I too am lucky that DS5 is very good in memorizing math facts and stays away from manipulatives most of the time. I expect DS4 to be more like your daughter when it comes to math.

I would move her on to the next math level. Learning new concepts will keep her interested in math and may be even realize that there is a good reason for memorizing the tables and such.

I would let her use the calculator but I would alternate between her own calculation (manipulatives or whatever gets the job done) and using the calculator. That way she still practices her arithmetics and hopefully memorizes it but it doesn't keep her back too much.


LMom