Hi!
I'm popping back in here after being away from this site for awhile!
I am still VERY keen to homeschool my children.
My eldest (who will be 5 in February) shocked me two weeks ago by sitting down at playgroup and writing his name for the first time.
I hadn't given him ANY direction as far as writing was concerned AT ALL up to that point. He knows how to spell his name and how to type it on the computer but had never tried writing it. I had only been slowly encouraging him to hold his pencil or pen correctly when he colours in and hadn't worried about anything beyond that. Then he calmly sat down and wrote his name (all capital letters) and I'm ever so proud of him.

I am curious where I could find a list or document that states what schools expect that a kindergarten child should know/be able to do by the end of their kindergarten year? I'm just curious to see how much of it James already knows and can do.

Pretty much I have decided to formally register James with the Board of Studies in early 2012 and start him on Year 1 work then (providing he hasn't already started it before then)! Between now and then I'm sort of doing whatever natural learning we can do. I have some workbooks I've picked up here and there (mainly beginning writing ones and maybe some kindergarten maths workbooks) that I might let him try but I'm not pushing them on him.

Krisvee: welcome to this group... my thoughts are... if home schooling is in your heart then go with it and don't worry what other people think! No matter what you do with your children (in all aspects of parenting not just education) you are going to find people who don't agree with your choices. What matters it what you and your husband feel is the best method of education for your boys.

Sarahw: welcome to you as well... I read your post with interest and will most likely have questions for you as I begin my home schooling journey but it is late and WELL past my bedtime so I will probably have questions for you in the near future.

In the meantime, I'm happy to see more people in this thread and I'm looking forward to sharing thoughts and experiences with you all.