I think he picked up the math he knows from being around his older brother and sister and just really thinking about things he sees in life. He really seems to just have a good number sense and can work the numbers in his head. So far, he's learned things like carrying and borrowing from asking me when he's thinking about something and me giving him my best answer. When he asked me how to tell time, I explained it to him and he seemed to get it, but then I also pulled up an online worksheet so he could practice, and once he'd done one worksheet he totally got it. He will sometimes ask me for more of these. Many nights for at least the last year he'll get up from bed and say things like, "Is 9 X 9 81?" or "I know what 12 divided into 4 groups is!" Mostly we just talk about things he's thinking about.
His teacher knows that he has been asking to play Times Attack since he sees his sister playing it. She also knows that he is at the top of the class and encourages us to do computer games and other things that interest him, like Study Island. He's not a fan of Study Island at this point, so he doesn't do it.
He gets tons of free time and I certainly would never introduce him to something he hasn't asked me about. I guess I was just wondering if, since he isn't learning anything math-wise at school, if workbooks were a good way for me to actually have him progress in math since he does like them. I do like the idea you suggested of just leaving them out and if he wants to do them he can do them.
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