I try to do what you said, but It is so hard for me because I have being educate in a different country with different content and different methodology. Once I decided that for me, homeschooling was how I want my kids to be educate, for tell the true, I panicked. one of my kids has so many allergies that every time I am not around, I have the feeling that someone will call me to say that my kid is at the hospital. Recently we discover a new allergy. So I didn't now what to do and I found Calvert. Looked good, but not expensive for what they offer. Thanks a lot. you and everybody here open my eyes with homeschooling and I just decided to stay with sonlight because I actually like all the content for pre-k. We will try to have fun....

You can get lots of help at http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums . If you've read books, you might know that the common advice is first to think about your educational philosophy--what your goals are, and based on that, what sort of approach, overall, you want to take. I agree, I think this is very important. As you also probably already know, homeschoolers tend to identify a number of different approaches to homeschooling, including classical, Charlotte Mason, Unit Studies, traditional textbook/workbook approach, the project approach, unschooling, and others and various combinations of these. Many, maybe most, people come up with their own approach that isn't clearly any one or another.

Just to offering my own reaction to what you said: "I need something more dynamic, and something that come prepared. something that I just have to present and explain to my kids." Wouldn't plain old books fit the bill? My own approach is based on this insight.

You're worried about how to start homeschooling pre-K? Don't! It's pre-K! Relax and take your time learning what (in your opinion) needs to be done. The best approach might be simply to do what you know or firmly believe works, and then take your time doing research and thinking about how to improve. Nobody can make up your mind for you, although some might try.

One last thing. I have read that other people are highly tempted to get a big canned curriculum, and indeed some do. I've never done so, myself, but it seems understandable. It sounds like you're tempted to go in that direction. The trouble (I gather) is that a lot of people bounce around from curriculum to curriculum. Some people (like us...) end up getting stuff a la carte because, well, homeschooling allows them to. It might seem intimidating to make choices individually. Well, it's not that bad. You basically just have to decide what you're going to teach, and then make a series of decisions about each subject.

Thanks everybody for everything. After carefully look all curriculum here mentioned, WE decided to stay with sonlight. The content is fun, I did not like the workbooks from pre-k, but that is not a problem, and has a good price. But what really call my attention is the books for work about God. So, thanks again...

  Thank you all, I gonna check all sugestion and at the end I'll do wat I think is the best to her. thanks again

You can get lots of help at http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums . If you've read books, you might know that the common advice is first to think about your educational philosophy--what your goals are, and based on that, what sort of approach, overall, you want to take. I agree, I think this is very important. As you also probably already know, homeschoolers tend to identify a number of different approaches to homeschooling, including classical, Charlotte Mason, Unit Studies, traditional textbook/workbook approach, the project approach, unschooling, and others and various combinations of these. Many, maybe most, people come up with their own approach that isn't clearly any one or another.

Just to offering my own reaction to what you said: "I need something more dynamic, and something that come prepared. something that I just have to present and explain to my kids." Wouldn't plain old books fit the bill? My own approach is based on this insight.

You're worried about how to start homeschooling pre-K? Don't! It's pre-K! Relax and take your time learning what (in your opinion) needs to be done. The best approach might be simply to do what you know or firmly believe works, and then take your time doing research and thinking about how to improve. Nobody can make up your mind for you, although some might try.

One last thing. I have read that other people are highly tempted to get a big canned curriculum, and indeed some do. I've never done so, myself, but it seems understandable. It sounds like you're tempted to go in that direction. The trouble (I gather) is that a lot of people bounce around from curriculum to curriculum. Some people (like us...) end up getting stuff a la carte because, well, homeschooling allows them to. It might seem intimidating to make choices individually. Well, it's not that bad. You basically just have to decide what you're going to teach, and then make a series of decisions about each subject.

Thank you so much, you have no idea how much relax I am now. I didn't know wat to do. In my head I had to follow directions. Thanks again

Hi everyone, my husband and I decided that we are going to homeschool our children. I've read books and articles, but I'm still confused about the system that I'll use them. I know that I am not able to search and work with books used in schools, I need something more dynamic, and something that come prepared. something that I just have to present and explain to my kids.
I was thinking of calvert school.
My daughter will start pre-k next school year, and I want to be prepared to work with her. but still do not know which system to use. The only one tha I know is the Calvert School.

Please help me.

I am glad for you. Just one thing. Careful with esteroids cream. They help, but if you use to much, the eczema come back really bad. My son has eczema, the first time, worked so well. When I stop using, it came back so bad, I waited for a week and try it again. It was the worse thing I did about. His face get so bad, but so bad, I cry just on think about. I start with aveeno terapy, it is working but not very well. In 4 day I use all one tub of that. Now I will start with cetaphin. I was going to buy repcillin but I just decide to try cetaphil first. If some one now the way to eliminate the eczema without esteroids, PLEASE PM me.

I heard on news (in Slovakia) that after a long research they learnt that the best age to introduce food to a baby is four months. Appareantly there is a "window of opportunity" and less alergies later in live. I don't know wat to think about this.
It has been two months not that we( I ma still breast feeding) are not eating any milk products as we are fighting eczema=food intolerance/alergy.
This is what I was told:
When testing food,if there is a reaction, you leave it out for two weeks and try again. If there is still reaction leave it out for six months.
How to test? If you are breast feeding - you eat it and watch out for the reaction ,usually 18-20 hours from the time you ate it.If you are not breast feeding- first day spread it around his mouth, second day- one tea spoon, third- two tea spoons and so on.
But I am sure you can leave peas out and try different food and get back to it later.

.   How do you deal with the eczema??? For my kids nothing work and I decide to not use esteroids anymore, but I don't know wath to do....

Bela, how old is your son??? I start feeding my babies when thay were 6 to 7 months. I don't understand how is possible, all my kids born with allergy and my husband and I, we have nothing. I think you shoud wait a month and try it again. I recomend start with sweet potato.

No we did no meet...
I do Ice Skating on Fairfax Ice Arena every Tuesday morning. Do you know where is it???

Thanks KL.

Nice job, I will love create some but know I am out of time... Congratulations

Hi, my name is Deisi, I live in Prince William County.
I Stay at home with my kids, I love to teach them, but, Right now I have being really buzzy, so, I'm not teaching as much as before. I have 2 kids, my girl is 2 and 11 months and my boy is 1 and 4 months. I'm expecting a boy (30 weeks pregnant).
I'll like to meet every one who like to share experience about heath and care, teaching langueges and every thing they are teaching.

Hi L and J,

Unfortunately, we haven't set a date for when we'll launch the discount coupons yet.

We'll surely let everyone know once we get to doing this, so do look forward to it! 

thanks.   

Do you have a date in mind for the discount coupons? I really want the LM, but right now, things are so, so difficult that I can't afford it.

Hi L and J

I thought I was alone!!     I'm 9 1/2 weeks and feel precisely the same!!  I've grown to feel bad about me not teaching my 2 year old too!! 
I'm on Iron supplements as I'm permanently iron deficient, but I'm still very tired & the best of all my 2 year old has started to wake up at before 6am - and she used to sleep until 8 or 9!!
I'm not eating well, but that's because food makes me nauseous.

I hope for my sake and yours, that this tiredness will pass very soon!!   

Cheers,

Are you doing better??? I hope so... I'm doing a little better, but I start to drink coffee again  but know I do not feel sleepy anymore

Have a nice week