Jeana Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 (edited) Is it enough just to do the standards ed or US ed by itself and nothing else. Or do you need to use the Intensive practice or Challenging Word Problem books as well? I am doing standards ed with ds (6) and US ed. 4a with dd (10). Also, would my dd be considered behind because she is in 4a and not in 5a and 5 b this year? Thanks guys, Jeana Edited October 5, 2009 by Jeana wrote the wrong word. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeana Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 Thanks for that Wendy. Have a great day. Jeana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmmom4him Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I just use them, but then I add drills--lots of drills, and "real" math throughout just by doing things around the house, farm, shop garden etc. My ds is 10--4th grade, but just started 3a. I know he is behind, but he has a LD that was just found a year ago. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I use the whole pile-o-books, but not on the same day. For my kids it isn't enough to see it once so we do a lesson and then a week or so later we do some of the extras to review and reinforce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merylvdm Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 This was all my boys used and they always scored very well on the American Math contest and are coping with Life of Fred math at high school level very well. My boys started Singapore when they were 7 and 9 - and they were always 'behind' as the book numbering went (eg they'd be in 5th grade and on book 4A. But - as I said, they top scored in American Math contest in our homeschool group - so they were not behind in math at all. There is no need to do pre-algebra after Singapore - so that means you have longer to finish up to 6B. My youngest has done various supplements (LOF, CHallenge Problems and Miquon) because she goes so fast through Singapore - and is ahead as the 'numbers' go. Meryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in KY Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 We use IP and CWP, and find it helps very much to have those resources when needing to reinforce certain concepts. Our day is fairly heavy in the math department, though, because I wanted to make sure my kids mastered the concepts behind the math. With the advent of flashmaster in our house, drill has become a non-issue. HTH, Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 would my dd be considered behind because she is in 4a and not in 5a and 5 b this year? Thanks guys, Jeana Jeana, In Singapore, where this curriculum was developed and used, kids begin first grade in January, when they're already 7. They used the Primary Math 1A and 1B that year. So... if a Singaporean child turned 10 at any time after January of 2009, then, she'd be in 3rd grade this year and using 3A and 3B. Their school year ends about now, so she would just be finishing up 3B. If the child was 10 before January of this year, she'd be finishing up 4B this month. Here in the US, people use Singapore's Primary Math in all SORTS of ways, so all bets are off. :D (The only measuring stick would be what YOUR dd was ready for.) Hope that helps. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeana Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions. Especially to Susan for the flashmaster idea. I bought one immediately. Thanks, Jeana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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