Teaching my little one

So I thought I would follow up on my previous post about teaching Jasmine at home . . . since the Feb 9th post we have had a theme for the week (loosely following the preparatory curriculum at http://www.letteroftheweek.com/Preparatory.html). The curriculum has a theme, vocabulary word, shape/color, number, letter and nursery rhyme. For me, I have only managed to maintain a theme for the week. It is nice to have something to focus on. Our county library is awesome and allows me to search for books on line and have them pulled for me. All I do is take both kiddos to the library, pick up the new books for the week (they are held under my last name), Jazzy picks some new DVDs and plays with a few puzzles, and then we may read a book or two . . . we then leave while the leaving is good. We have read about cows, the jungle, kittens, beach/vacation, road trip, plants/seeds and now about sharing/being kind. She LOVES going to the library and I LOVE reading new books each week. She learned the Little Miss Muffet nursery rhyme (she skips one line consistently and it is so cute) in February and also Ephesians 6:1. We sing a little song that Jeremy made up and that I commissioned "J-A-S-M-I-N-E that's how you spell Jasmine's name for me". It is a simple little ditty that Jasmine now knows. We have done some hands on experiments like freezing water, allowing ice to melt and boiling water. We have also had a failed attempt at growing pinto beans . . . we will be trying that again soon. She loves to do new thing and it keeps things fresh at home for not only her, but me. :)

Here are some suggested websites that I found or friends have told me about . . .

http://www.letteroftheweek.com/index.html
http://www.preschoolprintables.com/
http://www.learningpage.com/
http://www.mymoondrops.com/info/spelling.html
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/
http://www.thevirtualvine.com/
http://illuminations.nctm.org/
http://www.dltk-kids.com/
http://www.first-school.ws/themes.html
http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/
http://www.uptoten.com/
http://www.thehomeschoollounge.com/
http://www.starfall.com/
http://www.funbrain.com/ - elementary aged kids
http://www.kidslearningstation.com/

Books suggested . . .

More Faith-Building With Preschoolers: Teachers and Parents Together
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons