Math for fast learner..advice? Part 2

[MissKNG]

So, I bought the Singapore Math Level A and B for my dd to start (August 31st is our first day of school!). She knows most of the material in Level A except for 2 or 3 units (mainly the weights and measure stuff) - which is why I bought it, so she wouldn't miss anything.

What are some suggestions on handling the "easy" stuff? For example, there is a unit for counting/recognizing 0-5. Should I skip it completely? I thought about just doing the tracing exercises since she can't write yet. She is solid on number recognition to about 20 and counting to about 100 (with help). I just don't want to bore her with this stuff that she knows. What would you do? Skip it? Just focus on the tracing?

[Jen in PA]

Let her fly through it as a confidence builder. A lot of the exercises in those books are fun and colorful, so doing them will just reinforce the concept that school can be fun, and that it's something she is good at. If you are learning another language, you can try doing the counting exercises in the second language for a bit of fun (my DS much prefers counting in Spanish!).

[MissKNG]

Let her fly through it as a confidence builder. A lot of the exercises in those books are fun and colorful, so doing them will just reinforce the concept that school can be fun, and that it's something she is good at. If you are learning another language, you can try doing the counting exercises in the second language for a bit of fun (my DS much prefers counting in Spanish!).


Hey, that is a great idea - dd is learning German and already we count to 10 in German when playing hide n seek!!