Name: CHEC Rocky Mountain Homeschool Conference
Start: 2025-06-12T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-06-14T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Denver, CO

Tagged: first grade, math, reading

This topic has 5 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 11 years, 7 months ago by missceegee.

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October 18, 2013 at 1:22 am
HSMom03
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This is my oldest sons official K year. I had just planned on doing K level work with him, which we have been doing the past 2 months. However, I just did placement tests with him and he is more at the 1st grade level. This makes sense as he will turn 6 next month and we probably have covered all the K skills previous to this year (mostly informally). So now what should I do, toss the K stuff aside and move on? I am not really excited about finishing the K stuff because it is starting to feel like busywork and I think we are bored. Also, as far as reading, what do I need for 1st grade? Delightful Reading plus the readers recommended? Or something else? Blah, now I have to do more research and planning! 🙂 I am thinking for math I will go with Singapore 1A and 1B (is that CM-friendly?) or RightStart Math Level B. What would you all do with your 6-year-old boy? I feel like I need a completely new plan.
October 18, 2013 at 3:00 am
Wings2fly
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My dd has a fall birthday too. She would be in 1st grade at ps, and I call her 1st grade, but she is definitely at a 2nd grade level or higher. She is ready for short chapter books but my plans were to continue with the beginning readers. I am having to change my plans to keep it challenging enough for her, so we will skip some of the easy readers. Remember to teach the child, not the curriculum. Go to what level he needs to challenge him without being too difficult and frustrating. Also you do not want something too easy that may not help him learn at his full potential and he may even become bored with it. I use Sonlight readers, various copywork, and RightStart level B for her.
October 18, 2013 at 5:41 am
HiddenJewel
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RS Math Level B is working great for my ds6.
October 18, 2013 at 5:53 am
suzukimom
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Teach the child, not the curriculum. (And if he lived here, he would be in Grade 1…..)

My dd5 is doing RS Level B (she did Level A last year)….

October 18, 2013 at 11:15 am
Tristan
Participant
Agree, teach the child where he is at. We don’t worry about grade level in school work. Actually, the only reason our children know their what grade they are in is because it is something asked a lot at church. We name their grade based on age pretty much. In actuality they are all over the map. For ex my Kindergarten boy works with his 3rd grade brother easily. My 7th grader is easily in her grade except in math, which is her weak area. The others are all over the place too!
October 18, 2013 at 12:22 pm
missceegee
Participant
Agreeing except to say depending upon what literature you’ve chosen to read aloud, you may not need a change there. My dd6 is in 1st officially and we didn’t do anything really for K other than read books and play at math. She taught herself to read and at a ridiculously advanced level. I’m not sure, but I’d put her at a 6-7 grade level re. ability. However, there are WAY TOO MANY amazing books written between 1-7 levels for her to miss. Currently, I’m reading Paddle to the Sea, Outdoor Secrets, and Just So Stories to her for school. She could read these easily on her own, but too bad. I enjoy sharing them with her too much! She likes listening to the stories, too, even though she sits beside me and reads along. For her individual literature reading, she enjoys everything! She has read many chapter books and is eager for more. Right now she’s happy with Boxcar Children, Centerburg Tales and the like. I’ve got enough ideas for a year or two and then I’m going to scratch my head for things appropriate for her age that she hasn’t read! All that to say your lit may be fien and not need a change!