Yes, dmmetler. I've wondered about the content more than the reading level of the books in Core D. She's fairly "global" in her abilities and doesn't lean toward math/science that I can see but I'm still not sure if she has the emotional maturity to understand characters written for 9 and 10 year olds. She might. Maybe we should try a couple of the books this year and see how it goes. I DON'T want the work to be dry or tedious but I do wan't to challenge them.

Hi, we've been homeschooling for two years and I've been a lurker but never posted. Wondering if anyone a little further down the road than I am could offer insight. My DD is 5 and this year (K-ish) she's working three grades ahead in science and math and reading at a 3rd grade level. She's bright and motivated but has plenty of typical five year old personality traits as well. My husband doesn't think she's "gifted" as he and his siblings demonstrated similar abilities at the same age. I'm not terribly concerned about labeling her (or her very precocious 3 year old brother) gifted but I do want to challenge my children appropriately and plan well for her "first" grade year. Sometimes I wonder if my kids are average and we've just fostered learning particularly well in the early years. In this case they should naturally slow down and align more with their age groups as they get older. Has anyone had kids who got a flying start in the primary years but slowed down and worked at grade level later on? With this in mind I'm having a tough time picking curriculum for next year. Specifically history. Will she still be so far ahead in the fall? I really like the idea of American History because both older kids (I have a baby who will just be along for the ride) are fascinated by it right now and it would be great to take advantage of a natural interest. However, I've noticed that most curriculum covers American history in 4-5th grade or so. I've really only begun to look but I'd love it if anyone could point me in the right direction. Looking for something that I can do with a six year old (not too dry) and a similarly-abled 3.5 year old (I know but he can multiply for heaven's sake) without boring their energetic little selves to tears. Maybe Sonlight Core D? Is that going to be way to hard for them to follow? DD just finished reading The Little Prince out loud to herself so that's about her current level though she's gone from Little Bear to that in about a month. Hard to predict where she'll plateau.