Both "First Days of School" and "Teaching with Love and Logic" are excellent starting points, but if she's teaching in a hagwon, she's going to be dealing with some unique challenges -- not the least of which is the fact that her elementary school students have already put in a full day in their public school classrooms before they ever get to her. Music, movement, games, crafts, and FUN hands-on learning activities are key to reaching and keeping hagwon students. (And while classroom management may be her chief priority, student retention will be her employer's. ...) "Teaching English to Children in Asia" by David Paul (http://www.kimandjohnson.com/shop/book/book-view.jsp?search.unitId=144367) offers some fairly solid strategies for teaching effectively amid the challenges of the private language institute industry. It doesn't appear to be available in Kindle format, but she should be able to find a print copy fairly easily in Korea. (The link I posted is from one of the larger ESOL resource bookstores in Seoul, and they ship throughout the country. The book is also available on Gmarket if she has an account there.) Here's wishing her all the best. I was also homeschooled from 6th-12th grade and went to South Korea as an English teacher immediately after graduating from college. My first year in the classroom was brutal (mostly because of my employer ...), but I ended up spending the better part of a decade in Korea, meeting and marrying my now-husband there, and conceiving both of our daughters over there. I love being a stay-at-home mom and teaching my own children these days, but a part of my heart stayed behind on in a small town just south of the DMZ. :-)

We're using many of the same resources. DD (5) loves Mathematical Reasoning and Hands-On Thinking Skills. We've not been as impressed with Building Thinking Skills Primary and will probably end up re-selling it. It involves too much writing and not enough actual "thinking" (lots of labeling, etc.) to be a good fit for DD. If you haven't had a chance to preview Hands-On Thinking Skills, it's worth noting that you will need some manipulatives (pattern blocks, attribute blocks, and interlocking cubes) to use the book as designed. DD also loves, loves, loves the Can You Find Me?, Mind Benders, and Dr. DooRiddles books from The Critical Thinking Company. DD also has some minor motor control issues, so fine motor work in preparation for handwriting is a big part of our day. As a previous poster mentioned, the Kumon books are great. The activities are fun and progress in difficulty through the books. We're using the My First Book of Cutting, My First Book of Drawing, My Book of Coloring at the Zoo, My Book of Pasting Jigsaw Puzzles, My Book of Easy Crafts, and Amazing Mazes this year. We tend to alternate workbook days with other motor development activities -- puzzles, peg/mosaic tile play, Play-Doh/clay play, painting, free drawing/coloring, writing on the MagnaDoodle or Water Wizard (less daunting to DD than paper), playing with toys or games that require her to manipulate small objects, etc. For handwriting, I debated long and hard between Handwriting Without Tears and A Reason for Handwriting. In the end, I went with A Reason for Handwriting because I preferred the traditional Zaner-Bloser letter style. I'm still not sure I made the right choice and am prepared to switch if need be.

Forbidden Island is one of our all-time favorite games and one that's become a favorite of most of the people we've played it with. It's different from most games in that it's cooperative ... a good thing when just DH and I are playing. It's created by the makers of Pandemic (also cooperative and also a favorite), but is "lighter" than Pandemic and requires a bit less strategy. Dominion would easily make DH's top three list and works equally well with two players or a large group. I really enjoy the base game, but started getting overwhelmed after the third expansion or so. I will say that Prosperity (included in the big box) is one of the better expansions. Alchemy is our least favorite. Seven Wonders would make my top ten list and can be played by two players, but does work better with a group.

{hugs} I'm at the same stage of my third pregnancy and dealing with very similar emotional swings. I will say that religiously taking a strong Omega-3 supplement (I'm using Country Life's Omega-3 Mood) and a magnesium supplement such as Natural Calm helps some. When I still feel myself spiraling out of control, I try to get all of us out of the house. I find that I'm far less likely to crack on my kids at the pool or at an indoor play area (where other people are around) than when we're all cooped up at home. If getting out isn't an option, I'll sometimes resort to the electronic babysitter. While we generally try to limit screen time, I personally feel like an extra episode (or 3) of Dinosaur Train or Wild Kratts will do less long-term damage than a screaming, out-of-control mom. And when all else fails, I suck it up and apologize. :-( Hurtful words cannot be recaptured, but my older daughter now understands that Mommy's body/brain aren't working quite right right now, and that if Mommy loses control, it's a Mommy issue and is NOT her fault or her responsibility to "fix." I know that some OBs are comfortable prescribing meds to help with psychiatric issues related to pregnancy. Mine has said that he prefers not to except in cases where issues are severe enough to pose a threat to the safety of the mother and/or those around her. He is, however, OK with "natural" mood elevators and strongly recommends the supplements I mentioned above. He also strongly encourages yoga, meditation, and regular physical activity -- although getting those in can be a challenge when you're waddling like a duck and tripping over other little people.

Would something like http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hanna-Andersson-pink-bold-striped-dress-100-cm-3-4-5-play-/271242121383?pt=US_Childrens_Clothing_Girls&hash=item3f274a50a7 or http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hanna-Andersson-100-GUC-playdress-day-dress-purple-green-stripes-3-4-5-/360697550538?pt=US_Baby_Toddler_Girls_Clothing&hash=item53fb3fd6ca work for her? My older daughter has sensory issues, and there are days when Hanna Andersson knits are the *only* way to get her into clothing without a fight. She does better with looser fits, so I tend to buy one size higher than the size charts show she should be wearing.

At 4, my daughter loved logic games such as http://www.amazon.com/FoxMind-5512643-Zoologic/dp/B000PHQGJC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374420105&sr=8-1&keywords=zoologic and http://www.amazon.com/SmartGames-SG-011-Camelot-Jr/dp/B004TGPQDW/ref=pd_sim_t_4 . We started using http://www.amazon.com/MightyMind-Regular-Edition-Mighty-Mind/dp/B00000K3XI/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1374420165&sr=1-1&keywords=mighty+mind and http://www.amazon.com/MindWare-44204W-Imaginets/dp/B0037Z8DEK/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1374420202&sr=1-1&keywords=imaginets at 3, and both are still favorites now that she's 5. Construction toys -- especially Magnatiles, Wedgits (plus design cards), and Kid K'nex -- can keep her entertained for hours. http://www.amazon.com/Popular-Playthings-Magnetic-Match-Rings/dp/B001FXLT1U/ref=pd_sim_t_36 has also been a favorite. On the book front, she loves both http://www.amazon.com/Can-You-Find-Me-Building/dp/0894557947/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374420504&sr=8-1&keywords=can+you+find+me books and http://www.amazon.com/Mind-Benders-Deductive-Thinking-Skills/dp/0894558722/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374420527&sr=1-5&keywords=mind+benders from The Critical Thinking Company. I've actually had to limit her to no more than 5 puzzles a day to stretch the activities out, and even at that, we've gone through each of these books several times over.

http://www.wegivebooks.org/ has quite a few DK Eye Wonder books available in Adobe Flash format. Registration is free. My newly-5-year-old would happily spend hours browsing through these.

http://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Pop-Up-Geography-Book-Pop-Ups/dp/0525464387/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371001799&sr=8-1&keywords=Pop+up+geography is one of my daughter's favorites. Also, http://www.amazon.com/Maps-Mapping-Science-Deborah-Chancellor/dp/0753461641/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1371001884&sr=8-2&keywords=maps+and+mapping offers a good introduction to the science behind mapping.

What about http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/phonics-clip-art-book ?