Giftedness

I really liked these articles on gifted kids and on homeschooling a gifted preschooler Homeschooling a Gifted Perschooler. (I only wish Dr. Sears hadn't said to hs until kindergarten, but given the context of the article, it may have come across differently than he intended, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt. And, for the record, I don't think you have to send your child off to kindergarten after you've homepreschooled him or her ;-)

Preschool

from jazzymomintx:

I think you are on the right track with not getting anything to formal just yet. Preschoolers learn so much through play and interaction with parents.
My preschoolers all loved Kumon workbooks. I used Rod and Staff preschool books with her last year, and she has really enjoyed those as well. She asks to "do school" everyday and gets disappointed if we don't have time. The workbooks are really simple and require zero prep work. They involve cutting and coloring activities. They are black and white, though.
http://www.rodandstaffbooks.com/

Here are some other tips for homeschooling preschool.

from ummibrahim:

Free play w/ various building toys/puzzles/dress up/ etc., Read Read Read together, playdough & other sensory play, water play, library story time, nature walks, bake/cook together, daily living tasks, have lots of art supplies available to explore, have fun!...avoid worksheets and 'crafts'. keep it open ended and child-centered.

Preschool Resources

from cl-susanmercy:

Here are some preschool resources that I have saved--

A Kids Heart http://www.akidsheart.com/
Alphabet Activities http://millennium.fortunecity.com/plumpton/304/home.html
Abecedarian Academy http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Forest/2468/index.html
Alphabet Letters http://www.littlegiraffes.com/alphabetletters.html
Ambleside Online Year 0 http://amblesideonline.org/00.shtml
Bry-Back Manor http://www.bry-backmanor.org/
Creation Kids http://creationkids.5u.com/
Course of Study--Preschool http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/learning/p/coursep.htm
Early Childhood Printables http://www.earlychildhoodprintables.com/main.html
First-School http://www.first-school.ws/
Letter of the Week http://www.letteroftheweek.com
Muddle Puddle http://www.muddlepuddle.co.uk/
Preschool Science http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/quick/preschool.html
Preschool by Stormie http://preschoolbystormie.com/
Preschool Express http://www.preschoolexpress.com/index.shtml
Preschool Activities http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/qo_familyFocus/quakerToddlers/toddlerActivities/index.cfm
Preschool Resources http://homeschooling.about.com/od/preschool/Preschool_Resources.htm
Story Sacks http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/homemadebooks/l/blstorysindex.htm
Story Stretchers http://www.youcanteach.com/storystretchers.php

Entertaining Little Ones

from cl-susanmercy:

Here are some ideas I have saved for entertaining younger ones while working with your older children--

http://www.homeschoolchristian.com/Features/Preschoolers.html
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/3446/keeplittleones.html
http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/michelle_preschool.htm
http://www.jeanniefulbright.com/Preschool.html
http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/qo_familyFocus/quakerToddlers/toddlerActivities/index.cfm
http://www.earlychildhoodprintables.com/main.html

Entertaining Little Ones

from kbmomto3:

We began hs'ing when my oldest was starting 2nd grade and I had a 3 year old and one-year-old who wanted to be in everything that we were doing. Here are a couple of great sites with ideas on how to entertain the little one:
http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/preschool_activities.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/mo/sasschool/preschoolers.html
And, of course, I can't say enough about crayons, coloring pages, Play-doh and nap times! ;-)

from bookworm_mom2006:
Have a few boxes/tubs of "school time only" toys/manipulatives/etc. that he can play with during lessons. Set him up outside with containers and water. Ummmm.... are there any videos he really likes? Thomas the Train? Give him (toddler) scissors and a pile of old paper. Just little busy activities that he can just go for.