From Preschool Dropout to a Homeschool Kindergartner

I had this crazy thought on Monday. Then it turned into a panic induced google search on Pre-K/K readiness material that I can introduce to Lily to work on so she isn't behind next Fall. Then it led to this discovery: Even though Lily didn't make the birthday cutoff for K this year (by just 23 days!) they will still enroll her in an Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) otherwise known as homeschool in the public school system as a full-time Kindergartner. 

Columbia Virtual Academy is an online school in the Orient School District (NE WA) that provides you with a certified teacher and all the curriculum of your choosing for free. You have to abide by normal public school rules such as attendance, but it's different. You have a weekly check-in with the teacher to determine progress, etc. At the end of the year she has the option to go to first grade or if necessary do K again. The best part since she has that funky age cutoff this would be a no pressure year of homeschooling trial.

What could it hurt? So, I enrolled her! She just got accepted yesterday and I worked with an academic adviser to pick out the appropriate curriculum for her. We are going with a diverse language arts program, Saxon Math, Singapore Science-First Grade, and McGraw Hill Social Studies. All our stuff was just ordered or is in the process of shipping. I looked at the list of materials headed my way and it's a bit daunting honestly, but it's going to be awesome! I am pretty excited to get started and see what comes of this. Needless to say Steve is excited too as this is what he wanted all along. Plus I am still sticking with all my other classes and field trips to supplement.

So many possibilities...