Posted by Donna on 10:50 Jan 15
In Reply to: How has having a gifted child changed your curriculum? posted by Old Dominion Heather
makes me need to use outside resources to answer all their questions on subject matter. There is no standard "boxed" curriculum that I have found that would adequately meet their needs so I do a lot of improvising and following their lead in most subjects.
I have found that science and history curriculum at grade level are extremely too simplistic. I bring in a lot of outside readings and resources, projects, experiments, etc... We have library day every 2-3 weeks to bring home more resources. I buy way too many books, seriously, they are taking over our home.
I accelerate everything to the level each child is working, try to do as many similar subjects as I can (meaning everyone is on medieval history and earth and space science but at different levels). Output is slightly behind input but I do try to keep they producing. Output is above grade level but not nearly to the level of what they are learning which is way above grade level.
Good Luck.