I just had a baby, so needless to say the lessons stopped for a while. What was exciting though is that my older son continued to request lessons and started applying the words that he had learned! We are now slowly trying to work back into a lesson routine and are using a few alternative techniques that you can read about below.
Having a set of goals is really what gave me the motivation I needed to start. This list proved to be the perfect solution:
Kindergarten Readiness
https://www.understood.org/en/articles/skills-kids-need-going-into-kindergarten
(this is not my original list, but it is an update link of similar information)
Daily Syllabus
Spelling
Pre-Primer Dolch Sight Words
Now also using the game Scrabble to help with spelling. (updated 11/15/11)
Reading
Pre-Primer Dolch Sight Words
http://tools.atozteacherstuff.com/word-search-maker/wordsearch.php (updated 11/15/11)
Now also having my son read the words in his books that he can recognize as I read them to him. (updated 11/15/11)
Analysis and Counting
Addition and Subtraction
We use numbers that total 9 or less.
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=218(no longer available)Now trying to use worksheets with equations and solving problems using poker chips. (updated 11/15/11)
Handwriting
We rotate among first name, last name, alphabet and numbers.
http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/flash/printdots/paragraph/
Now trying to do freestyle handwriting on regular notepaper. (updated 11/15/11)
Spanish
We do this if there is extra time, the animal lesson is my favorite because it has pictures. My online account is free through my local library and it has probably hundreds of languages.