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[quote=Anonymous]PP.  You liked my list of suggestions.

Since you mentioned Beast Academy, that tells me you're attentive to supplementing.

You will likely do fine by having your kid follow their interests.  All reading is good at this stage and if it supports specific interests (for example history, poetry, science, so much the better).  I do think smart kids can be parked with extra books at that age without harm.

The point the person above made about socialization is very true.  Following rules, getting along with random groups of classmates, and productively occupying self instead of crying boredom are critical.  If your kid is not occupied enough, that's when you should have a quick discussion with the teacher. There should be a fall conference...that's a good checkpoint.

I was in a gifted program as a kid.  But it was loosey-goosey.  When I look back, I wish I had done more drilling to become automatic with math facts at an earlier age.  I don't wish I did more book discussions.  What I enjoyed most about reading was that it was not a chore.  I think modern curricula (especially minutes per day/reading logs/paced reading of long books) suck the fun out of reading.  So don't let that happen.[/quote]

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