I use a series of books called "What Your Preschooler Should Know," etc., up through 12th grade. It's by the Core Knowledge Foundation. I'm not teaching at home, per se, but I wanted to make sure that the curriculum my son's day care/preschool/elementary schools were using was on par with a set of standards. I supplement his formal education when I think it's fun and/or necessary. And it gave me some great ideas for picture books (and later early chapter books). It also shows ways of teaching the alphabet, etc.

http://www.coreknowledge.org/

I also used Brain Quest flash card sets from age 3, I think. It was a lark, and I wasn't going to push it unless my son seemed to enjoy them. And he really did. For about a minute a day.

http://www.brainquest.com/

But at that age, it's more about just reading books together daily. Singing songs. Going out and experiencing nature and art, etc. Get a refrigerator magnet set of the alphabet. Put up a sign in her room with her name. Print his name in the front of books while he watches. Make sure he sees you reading and writing.

At some point, I want to teach DC (2 yr old) alphabets/numbers etc. How and when do I start? I am not even sure at what age you start teaching these things to kids. We have tons of baby and kids books and reading to DC is big part of the day and DC seems very interested in books. But I have no clue about when you actually start teaching the alphabets and numbers and if there is a method to this. Can you recommend a book for parents please? TIA.