bbrandonsmom Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Has anyone used MM units to accompany SM successfully? I remember reading an example of how SM goes into fractions, and that MM did it a lot better in explanation. So it's possible to pull a blue book unit for what you are doing in SM for either a better explanation or for extra practice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Yes, this is what I'm doing with my oldest. So far, I've used portions of MM Multiplication 2, Division 1, and Division 2 with Singapore 3A and Fractions 1 with Singapore 3B. I go through the topics in MM first because the explanations are better, and then use SM as additional practice. We're about to start 4A and I expect to be using more from the MM worktexts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Yes, this is what I'm doing with my oldest. So far, I've used portions of MM Multiplication 2, Division 1, and Division 2 with Singapore 3A and Fractions 1 with Singapore 3B. I go through the topics in MM first because the explanations are better, and then use SM as additional practice. We're about to start 4A and I expect to be using more from the MM worktexts. I do something similar to Crimson Wife. SM doesn't have enough practice for us. We are using SM 2B/3A this year as well as MM blue mult/div/place value -- along with TT4 (because my girls love 'computer' math). I plan to buy more MM in the future. Singapore will be our main program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbrandonsmom Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 Thanks. Since you guys are ahead of me, would you be able to answer this? When they get to measuring with a ruler, do they explain that you are measuring a part of a line, and not the whole line, or does that come in later? I know it's important later on to distinguish that, and it's easier if taught earlier than later. I see in 1b, they start with units as measurement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 We just did measuring last week in Singapore 2B. I don't remember noting if it was a line or part of a line. The lesson was simply to teach units of measurement by measuring the table, your hand, etc. -- and in this case, it was cm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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