The majority of the materials needed to teach your preschooler are items you likely have around the house. Art supplies, toys, puzzles and books can all be incorporated into your preschooler's lessons. Even items from your own kitchen can become perfect teaching tools. Teach fractions when cutting your child's sandwich or addition and subtraction as he eats his grapes. Many kitchen ingredients can also be used to conduct simple science experiments.
Design a room in your house or a section of a room as if it were a preschool classroom. Hang educational posters on the wall, as well as an interactive calendar. Designate an area for a "morning meeting." Organize your child's toy bins with labels the show both a word and a picture. Decorate the walls with your child's artwork.
Because preschool is not a state mandated grade level, there is no strict curriculum that you need to follow. There are, however, resources available to help guide you in your preschooler's education. For example, Successful Homeschooling and Learning Treasures websites offer guidelines and suggestions for each subject area, as well as lesson plans.
One of the benefits of homeschooling is that learning does not have to fit into a specific time frame. While keeping some activities, such as the daily calendar, consistent from day to day can be helpful, you should also use every teachable moment possible. A teachable moment refers to any time an opportunity for learning presents itself naturally. For example, a walk through the park in autumn could be used to teach your child about why leaves change color.