I think all of Clay's ideas are right on, including the one about DeeDee's ideas. Memorization will most likely happen on its own for a math-interested youngster, and even if it becomes a problem later due to a learning disability or something, I'd tackle it then. The main thing is that your child learn to like math.
I just wanted to add that I wouldn't hesitate to let her zip ahead in any area she's interested in. As long as each new set of ideas is presented with the proper foundation, different areas of math can be learned at a different pace.
My five-year-old son is currently using the IXL website, which is decent for the price as a supplement to our other materials. He still hasn't completed the first grade tasks, mostly because they are full of things like converting between baking measurements, reading analog clocks, etc. that I don't consider to be important for math learning at all, though they depend on basic arithmetic skills (I just taught him the latter today, but not because I thought it was important to his math development). Meanwhile he has gone up to the fifth grade in some other areas; he's all over the map. As long as he's happy and learning correctly, I'm happy.
Last edited by Iucounu; 07/25/10 02:27 PM.
