McKinley has put a bunch of math worksheets online for kids to keep up their math skills during the summer (yet another reason why I love the schools here). Drew has downloaded them and says he will give one a week to Rachel throughout July and August. She doesn't need much persuading; she said today she wished she had homework "so I could sign my name in cursive."
Drew has begun teaching her rudimentary multiplication, more as a shortcut to arithmetic, a kind of game, more than anything else. He said she totally grasps the concept. He has even done a bit of algebra with her -- again, more of a concept at this stage than real problem-solving.
I think kids are capable of grasping way more than we parents think they can!
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