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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ELA should be more than just getting to a Lexile level. They aren’t doing writing assignments or identifying themes etc in stories? Ask the teacher if she can hold your kid to a higher standard, have them write longer assignments, do some outside research on a topic, etc. [/quote]

+1  This.  Have you talked your kid's teacher OP?  My kid was a very advanced reader as a 4th/5th grader, and the teacher just gave him some books that are common on the middle school curriculum and told him to read them and write about them.  Even if your teacher doesn't want to do that, you can pick out some texts from higher level reading lists and just send them with your kid if the teacher is ok with that.  [/quote]

Yes we talked with our teacher. They said sending in books to read is fine. But we weee hoping for some work project based work or writing assignments. We can’t home school. I can’t believe we are the only student in this class cohort of 150 students at this level — those kids should be addressed with appropriate assignments to that group.  We aren’t looking for 1-on-1 instruction but any level appropriate guidance. [/quote]
Why not give your kid assignments to bring with them to school?[/quote]

I’m looking for ideas for resources like that in fact. That’s this thread. We are both full time in office workers, and no education background so looking for places that might have engaging project plans etc.

I looked into a writing prompt creative writing journal, I like the idea of logic puzzles, we have some logic game cards, not anhuge fan of more screen time despite very much liking khan academy in general.

We have math enrichment already, and work on that home. We want something more project like where practicing planning, executive function, etc. come into play. Not worksheets.

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This doesn’t sound like the type of thing he can independently do at school.  Projects assigned by you and executive function work are for home.  [/quote]

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