Fun Math & Language Arts Suggestions for 1st grader?
My daughter will be turning 6 this summer, and so far our home educating journey has been very, very informal (we're drawing from a bit of unschooling, Waldorfy, CM, nature inspired philosophies).
I can see my daughter is developing an interest in math (counting everything, practicing counting to 100 on her own, etc.) and also reading/writing (sounding out words she sees, asking how to spell and write words). I want to gently support her in those areas, and I'm also short on creative time to come up with our own ideas and activities as I take care of our 18 month old and 4 year old.
I'm looking for curriculums (math, phonics, reading, writing - doesn't have to be all of these, but even just a couple to get us started) that are genuinely fun!! I've done lots of research, but so far a lot of the highly recommended math & reading curriculums for her age just seem so traditional and dull. Workbooks and worksheets and flash cards.
Anything game-like that you use? Or story-based curriculums? Or just fun learning games you suggest? I've seen a lot about Beast Academy for math and may consider that if she's ready for it.
Editing to add: thanks for these suggestions - one important thing to note is that we really don't do much with screens or tablets in our family. So when I'm thinking of games, I'm looking more along the lines of card games, board games, etc. Thanks, folks!