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Well conference season starts in a few weeks and we are slowly getting into the preschool groove here with my little guy. We plan to start Little Saints in the Fall. Mean time he is a beginner reader...sounding out his first words (think BOB Books). Etc etc...
So what are your favorite resources and books and CDs and DVDs and stuff that you are so glad you have had as you homeschool your younger kiddies?
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Leapfrog DVD - Letter Factory, the others are good too.. but this has helped my kids soooo much on learning their letter sounds.. even the one who otherwise couldn't put words together with phonics was able to at least learn the sounds of the letters with this.
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Yes, I second Jodie's suggestion. Those are just so great!
Jim Weiss cds
Start building a liturgical year picture book library -- keep your eyes out for Tomie dePaola books, for instance.
And the Beethoven's Wig cds are personal favorites here.
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I second the Jim Weiss CDs! And building a liturgical year library. I wish I had started that years ago! I just started mine this year... it's little, but growing!
So far my favorite things have been:
- Catholic Mosaic
- Catholic Children's Treasure Box series
- Kindergarten Gems
- A Child's Garden of Verses
- Type Lessons for Primary Teachers in the Study of Nature, Literature, and Art by Anna McGovern
- Anything by Thorton Burgess
- Family Math
So many more....
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I'm following you around tonight, Krista and  loving all your recommendations! So, I can just quote Krista and say - 
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LOL... Jen, I got most of the ideas from you! They are working absolutely fabulously in my family. We love them!
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Yes we already have a couple Jim WEiss CDs and my kids love them!
Thank you for the great ideas! Keep them coming!
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One resource that has meant so much to us in our homeschooling journey is 'Picture Perfect Childhood.' I still use this book on a monthly basis to gather up picture books for our book baskets and my kids are getting older. It's going to be a very sad day here when my youngest becomes too old for picture books. 
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Lauri Puzzles
Kids Sing for Jesus CD
Laurie Berkner CDs
Elsa Beskow books
Five in a Row books
Such a fun age!
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I agree that the best thing you can do is to start building your library of beautiful, liturgical picture books.
And picture books of biographies or true life events.
And well, picture books in general. They really, really, really supplement everything we do around here.
I just received D'Aulaire's Pocohantas book yesterday in the perfect time to help my 8 year old make his history lesson on Jamestown settlers come alive. (We have collected 5 of D'Aulaire biographies so far, and hungry for more!) But you don't quite need these YET. I'm just mentioning them because it takes a lot of time and money to get a good library going and you don't want to be stuck with the costs all at once when you need it. So start keeping your eye out for these things now. Also, recommend the books by Holling C. Holling. They are so rich, so informative! Our first one was Pagoo which we read at age 6... and the information STILL sticks in their minds. (It helps that we live in an area surrounded by sea water and all kinds of marine exhibits.)
Anyway, another series of books that make learning come alive are the Anna Harwell Celenza books on the great composers.
Finally, for some practical resources of the hands-on kind. My youngest son benefits a lot from good, solid puzzles (like the giant floor puzzles made with wood pieces... we have a USA one and my kids know their geography better than me now!)
I also bought a really nice set of "counters" which come in all shapes, colors and sizes. Ours happen to be fish. I admit, it wasn't a 'necessary' purchase since you can use anything really, like cheerios or beans or whathaveyou. But I loved this set and wanted to give him something special for math activities. We use them for sorting, adding, subtracting and all sorts of play.
What else? Lots of paper, glue sticks, kid scissors, crayons, markers, colored pencils, stickers, etc.
When I'm having a frantic day or caught up 100% with the older kids I tell him to color me a picture of "all his favorite foods" or "things you'd find in an ocean" or whathaveyou. He especially loves it when I give him a stack of old magazines to cut up and make montages out of.
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