Looking for Preschool Homeschooling Curriculum

Five in a Row is good (www.fiveinarow.com). Your daughters ages would use Before Five in a Row geared for ages 2-4.

You might also check out Enchanted Learning (www.enchantedlearning.com). There are a lot of print out activities to do with kids of all ages. You pay $20 for a year of access. You will be able to click on a lot of links to check it out without paying though.

A lot of people also like starfall.com which is done more online.

Hope that helps get you started.

Hi E.,
I, too, just used workbooks at that age. There are many, many to choose from- used, new, etc...
I also set up my home like a preschool with "stations"- reading area, puzzle area, computer area (yes, it is not too early to start on that), arts-n-crafts, etc... We also had a schedule and that was nice for everyone, as well.
Here is a good guideline for what a 3 year old should be doing (working on):
http://www.nncc.org/Child.Dev/mile3.html

I also taught my son how to correctly hold a crayon and we would practice drawing straight lines and circles (just circle motions is good enough). We also did LOTS of homemade flash cards- letters, shapes, numbers, colors, etc...

As for homeschool vs. public school, I homeschool my son. I am a certified Texas teacher, k-12, with 20+ years of experience. Homeschooling is not for everyone, but I think it is a wonderful way to teach your children. Texas is one of the easiest states to homeschool in as you don't have to do anything to homeschool. You just do it.

Best wishes,
R. B.

try www.sonlight.com

also, read the book, The Well Trained Mind.
You will find a lot of suggestions.

Also, read The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease.

Hi E.!
There is a book store in Lewisville (I don't know where you live) that will help you out. They will tell you the options on all your resources, what other kids their age are doing, and what the schools are using and following. They are super nice and will give you all the info you need and tell you what you didn't know you would need! LOL
http://www.homeeducatorsresource.com/
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We never used a set curriculum; rather, we were able to find lots of fun stuff at Half Price Books, both in their Children's section and on the Education shelves. In my opinion, the best two are the Richardson and Plano locations. Although, come to think of it, I've never browsed the Education section at the big one in Dallas; they might have some good things, too. The newest location in Garland at Firewheel still doesn't have too much that I've seen.

Keep in mind that at their age, they don't need to do too much in the way of formal learning. As long as they're having fun, great!

Good luck to you and good for you for keeping your babies home & teaching them. You'll all have a great time if you take it slow and easy.

Not sure of your religious preference, but Mardels has Christian curriculum as well.

http://www.mardel.com/store/item.aspx?ItemId=364535