Do you supplement in Elementary school?

[Anonymous]

According to another DCUM thread in the elementary school age kids forum, people at every school are supplementing math but not telling others.

Since this is an anonymous forum, do you supplement? Which grade is your kid? Why are you supplementing? No need to mention the school.

I am just curious. My kids are doing well in second grade and so far I don’t see the need to supplement, but I know at least 3 parents at school that are supplementing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:According to another DCUM thread in the elementary school age kids forum, people at every school are supplementing math but not telling others.

Since this is an anonymous forum, do you supplement? Which grade is your kid? Why are you supplementing? No need to mention the school.

I am just curious. My kids are doing well in second grade and so far I don’t see the need to supplement, but I know at least 3 parents at school that are supplementing.

I have a kindergartener and don't supplement. I did panic-buy a math workbook for him once (after, you guessed it, reading one of these threads), but we haven't touched it beyond that first day.

[Anonymous]

I heavily supplement math with my 5th grader because she is advanced and has not been challenged in school in years, which is not okay with me.

[Anonymous]

My kid tested behind in math so is practicing iReady Math and First in Math for free through Clever.

[Anonymous]

Yes, RSM for math and a writing tutor.

[Anonymous]

We had a reading/writing tutor and had several friends who had a math tutor. We knew lots of kids going to Mathnasium. This is at a well regarded Cap Hill elementary.

[Anonymous]

lots of Vitamin D. Some B12.

[Anonymous]

Yes of course, we attend Mathnasium for tutoring twice a week.

[Anonymous]

maybe? they read every day and play a lot of educational games and we own a lot of different math books and have lots of math tools at home (calculators and protractors and graph paper) and my husband and I talk about math with them and map out concepts pretty often. I used to be a math teacher and DH is an engineer with two degrees from MIT. both kids scoring in 99th percentile on math tests and genuinely love math.

I don't see a big need to do mathnasium or RSM?

I am considering maybe Beast Academy/AOPS

[Anonymous]

Almost no one has specified a grade -- would be helpful information.

[Anonymous]

i would consider a writing tutor...

[Anonymous]

My kids are older now, but supplemented for math starting in third grade with a tutor. Attended a well-regarded charter.

[Anonymous]

Yes, in math. Both informally and we've used books/online resources. Because I like doing math with them and they were clearly bored in school. My mathier kid is working through a math curriculum that's two years ahead, with my help when they need it. My less mathy kid does math when they're interested and is a little ahead. I like my their school but I've accepted that it's not going to challenge them. I know other parents are as well. For ELA, they both read a lot and I think that's serving them well, although at some point I guess I'll have to teach them writing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:lots of Vitamin D. Some B12.

LOL!!

[Anonymous]

Never supplemented for math or writing. First kid went 100% through DCPS and at top 5 college. Second almost through.