A beka math is a complete and strong program, I think you don’t need any other suplement. I have used the K5 and 2th grade materials. I will order the first grade kits (child and parent) for next summer. The parent kit includes the curriculum/lesson plans, the test-speed drills answer key, arithmetic flashcards and charts.
I didn’t buy the curriculum/lesson plans when we did 2th grade, but sometimes I wished I would. Many exercises in the workbook were dictated problems. The curriculum tells you what problems to dictate. You can make your own, but the curriculum helps you to save time. There are sample pages at Abeka’s website and at Christianbook.
http://www.abeka.com/ABekaOnline/BookDescription.aspx?sbn=92231
http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=292231&event=Homeschool
