Michele Lewis' HOMESCHOOLING PRESCHOOLERS Web site came down in January of 2000. These three skills lists are just a tiny part of what her site had to offer. Michele's site was mega. It was comprehensive. Original. The best on the web for over three years. These lists were so much better when they were surrounded by all of her pages, but I am delighted to have them posted here!

Bear in mind, these lists are not the be all end all of skills lists. They are another resource, written by one homeschooling mom, to add to your storehouse of information. Use them in whole or in part, mix them up, use what you like and toss the rest, as you see fit. My son at 4 1/2 still doesn't sing a song or always hold his pen or pencil perfectly, and these are things that Michele specifies should be mastered by the end of the second year. Does this bother me? Nah. I use her list as a reference help, as a guide. Homeschooling is not one size fits all.