Kissy Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 So I need advice. For my younger son I want him to have a good fun year. This year we have loosely preschooled him and really did a lot of letting him lead us. He is 4 now but has a December birthday so will not be 5 in August when we start school. However, he can count to 20 and recognize those numbers on paper. He can write all of his alphabet by himself and is writing words some short words on his own but for longer words he asks us to spell them and he writes them. He knows all his letter sounds and can read although not very good yet. He is still beginning reading like 3 letter words and not all of them yet. We will continue working on his reading with Funnix through this spring and summer. He has done the horizons workbooks and will finish them this spring too. Considering all of this which core would be better for him? Is it too early to decide? We normally buy curriculum for next year with tax money so I need to figure out what to do if I can. For those of you who have used these cores could we do the p4/5 and add in the readers K or would that be enough to help him progress to the next level? Also the workbooks with the prek would they be too little for him? Right now he loves school and I don't want to mess up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 P4/5. Ariel enjoyed those books much more than the choices for K. You can try the workbooks, but if he doesn't like them, save them for your next child. She might want to "do school" like her big brothers in a couple of years and you'll already have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagoshannon Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 My daughter sounds like she is about the same level of reading as your son and a bit further ahead in math. We are also doing Horizons PreK now loosely. We decided to go with P4/5 because it seemed to be what most people chose for Kindergarten year. A lot of people on the sonlight boards used sonlight K for first grade. They say the reading is a bit heavy for a kindergartner. We will be using Horizons K for math along with Singapore essentials K (which seems to be equal to horizons prek... for at least book 1) We're just going to keep working on reading and using Horizons and Abeka phonics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristin0713 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I'd go with 4/5. We've been reading through a lot of the 4/5 titles this year and they are perfect for a 5yo in my opinion. My dd will be 5 at the end of the month and can sit with me for hours at a time being read to if that makes a difference. I'm planning on getting the K set when she turns 6 next year. I haven't seen any of the readers so I can't comment on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristin0713 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Also, the books from the 3/4 list are wonderful! We've really been enjoying them. I'm kind of doing both lists with my almost 3yo and 5yo together. My 5yo likes the 3/4 stuff just as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I would do p4/5 with readers k. The 'core' is basically read alouds. I am doing core k with a new 6 year old who reads on a 4th grade level (or higher). I'm still finding many of the core k titles to be a little over her head. I know that at least one of the p4/5 sonlight books is considered a second grade book by veritas press. You can also try to check out some books from both of the cores from the library. That will give you a better idea of which is a better fit. I found about five of the core k books in our library and read them over the summer. Edited to add... I think the workbooks are fine for a four or five year old. They definitely won't be too babyish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I agree with P 4/5 and even P 3/4(these are great). Sonlight K is definitely IMO for 1st grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiopianFood Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Just a side note, but I would hold off on choosing readers until it is closer to August. You really have NO idea how quickly he'll catch on to things by then, and it would be unfortunate to waste your money. If you wouldn't mind buying a second set of readers if necessary, then this won't be an issue for you. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenDaisies Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I agree that P4/5 is the way to go. We're using K for 1st grade and I'm glad I listened to those who told me to go down a grade level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) I agree with P 4/5 and even P 3/4(these are great). Sonlight K is definitely IMO for 1st grade. :iagree: We did P4/5 for Kindy and Core K for 1st grade. Just started Core 1 and my ds will be 7 next month. Perfect choices so far for my accelerated learner. Edited February 11, 2011 by Dinsfamily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Core K is pretty meaty for this age. We have some of the books from 3/4, and all my children love those titles. I think even going 3/4 would be great :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Another vote for P 4/5. It's been a delightful K year for Sylvia. I also agree that you might want to wait on the readers. Sylvia used Readers 1 this year (and even those are too simple). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3peasinapod Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 :iagree: Agreeing, and I wanted to add that the Sonlight cores don't depend on reading ability. The core is just books for the parent to read. I used Core K last year for a 1st and a K, and it was just okay for the K and absolutely fabulous for our 1st grader. In fact, I didn't want to leave the younger girl always just being okay, so I'm doing Core 1 in about 2 months with a 2nd and 3rd grader. I'm adding some books from our library and even adding SOTW1 just in case I need more material for our 3rd grader, but I'm excited to start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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