I’ve been getting a few emails about God’s Little Explorers and our upcoming schedule for the year. You may remember (if you were a subscriber at that point), I launched a free weekly preschool curriculum called God’s Little Explorers. I wrote the lesson plans each week and shared them with you so that you could use them if you would like.
What has happened since that time has been nothing short of amazing. So far, thousands of you have the curriculum and are using it in some way, shape, or form. It’s been such a huge blessing (and the orphanage is completed…and we are supporting some other ministries this year, too)!!
Anyway, today I wanted to share a weekly schedule you may want to use if you will be going through the curriculum. Please note I said MAY. Every family is different and unique–your schedule is not the same as mine, and I don’t expect anyone to use the exact same schedule.
Here is my proposed schedule for 2023-2024. Please note that I have included a longer Christmas break this year. Due to how the dates fell, I needed to move the weeks for Valentine’s Day and Easter.
Week 1: Sept 4-8 (Because the 5th is Labor Day, you could start on Tuesday and go through Friday of this week OR you might choose to start a week earlier and spread the 1st week over two weeks to “ease” into it.)
Week 2: Sept. 11-15
Week 3: Sept. 18-22
Week 4: Sept. 25-29
Week 5: Oct. 2-6
Week 6: Oct 9-12
Week 7: Oct. 16-20
Week 8: Oct. 23-27
Week 9: Oct. 30-Nov. 3
Week 10: Nov. 6-10
Week 11: Nov. 13-17
BREAK: Nov. 21-25
Week 12: Nov. 27-Dec. 1
Week 13: Dec. 4-8
Week 14: Dec. 11-15
BREAK: December 19– January 14
Week 15: Jan. 8-12
Week 16: Jan. 15-19
Week 17: Jan. 22-26
Week 18: Jan. 29-Feb. 2
Week 19: Feb. 5-9
Week 20: Feb. 12-16
Week 21: Feb. 19-23
Week 22: Feb. 26-Mar. 1
Week 23: Mar. 4-8
BREAK: March 11-15
Week 24: Mar. 18-22
Week 25: Mar. 25-29
Week 26: Apr. 1-5
Week 27: Apr. 8-12
Week 28: Apr. 15-19
I used this with oldest during covid and I’m using it again with my little one this year. We’re several weeks behind – just launching into week 2 on Oct. 9. How would you recommend adapting the curriculum or schedule so that holidays will fall at the appropriate times? Thanks1
Hi, Eryn,
I probably wouldn’t worry too much about it…and just start from the beginning. I don’t think most kids will mind hitting the holidays at a different time, but you could also double up for a few weeks if you really wanted to get up to the Christmas lessons around Christmas time!