Monday is the beginning of preschool here at the Ms. Michelle's Childcare. For the last month I have worked really hard at planning and organizing everything, so hopefully all will go well! My over-all theme is the ABCs and my main focus is to teach letter sounds and beginning math concepts. Science and Social Studies will be thrown in along with Art for fun! I also want to do some informal piano lessons with the older ones, but that may be a bit ambitious of me.

Monday also is the official start of Kayleigh Pre-K year, although we are doing mostly Kindergarten work. Here's what we are using:

• Sonlight Core K--I was going to start with the P 4/5, but I really don't think it's worth the cost, so now I am selling it. I then found an AMAZING deal on the K instructors guide that included two language art guides ( K and 1st) and the K science guide. (over $150 worth of curriculum for $35!) We are going to skip on the language arts and science for this year and plan on taking two years to complete the Core.
• Handwriting Without Tears Pre-K--I know it looks weird..we'll probably change programs next year. This is just to introduce her to the idea of writing.
  
• Explode the Code Books 3 & 4--I was using The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading, but Kayleigh was totally bored with it. She is really liking the workbook approach, though. *Tip*--I put a sheet protector over the pages, that way she can complete them as many times as she wants!
• Reading lots of books--not to brag...well, to brag, Kayleigh is reading on a late first/early second grade level. I am amazed!
  
• Saxon Math K
• Explorer's Bible Study--totally free online! I'll be using this with all the kiddos!

A little plug for the local homeschool store I frequent:

Home Educator's Resource Center is awesome! The ladies there are really helpful, not to mention I found most of what I needed there and saved myself a bundle because it was used. So, before you go and buy new stuff, check this place out and save some money! I should warn you though....browsing their shelves can become addicting!