kanagnostos Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I had read several posts regarding Singapore's Challenging Word Problems (CWP). However, when I went on their website to have a look I noticed that they are "permanently out of stock" for most levels, including the levels I was interested in looking at (3 and 4). Can anyone recommend other supplements with challenging story problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping In Puddles Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Challenge Math or Primary Challenge math by Zaccaro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Singapore Math is coming out with another Challenging Word Problem series in 2010: http://www.singaporemath.com/What_s_New_s/8.htm In the mean time, Intensive Practice by Singapore Math has some challenging word problems as well as other challenging problems:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 The Kumon Word Problems series are decent, though you'll want to go up a grade from CWP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 You can get Singapore Math books directly from Singapore through SG Box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfvneumann Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Try Problemoids at rfwp.com. The books are for fourth, fifth, and sixth grade gifted kids in math. They are aimed at teaching problem solving strategies and are set up to allow the child to control the entire experience. Ds loved the Problemoids books, raced through them, and got huge benefits. They changed his attitude toward math from a boring requirement to a puzzle he has fun solving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Singapore Math is coming out with another Challenging Word Problem series in 2010: http://www.singaporemath.com/What_s_New_s/8.htm In the mean time, Intensive Practice by Singapore Math has some challenging word problems as well as other challenging problems:) Ok, I know it's only Jan, but this is what I'm looking for. I've been on their website this AM, & there are some supplemental books I don't recognize, but I can't tell what they're for--if they're new-new or replacing-CWP-new. Math Works? i-Excel? Math Express? Brain Maths? Any reviews, recommendations, explanations on any of these would be so helpful! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cassyt Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I've used the i-Excel, MathExpress, and Brain Maths series with students, so I started writing a response here, which ended up being a blog post, which will eventually end up being THREE posts about the materials. You can read the first post about MathExpress: Speed Maths Strategies by Fan Learning on my blog: SingaporeMathSource.com I'd love to hear from other people who have used these supplemental books as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Ok, I know it's only Jan, but this is what I'm looking for. I've been on their website this AM, & there are some supplemental books I don't recognize, but I can't tell what they're for--if they're new-new or replacing-CWP-new. Math Works? i-Excel? Math Express? Brain Maths? Any reviews, recommendations, explanations on any of these would be so helpful! :001_smile: We used an i-Excel book a few years ago. My dc really enjoyed the first part of the book--heuristic problem solving strategies. (Look for patterns, draw a picture, etc.) The second part of the book is the bar model approach to word problems. We didn't really do this part because we were already doing CWP and it was redundant. It is very helpful for learning the bar model approach though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 My kids do the Daily Word Problems from Evan Moor and we have all been very happy with them. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cassyt Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Post #2 of 3 complete: Just added information on the i-Excel Heuristic and Model Approach books on the SingaporeMathSource.com blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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