PentecostalMom Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Is there a website or list here somewhere of recommended/suggested curricula for gifted children? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 www.hoagiesgifted.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PentecostalMom Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 www.hoagiesgifted.org I am familiar with that site. I was thinking that couldn't possibly be the only resource?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Every child is unique regardless of giftedness. Either you bring your child to a used curriculum store and libraries and bookstores and hope your child pick out something he/she likes, or you use what you have or intend to buy and tweak to your hearts content. While Prufrock Press and Royal Fireworks Press might be publishing curriculum for gifted kids, it can definately be used by anyone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 (edited) Yes, I agree with Arcadia. Plus, a child may be accelerated in certain subjects, but not others. So, for a maths-loving child, you might choose Beast Academy and Zaccaro's books. For a language-loving child, you might use MCT and Prufrock Press books. I suggested Hogies Gifted because it was the first site I thought of when I saw your thread. And it has a humongous list of resources. :-D You may also want join the TagMax list and ask for more suggestions. Edited March 2, 2016 by nansk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PentecostalMom Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 To provide more detail, which I was hoping to avoid, I am gathering information to assist a family that lives overseas in a rural area. Internet is not readily available, and there is no running to the library, curriculum sales/bookstores, and poring over websites or Google. Hence the request for a list. This family cannot buy-and-try a lot because of their location, shipping costs, etc. I am familiar with Hoagies, Royal Fireworks and Prufrock, as I use some of their resources with our family. I was hoping for a list I could print and send along with some catalogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Download as many samples in pdf format as you can and mail a flash drive or SD card to them with all the samplers loaded. I don't find catalogs useful to pick curriculum but I find samples that are many pages long useful for my kids to gauge if they might like it and also which level approximately to buy. Placement tests aren't very useful sometimes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 In that situation, some considerations- a lot of moving parts per level could be a problem (like MCT). Also, depending on where thy are, they may want a British, rather than American scope. Maybe Galore Park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) DP. Edited March 4, 2016 by elladarcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black-eyed Suzan Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 That's a tough situation for anyone choosing curriculum, much less for accelerated learners who may be all over the map with skills, interests, etc. Here are some that immediately come to my mind. Keep in mind my oldest is 9, so I'm not familiar with the needs of older kids. Math: MEP (free for printing, if that's available) Miquon for younger kids Beast Academy Art of Problem Solving books can be digital Language Arts: I don't use the activities (and I severely tweak the method of dictation) in the program Spell to Write and Read, but it contains many levels in one program and the student can progress through the word lists as quickly as he/she needs to. I don't have an accelerated writer, so no help there. My reluctant writer has done well with IEW. A Kindle loaded with lots of classic and contemporary literature - I would look at the Ambleside Online list as a start. History: Story of the World, including the audio books A great atlas Latin: Getting Started with Latin Science is a conundrum, too. BFSU comes to mind, but we used the recommended reading lists. I feel like you'd also need something with pictures. I would also load an MP3 player or laptop with as many audio books and classical music as I could. Find a good Art History book and a How to Draw book. Here is a list of threads about homeschooling with limited physical resources. They may help generate ideas, too. http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/540167-so-minimalist-challenge/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Check out this list of books and curricula for gifted children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateMomster Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I'd put Ambleside Online on the list as well. Haven't found anything else that has children read such challenging books, at such an early age. It's why we love it :p 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) A word of caution on AO- obviously the person who mentioned it uses it, so it works for some families. We spent a year (almost 2) with it, really gave it a go. I read all of the Charlotte Mason readings, etc. It did add some good elements to our homeschool (habit-training for example), but on the whole, it really took up a lot of my time, and would require a lot of Internet. I can't recommend it in this situation. ETA- I really cannot recommend such heavy reliance on out of copyright science and history, either. I noticed the comments about starting high school are that AO's list does not prepare for "speciality" tests for math and science. I think that comment has been added since we used it, so I suspect most users are not using AO's science at the upper levels. Edited March 10, 2016 by elladarcy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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