, ill. by Eloise Wilkin ($3)
• My First School Book: Preschool by HWT* ($12)

Bible Stories and Classic Stories

• Bible Stories to Read by Martha Rohrer ($7)
• Bible Pictures to Color by Martha Rohrer* ($3)
• A Treasury of 5-Minute Stories* ($12)

Read Alouds (free at library or build your library)

Term 1 (Weeks 1-12)

1. Jesus Is With Me by Joni Walker (Christian)
2. The Best Mouse Cookie by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond
3. The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
4. Morning on the Farm by Ruth Ann Rudolph (Christian)
5. ABC: Amazing Alphabet Book! by Dr. Seuss
6. Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire
7. Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins
8. My First Counting Book: A Little Golden Book Classic by Lilian Moore
9. Numbers, Colors, Shapes by Priddy Books
10. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
11. Little Fur Family by Margaret Wise Brown
12. God Loves Me by Leora Zimmerman (Christian)​ ​​​

Term 2 (Weeks 13-24)

1. Jesus Hears Me by Joni Walker (Christian)
2. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
3. The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
4. The Animals' Christmas Eve by Gale Wiersum
5. My First Real Mother Goose by Wright
6. Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
7. Bunny's Noisy Book by Margaret Wise Brown
8. Cars and Trucks From A-Z by Richard Scarry
9. The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
10. Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
11. Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings by Matthew Van Fleet
12. My Very First Book of Shapes by Eric Carle

Term 3 (Weeks 25-36)

1. Jesus Knows Me by Joni Walker (Christian)
2. ABC Book of God’s Creatures by Mary Landis (Christian)
3. 1 is One by Tasha Tudor
4. God Gives Us Work by Sharon See (Christian)
5. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss
6. God’s Wonderful Trees by Mary Landis (Christian)
7. God’s Wonderful Water by Mary Landis (Christian)
8. From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
9. Big Dog … Little Dog by P. D. Eastman
10. God’s Happy Family by Edith Witmer (Christian)
11. Helping Mother by Mary M. Landis (Christian)
12. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Do you grade your curriculum before paying?  See our scale & read How We Choose Our Books. 
A = High quality & low price, B = High quality & medium price, C = High quality & high price
We don't include: D = Low quality & low price, F = Low quality & high price

Preschool Syllabus

The Preschool Classical Core Curriculum for Christians is a prepatory level for ages 2 to 3.  Preschool is non-compulsory in the USA, however, this prepatory level introduces letters, numbers, shapes, colors, and much more for pre-reading, pre-writing, and pre-arithmetic skills.  Children can use this curriculum for 1 or 2 years, and will be more prepared for the Kindergarten Classical Core Curriculum.

Recommendations for Preschool: 

• 30-60 minutes per day
• 1 Bible story per week (5-10 minutes)
• Story Time daily - 1 Christian or classic read aloud per week (5-10 minutes)
• Skill Time daily - 1 letter and 1 number, shape, color, etc. per week (5-10 minutes)
• Outdoor Play Time and Habit Training daily (20+ minutes)

Recitation^ for Preschool:

• 1 Scripture Verse per week
• 3 Prayers per term

Learning Objectives for Preschool:

1. Language Development:  To hear a good story from (A) Bible Stories, Songs, Verses, (B) Picture Books - both Christian and Classic, and (C), Classic Fairy Tales, Fables, Songs, Poems with a related art or craft project. Language development happens at Story Time!
2. Skill Development:  To develop focus with a 5-minute seatwork time and to practice letters, numbers, shapes, colors and other preschool skills. Skill development happens at Seat Work Time!
3. Personal Development:  To practice good habits by applying Bible's lessons and using Chore Cards as desired, and to explore the world with outdoor play daily.  Personal development happens at Play Time!

Special Note:  If nothing else, build literacy! (1) Cancel television completely or limit to 1 meaningful video per day such as Mr. Rodger's Neighborhood with no commercials. (2) Read good books often and fill your home with both Christian and classic picture books.  Libraries do not carry many Christian books, so purchase seperately. We like Little Jewel Books for a picture of Christian living. (3) Talk about the stories especially as your child brings it up. Sometimes my child likes to play-act a classic story such as The Three Little Pigs. When this happens, you know you are building literacy!

​*Age 2 children can look at the pictures, while age 3 children may be ready to color, pre-read, and pre-write.
^Recitation, or gentle repetition, builds long-term memory and mastery, and is the common foundation with the classical, Charlotte Mason, and traditional educational styles. See quote below.

"Memory is so foundational to a classical education, and, as you know, is completely countercultural to progressive education. Training the memory is the first practical task of the teacher. Training teachers to focus on memorization in the classroom is really the first practical step in turning that teacher away from modern education to traditional classical education." - Cherly's Lowe