Home Sweet Hess Community Preschool:
Autumn
A gentle, hands-on alternative to traditional preschoolThe Autumn Community Preschool Curriculum is a seasonal learning resource that includes 12 themed units (one per week) and was created with community in mind. Every week blends rich literature, hands-on science, process art, nature exploration, practical life and meaningful invitations to learn through play.
This product is a one time purchase and meant to be shared with a group. It is designed to be easily divided amongst multiple people with instructions and supply lists for each week.
It would be a great fit for children ages 3-6, or the equivalent of preschool through first grade.
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• Back to School
• Apple Orchard
• At the Construction Site
• Up in Space
• Community Helpers
• Bitty Bug Explorers
• Pumpkin Patch
• Trick or Treat
• Into the Woods
• Dino Stomp!
• Thankful
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The Autumn Community Preschool Teacher’s Guide is an 118 page overview that includes directions on how you can tailor the curriculum to fit your current season of life. Whether you are looking to run your own home business or hoping to start a Community Preschool with your friends, this guide will help you every step of the way. There are detailed outlines on how to prepare your home and curriculum as well as a suggested weekly rhythm and an autumn book list of over 75 books organized by theme. Each theme will feature coordinating lessons in math, science and language arts as well as crafting in various art mediums. The week is set up to split the activities into two separate days with an optional “community connection” field trip on the third day.
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Each week there are a variety of printables.
These pages have been thoughtfully designed to make printing at home simple. Each printable page includes the correlating theme, and specific instructions for cutting and paper color. -
Throughout the year, children create a keepsake alphabet book that grows alongside their learning. Each letter correlates with a different theme. Autumn includes letters A, E, L, N, W and X.
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There are optional add on’s throughout the curriculum in partnership with other beautiful small shops to enhance learning even further. Whimsy Printables Shop offers themed math and language arts games (or centers) and Creative Play Shop offers colorful sensory mixes, both available separately for additional purchase. Both shops honor my personal discount code for 10% off on their products.
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A Digital PDF Download will be sent to the email you provide at checkout. This curriculum is a compressed .zip file and contains folders including a Teachers Guide, Alphabet Book, monthly poems and weekly themed student pages. These are best opened and printed using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
There will also be files that contain the editable calendar and newsletter. You will need PowerPoint to edit or customize these files.
No returns or refunds on digital products
Frequently Asked
Questions before you buy?
Designed for ages 3–6, ideal for preschool and kindergarten. Works beautifully in mixed-age co-op settings too.
The answer is, it depends. If you are wanting to use this curriculum as a supplemental resource (in the setting of a co-op for example) the answer is no. This curriculum covers math, language arts, science, art and public speaking.
There are also weekly booklists and baking activities.
However, if you were wanting to use this curriculum as a complete preschool alternative then I would suggest pairing it with Whimsy Printables Morning Baskets. Beck has created thematic units that correlate with each week of the Home Sweet Hess Preschool Curriculum. You can purchase these units through her website at whimsyprintables.com and use the code homesweethess for a discount.
Yes! This curriculum was designed to be shared. Your purchase covers printing for your own personal or community use.
Most weeks need less than 30 minutes — printing pages and gathering a few simple materials. If you are purchasing the coordinating morning baskets from Whimsy Printables, it will require additional prep time.
No — most titles are available at your local library. I curated the list with library availability in mind.
There will be soon! The All Four Seasons Bundle includes Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer.
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