CalicoKat Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 DD 9 is half way through Gamma. And I'm thinking supplementing with Singapore Math would help with the memorizing of the facts, give lots of variety, and ensure we're getting the measurements & money piece that MUS doesn't seem to focus much on. Has anyone put together a list of MUS levels that correspond with Singapore Math levels? What has been your experience. DD has only ever done MUS. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfside Academy Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I only supplment with Singapore's Challenging Word Problems. Since Singapore is spiral and MUS is a master method, it's difficult to compare. My son is currently finishing up Beta. I have been using CWP #1 as a supplement. Book #1 includes addition, subtraction, graphs, money, multplication & division. My son obviously hasn't done multiplication or division yet in MUS so he only works on a portion of the Singapore book. I also purchased Singapore's Primary Mathematics 1A & 1B. They were fairly inexpensive and I wanted to see what everyone was talking about. Again, since it's spiral, they cover a little bit of everything including multiplication. I just found them way too random for my taste and honestly, a bit "cartoonish." My son has no issues with the black & white pages of MUS. I don't know if this helps but I would think if you wanted to use the CWP books, your daughter could do either book 1 or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I agree with Tiffany. :iagree: I would supplement with CWP #2 (a year behind MUS) I also tried supplementing in 2nd or 3rd grade with the textbook/workbook but the experiment failed miserably for several reasons. I love the CWP. Ds says they are evil :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy in TN Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Singapore is not spiral. Singapore is basal. The levels are divided into topic/ sections. The texts will contain an entire section on numbers, an entire section on shapes, an entire section on addition, etc. Although there are a few Review lessons scattered through the levels, there is no spiral review within the sections. Singapore introduces more topics per year than MUS, so this makes it pretty hard to line up. But maybe- Primer- Early Bird 1 Alpha- Early Bird 2 Beta- PM 1 Gamma- PM 2 Delta- PM 3 Epsilon- PM 4 Zeta- PM 5 Pre-Alg- PM 6 I don't know that Singapore will necessarily help with fact memorization, but it will present the material in a different way and introduce a broader scope of material than MUS. However, keep in mind that MUS is your mastery program, so don't move on until she gets it. Singapore is a supplement. Talk about it; introduce it; don't expect mastery. If your dd is interested in more math, it could be a fun supplement. Just be careful not to overwhelm her. For example, you could do most of Singapore orally and view it as mental math that happens to include colorful visual representations of the abstract concepts. HTH- Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 Singapore is not spiral. Singapore is basal. The levels are divided into topic/ sections. The texts will contain an entire section on numbers, an entire section on shapes, an entire section on addition, etc. Although there are a few Review lessons scattered through the levels, there is no spiral review within the sections. Singapore introduces more topics per year than MUS, so this makes it pretty hard to line up. But maybe- Primer- Early Bird 1 Alpha- Early Bird 2 Beta- PM 1 Gamma- PM 2 Delta- PM 3 Epsilon- PM 4 Zeta- PM 5 Pre-Alg- PM 6 I don't know that Singapore will necessarily help with fact memorization, but it will present the material in a different way and introduce a broader scope of material than MUS. However, keep in mind that MUS is your mastery program, so don't move on until she gets it. Singapore is a supplement. Talk about it; introduce it; don't expect mastery. If your dd is interested in more math, it could be a fun supplement. Just be careful not to overwhelm her. For example, you could do most of Singapore orally and view it as mental math that happens to include colorful visual representations of the abstract concepts. HTH- Mandy Thank you Mandy! This is exactly what I needed to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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