Baby Read-Aloud Basics: Fun and Interactive Ways to Help Your Little One Discover the World of Words In fact, this book is recommended by Jim Trelease as a must-read!

Have you received it? Any thoughts?

http://edu.wyoming.gov/Programs/standards/foreign_lang_content_and_standards.aspx Look under Salsa Materials to find scripted type lesson plans to use with the Salsa! videos.

http://www.lessonpathways.com/Pathways/Detail?path=%2f05_Math%2f02Year_1_Math_Guided_Journey%2f13_Even_and_Odd_Numbers

If you want to follow HWT's order just make sure you follow AAR's order for the language exploration section.

http://www.lessonpathways.com/Pathways/Detail?path=%2F05_Math%2F01Math_Year_K

http://homeschoolcreations.com/Read_Build_Write_Printables.html

Here's another way to look at: We give our children play experiences, as in they don't permanently live in a room with just a bed. We introduce them to blocks, sand play, play-doh, etc. things that many parents' would consider "proper play." I have chosen to introduce my child to not just legos and tea parties, but also to writing letters, completing mazes, learning to read. It's all play to her, there is no line. She's as happy digging around in her sandbox, as she is sitting at the table filling a paper with letters. We don't necessarily know what is play to a child, unless he or she is introduced to the idea.

:iagree: My daughter will sit and work on her writing all day if I let her. I have to constantly "kick her out the door" (so to speak) so she can burn of the energy. I consider play and learning the same; sometimes play is hard work and sometimes learning is hard work. To my daughter play is building sandcastles, working on her writing, being read to, playing dollhouse, learning math, etc.

http://www.squidoo.com/drawingwithchildrennature#module138271741

Pros? Cons? It looks like it might be fun.

This is the activity book from All about Reading Pre-Level 1. It comes in the student activity pack and I think? it may eventually be sold separately. Now I'm off to figure out where all my clothespins went for the laundry :D

http://www.brightring.com/artists.html

My daughter (sample) loves to color. She was never a colorer until I introduced her to these books. They start off with an almost fully colored picture and a little circle to fill in. It's not overwhelming and the pages slowly become "harder" (more to color). Kumon's My First Book of Tracing is also a great one to work on the fine motor skills. If she is in the right mood, she'll focus on her coloring. If not, she scribbles to finish quickly.

Letter E is available in the samples for AAR. That'll knock down one letter. :001_smile:

http://www.thechatterbee.com/forum/topics/aar-tip-and-suggestion We are loving AAR! We just finished the letter G today and it has just been a blast. My daughter knows her letters and her sounds so we just use the letter sheet as a craft. The main reason we are using AAR is for the language exploration parts. She is learning a lot and having fun especially with Ziggy the Zebra. (Hint: For the letter G we did not have sand, so we used some gold glitter glue. Tomorrow for the letter H we will use our blue glitter glue. We use what we have.)