After more research than I thought I had time for (who needs sleep for 3 weeks, right? :lol: ), I *think* I may have our curriculum. I would love to get your take on it - too much, not enough... 3rd grade DS who is academically very strong (on the free San Diego Free Assessment, he is between the 4th and 5th grade reading levels; in school, he is an A+ student, being tested for gifted next week): -Math - Singapore Math -LA - either Writing Tales or First Language Lessons; Growing with Grammar; Vocabulary from Classical Roots; Zaner-Bloser; reading books cross-curriculum -Science - R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey Life and Earth/Space -SS - Seton Maps, Charts, Graphs; field trips where we live in DC; still determining the bulk of it (open to continued suggestions, considering going with the ancients and just fitting in American history as we continue to explore DC and surrounding areas) We also have art, religion (Seton), Latin (Prima Latina), and music and PE through continued extra-curriculars. 1st grade DD who is nicely working through speech and language therapies for her apraxia, low-average reader, math weakness, likes colorful things, manipulatives, anything creative and artsy: -Math - still undecided, oops! Open to continued suggestions -LA - BOB books, living books, and decodables from my DS's 1st grade year; Growing with Grammar; Zaner-Bloser handwriting; Happy Phonics and MCP Phonics; vocabulary and spelling cross-curriculum as well as through free online resources -Science - R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey -SS - Seton Maps, Charts, Graphs; field trips; still determining the bulk of it (and open to continued suggestions) We also have religion, art, Latin, and extra-curriculars. Thanks for any guidance! T
Looks good to me! I know there's a math thread here, but I haven't had a chance to read it yet. If no one has mentioned it already, consider Miquon for your 1st grader. You might also want to look into IXL.com, but I'd use that as practice rather than curriculum. Sometimes it doesn't do a very good job of explaining why you missed something, and it never teaches before quizzing.
For a gifted 3rd grader, you might consider LA books from Michael Clay Thompson at www.rfwp.com They are awesome!
Since your daughter is weak in math and likes colorful things, I'd recommend taking a look at Bob Jones. My daughter is very weak in math and is visual/spatial in learning style. Bob Jones is VERY colorful and took math at a good pace for her. We no longer use Bob Jones for math, but it was good for her in the lower elementary levels because of the colorful pictures and the little manipulatives for counting/adding/subtracting.
