home schooling

So I am attempting to home school my daughter now that we are down in Provo. I don't have a lot of materials like schools do, I am starting small and can hopefully add to my curriculum as I go along. I know the basics of what she needs to learn still, I am just unaware of how to totally go about it, what sequence to teach things and how to make it all very fun. But I am trying it out, and will try not to be too critical of myself.
I have asked many people and looked through the internet to find as many resources as I could to home school. Home schooling can run in to the hundreds and beyond, I am looking for a great way to teach Alona without breaking the bank though. We went and got a new printer so that I can print things, I should get a calendar, probably the one from really good helper and would like to get the subscription to edhelper.com. There are many books that I could get, and I have found some books that I could order from ebay to supplement Alona's reading.
Maybe these resources will help others that are looking in to home schooling.
Unit Studies..
www.school express. com
www.teachercreated.com *
www.creativeteaching.com
www.themailbox.com ****
www.carsondellosa.com
Math:
www.Mathusee.com *
www.excelmath.com
www.keypress.com
www.saxonpub.com *
www.alabacus.com
companies that it is nice to be on the mailing list, to chose books from are:
www.elijah.com
www.LDFR.com

Other curriculum web sites are:
Houghton Miffin www.eduplace.com
Gateway to edu. materials www.thegateway.org
Teach-Nology science www.Teach-nology.com
A to Z homes cool www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling
Edu puppy www.edupuppy.com
Edu scapes www.eduscapes.com
harper Collins www.happercollins.com
How great thou art www.howgreatthouart.com

The world book website offers a typical course of study for each grade. You can also go to the state school website and download one for the state.
www.worldbook.com/ptrc/html/curr.htm
A great site for Homeschool planning forms and other homeschool info is
www.donnayoung.org
A great website for all grade level worksheets, reading as well as theme units is
www. edhelper.com
this one you can get somethings for free others you have to join, for a kindergarten level you must likly would not need more than the $20 memebership.
http://www.schoolspecialtypublishing.com/store/brand.aspx?BrandId=8
some more websites:
www.dltk-kids.com
www.absoluteastronomy.com
www.abcteach.com
www.kidskconnect.com
www.kidzone.ws
www.123.com
www.shapebooks.com

Sites that I fond myself with home school materials,
www.reallygoodstuff.com
www.discountschoolsupply.com
www.school.familyeducation.com/curriculum-planning/parents-and-school/37432.html


If you any extra tips for homeschooling that you have experienced by either doing it yourself or from teaching in school. Please feel free to add comments.

Home again

I'm back in Provo. It is really late. Paul is super excited to have me/us back. I stayed with my sister for two months and it was great. Really nice just having family around. The ward up there was awesome, nice having that big of a primary and being off of a busy street! Now we are back, the schools aren't as great here and we might end up moving some time this school year if/when Paul finishes his degree.. So now I have a little more than twenty four hours to decide whether to home school Alona and put her in to other things, like girl scouts and an instrument or sports or to put her in a school around here. She went to school up at my sister's and loved the school setting, playing with children and the environment of the classroom. She was very upbeat about most of it, though she wasn't challenged. That is my thought for home schooling her, to give her something new to learn each day and the thought of changing schools again this year doesn't look too appealing! I've been asking around for home schooling curriculum's and where to find them. Got any input, that would be great!