Do you have your child Write in the Singapore Math Textbook?

[Lorriekay]

I expected my DS to write his answers in the Workbook .. but now looking at the Textbook, it looks like a workbook as well.

How do people re-sell these resources without writing in them? Looks I should be having my child write in the textbook as well!

The only thing that seems like it shouldn't be (or doesn't need to be written in) is the home instructors guide.

Am I missing something?:lurk5:

 

Loretta

[Melora in NC]

I have my children write the Textbook answers on a separate page. They write in the Workbooks, but I like to be able to reuse the Textbooks.

[OhioMom66]

I have my daughter write in her textbook. We usually do those problems together then she does the workbook on her own. I obviously do not plan on reselling either the textbook or workbook. :)

[*Jen*]

We are just doing Singapore 1a but I have my son either tell me the answers in the textbook or he writes it down on his whiteboard. The only thing he is allowed to write in is the workbook.

[MissKNG]

I let my big girl write in the textbook. I don't have plans to resell them.

[Crimson Wife]

I use the textbooks as consumables. To me they're more like worktexts than a traditional textbook such as Saxon. They're inexpensive & paperback.

[MissKNG]

I use the textbooks as consumables. They're inexpensive & paperback.

 

:iagree:

[mamato3 all-boy boys]

We don't write in the textbook -- when he was younger, I copied the practice pages from the TB for him to write his answers on. Last year, I made him copy the problems from the book and work them on notebook paper.

[Jen in PA]

On round one I had DD write the answers on a sheet of paper or do the exercises orally. I just started having DS write in the textbook because I realized it would simplify my life.

[Tutor]

We reuse the textbooks from child to child and use the textbooks primarily for mental math practice or work the problems together on the white board. My kids write in the workbooks, so each child gets his own workbook.

 

I would have no problem with them writing in the textbook if I felt that doing so would enhance their learning. It's your book, you can do what you'd like with it. I have found that I can't resell Singapore textbooks, so I'm just going to give them away when we are done with them.

[cdrumm4448]

We write in just about everything. It speeds us along and makes learning easier. BUT, we don't write in books we are reading. Other than that, I don't generally save materials for my younger child, or plan on reselling much.

[Researcher]

I use the textbooks as consumables. To me they're more like worktexts than a traditional textbook such as Saxon. They're inexpensive & paperback.

 

:iagree:

[KrissiK]

We do not write in the textbook. We go over the answers orally and then we write in the workbook. I've got 3 kids and want to try to re-use the textbook if I can!

[twoxcell]

My ds does not write in the textbook. He either does the problems mentally and tells me the answer or writes on a seperate paper.

[imhim]

We are only in 1B, and we do the textbook orally - she looks and tells me the answer. I will reuse them for my other 3 children. Workbooks , of course she writes in those.

[fhjmom]

Last year was our first year to use Singapore (and our first year HS-ing) and my kids wrote in the text book. I will probably have DD (6 YO) continue to write in the text but I am considering having DS (9YO) do his text answers orally, on a white board or on seperate paper.

 

I am planning on starting Life of Fred Fractions sometime this year (when he can get the rest of his facts memorized) and he will have to do all his work from that on seperate paper, so I am wanting to give him some practice copying problems.

 

I also plan to keep using Singapore unless something drastic happens with the youngers so it would be nice to avoid that expense in a couple of years, even if it is a small one.

[Lorriekay]

I guess that answers my question LOL!

We are writing in them.. :)

 

DH and I don't care about resell either. I was just wondering how you could use it without writing in it?

 

loretta

[Narrow Gate Academy]

We either do the textbook problems orally or work them on a small dry erase board.

[Shelly in the Country]

My children write in the workbooks. I have them copy their problems from the textbooks into a separate notebook. There isn't space to use the textbooks as a consumable, at least not at the end of the series. The only way they could use the text as a consumable in 6A would be if you had your child ONLY write the final answer in the textbook while showing all their work on separate paper. Personally, I'd rather have them copy it out then.

[EKS]

*I* write in the textbooks as I explain concepts. I have my son do any problems in the textbook lessons on a whiteboard while I'm sitting with him.

[Asma_08]

We didn't write in the textbooks just because there was really no space. Now I am glad as I can reuse them with my next son.

[brownie]

We find there's not really space to write in them. When we use them at all, it is to go over things with me or to use the end of chapter exercises on a separate piece of paper. Then we reuse the books for all 3 boys.

Brownie

[johnandtinagilbert]

I have my children write the Textbook answers on a separate page. They write in the Workbooks, but I like to be able to reuse the Textbooks.

Ditto :) I go through and place post-its over lessons so they know when to use the text and don't accidentally start a lesson :) It's nice b/c they know on review days they can get started at their leisure.

[Matryoshka]

We do the problems in the textbook together, either mentally or on a whiteboard. Then they do the workbook independently (and write in it).

[texasmama]

I have my children write the Textbook answers on a separate page. They write in the Workbooks, but I like to be able to reuse the Textbooks.

 

This is what we do, as well. I go through the textbook with the kids orally, using notebook paper as needed. They write in the workbooks, also with me working with them. (I am feeling the need to be pretty hands on with math right now.) I reuse the textbooks but not the workbooks. The texts will trickle down to two younger kids so this will save a lot of money in the long run and is really not much trouble.

[kalanamak]

We do text together on white board. I use it more like notes for a stand-up teacher. If he is slow on the grab, I quickly pop some more examples up on the board. I might stretch it a bit with a trickier example. I might ask another question. We wander so much, it is just better if I put the questions up, so I can mark and explain them.

Edited August 5, 2010 by kalanamak

[Aoife]

we write in the workbooks only. We do everything else on another sheet of paper (IP, CWP included)

 

We generally do not write in workbooks that cost over 20 dollars as well with the only exceptions being primer through beta in MUS.

[nmoira]

We did the textbooks orally and mentally whenever possible. Questions that required writing, were done on a separate piece of paper.

[bluemongoose]

We do the textbook orally and then DD writes in the workbook. Well for now, we are actually switching to MM...