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[quote=Anonymous]Rising 1st grader. We aren't forcing anything and no planned worksheets. She has a bridge workbook that she can use whenever she wants to, she likes doing stuff like that on long car rides and airplanes.

We go to the library once a week but that's fun for her. Her reading has actually progressed much faster since summer started and she's been allowed to just read what she wants. She's speeding through the early readers and has started working on some chapter books. We still read to her every night. I did put up a little reminder in her room for telling "b" and "d" apartment because she still struggles with it, but we're not drilling it or anything -- it's just there so that when she's reading on her own, she can consult if it she needs to.

For math, we're doing money this year. She started getting an allowance this year, and has started losing teeth and getting money from the tooth fairy. She is learning about saving and investing, and we're showing her how compound interest works in her savings account. Also having her read prices on menus and in stores, and she's figuring out a toy to save up to buy at the end of the summer with some cash she saved. We've also started talking about charity and mentioning different charities she can donate to at the holidays this year -- a portion of her savings will go to that in December.

I've also taught her how to play blackjack.

So not really homework, but some fun activities for us that are helping her to keep reading, thinking about math, and learning. [/quote]

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