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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are in 1st and 2nd grade. Both need more challenging work from their teachers. Both are grade levels ahead in reading and in math. I've asked for more, generally speaking, and gotten answers like 'we are using the programs Dreambox and IStation for differentiation'. I 100% recognize that teachers are doing their best during this situation. Also, I really like both of their teachers and think they are doing their best. But - my kids need more. What specifically can I ask for in this era of online learning? My oldest is in the Gifted program already, but he only gets to go to that 2 times a week for 20 minutes each time. Do I just leave it alone and do extra stuff at our house? I hate to do this because I don't really want the kids to have more homework - just harder homework.[/quote]

Just do extra - can they do it during class if class is so easy? My first grader breezes through the math lesson in 2 minutes when the teacher allots 15 minutes. (And yes, it's all correct.) I made a stash of math supplement sheets that he can work on while he's waiting for the remaining time to be up. Or he can practice writing his numbers (his handwriting isn't great). The class is working on adding numbers up to 10 and today he was working on numbers in the hundreds and thousands, doing various equations (100+81 = 200 - x , etc). It more or less builds on what the class is doing anyway, just with bigger numbers and doing addition and subtraction simultaneously.

If it were reading he was ahead in, I'd have him read a more complex book or do some writing practice. He is very much not ahead in those areas, however!

If your kids are young you or DH are likely home with them, right? So put together supplemental stuff they can do. Or purchase flash cards, activity books, more in depth reading material, etc. Biographies of historical figures are great. We're reading one on MLK Jr. Very basic of course, but it introduces all kinds of important topics while helping DS work on his reading and reading comprehension.[/quote]

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