Our Home (pre)School

So I have gone through ups and downs with working with the kids on a daily basis with their preschool learning.
I did much better when it was just Belle!!! By the time she was 2 she knew all her letters (upper and lower case) and all her letter sounds, even her vowels! She could match letters easily and of course knew all her colors too. She was able to count to over 30 and could also count objects up to about 15!
Now that she is 5, she has been able to add and subtract numbers for about 2 years now, and is reading on about a 1st grade reading level! She would be reading even better if 1 - I spent time working on reading with her! and 2 - if she would show even the slightest interest in learning to read! :-)
The more I think about it, the sadder I am because Julie is already 2 1/2 and she only knows 2 or 3 of her letters, no sounds, and she can barely count 5 objects! :-) This is a tiny bit because she won't sit still long enough for me to teach her anything, but MUCH MORE SO it's because I have NOT been good about working with her!
THAT IS CHANGING THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!!
I am now committing to not only work with them daily, but on blogging it so that I can look back and see what we've done and what's worked/not worked. I figure this will be a great tool for me in the future as I create lessons/games for my kids that I can eventually use in whatever classroom I might end up teaching in! :-)
So, without further ado, welcome to our home (pre)school!