new resource

Well it has been awhile. I have been wanting to post about something that I came across. My lack of post has really mirrored my life. I don't feel like I have done a whole lot with Liliana, in terms of on purpose teaching or using her materials already purchased. We both miss our little 'school' time (i don't call it that, but she refers to it as 'project' time, or "mom, can we do a project)...for her doing a project can mean using her Kumon cutting book which teaches her how to cut various shapes and styles (lines, wiggles, round circles, etc), or her Kumon sticker/paste book, which, after an item is cut out she has to glue it into the right spot to complete a picture (we have used these books all up, they came in handy for stake/general conference), we also have a Kumon Folding book, a little more challenging for her (to fold on a line indicated to make a picture), so that one is not used up yet. I ordered these from Discount homeschooling and will order part two of all of them, which is just building on part ones skills...
What I really wanted to post about is, www.sonlight.com
I would recommend requesting a catalog...They have curriculum's, but the neat thing is in their catalog they list every book/resource used in each particular curriculum (so you can check it out from the library, or maybe you already have it). What is also really neat is that you can buy separately a 'teachers' manual, see sample at www.sonlight.com/samples.html
I plan on getting a manual, life is not as predictable as I would like, and I don't always have prep time for homeschooling, but this makes sure you already know what you can do the next day (but still offers flexibility) and it is not pricey, the teachers manual for pre-k/K is only 21.00 (for the whole year). If you do decide to order a whole program they let you try it out every day for a whole year (kids grubby hands all over the books, writing all over everything, etc...) and if it doesn't work you can return everything for a refund, no matter what condition it is in...
This catalog will become a huge resource for me, maybe you can also find some great ides in it...enjoy