For DD (3.5):
Worked:
LOE Foundations A. I am so happy with this curriculum! The assessments every five lessons has been great for me to know how she's doing and progressing. The kiddo has memorized a lot of words so it's hard to tell how she's doing with phonics just by having her read to me. The variety and game-style of Foundations has been great for us.
MEP reception: Love math that doesn't involve writing at this age! She can understand addition/subtraction, and knows many of those facts, but doesn't have the fine motor to write numbers yet. MEP works perfectly for that.
Kumon mazes: DD really struggles with fine motor, and hates art/coloring/beading. But magically loves mazes, so it's great.
Reading constantly: We read so so much. 10 short chapter books a month (80-100 pages), 50 picture books a month, and plenty others as the kiddo requests.
First Five classes: Early childhood ed center has free classes for kids under 5, and we take full advantage. They are six weeks long, once a week, and DD loves the variety. We've done a science class, a mindfulness class, and a gym-ish class.
Mixed success:
Critical Thinking co books: These were our first purchase of the year, and she goes through about 100 pages a week---correctly. She loves them, so we will keep doing them. She also seems to be getting stronger at thinking with them, and is willing to do a lot of writing/drawing in them, so it's a fine motor win.
Fail:
100EZ lessons: We tried this at the beginning of the year, and so glad we tried a library copy first. She was so frustrated by it, that I was convinced she wasn't ready to read.
For next year:
Adding MBTP 4-5, moving on in LOE and MEP as finish levels. Still keeping school-y things to 1 hour a day max.
