I've been spending the last week researching "tot school". My brilliant 8 month old is so adventurous and I want to be sure I'm shaping and engaging her mind, even at this age. We've started with sign language and language development for now, but I'm so excited to start working on little projects for her. There are so many great ideas, I'm so grateful for the internet in this area, because I'm not that creative to come up with these on my own! I wanted to post a few links I've found for future reference. I think I will be learning right along with Elliana, I already have been sharpened during  this sign language stage/ language development stage and am excited for the adventure this will be for the both of us!

 http://www.babies-and-sign-language.com/

http://www.starfall.com/ a free public service to teach children to read with phonics

http://handsonhomeschooling.com/  lesson plans and activities for preschoolers age 2 through 5 that can bring purpose to your daily play

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/joyful_learning.html a theme based, basic Bible concept
curriculum for 2-3 year olds

http://totallytots.blogspot.com/2009/01/about-totally-tots.html designed for Christian moms who are choosing to keep their tots at home in possible preparation for a homeschooling future, tots age 12 to 47 mo

http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/totschool.html ideas for the focused time each day you spend with your tot