idnib Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 We've been using Singapore Math and it has worked quite well for my son. One of the things that attracted me to it in the first place was that it was similar to the curriculum approved by the Singapore Ministry of Education (according to Rainbow, anyway.) I'm now looking at science programs and am wondering if the science materials are also based on actual programs in Singapore, or if they are a similar style to Singapore Math but not linked to the country of Singapore's science standards. (IOW, is it just branding?) It's funny because Rainbow doesn't say anything about any actual connection to Singapore. Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 The Singapore Science that I used a few years ago was definitely from Singapore: the examples were all based around the island - water pumped from Malaysia, etc. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freerange Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 If you're meaning the My Pals Are Here Science, yes from Singapore & yes, very good. Dtb (which apparently stands for Darling Tom Boy) didn't enjoy it so much because we've already covered a lot of it, but it they are good books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 (edited) Look at what's for sale from http://www.singaporemath.com/ It lists the publishers more clearly. I bought an art book from them a few years ago, and it was from Singapore (as in, published by a company that exists in that country). They also sell English books there that are clearly not from the US as they reflect Singaporean English (e.g. "Some nouns are called uncountable nouns, or uncount nouns for short" -- indeed). Rainbow Resources is a distributor of their stuff. Edited September 29, 2010 by stripe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 We're using My Pals Are Here 3/4. It's definitely from Singapore. Plants are from there as illustrations and some activities have kids going into their school garden or to the Singapore Gardens to do a task. I think using the Homework and the Higher Order Thinking Skills books is where the real challenges come with the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 We're doing the MS science, and my son jokes all the time about the references to Singapore. It hasn't been a problem at all though - very easy to work around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 Thanks everyone! I'm glad to hear the materials are authentically Singaporean. I was worried they were just branded as such. Now I have to decide between Singapore Science and BFSU but I'm sure there are lots of threads to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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