Singapore 3A -- CLE equivalent?

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I would like to occasionally use a supplement to Singapore 3A, and after some cursory reading, I think CLE would be a good choice for what I would like. However, I'm unsure which CLE LightUnits would match up to where my daughter is in Singapore Math.

 

Does anyone use both of these programs together? I know they don't line up exactly, but does anyone know the LUs that correspond the best with SM?

 

Thanks!

[susankenny]

I would highly recommend the placement test. It's free at their website. You could also join the CLE yahoo loop...someone there may know for certain. CLE is a fairly comprehensive curriculum though, so imho, it seems like it would be a lot to use it as a supplement.

 

Susan

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Oh duh, I should have thought to ask this on the CLE yahoo group since I've been a member there for a while. I suppose I thought it might be taboo to ask how another curriculum matches up.

 

I don't want to use the entire CLE curriculum with my daughter, just use a few LUs here and there to review and/or cement certain topics. For example, I don't feel that Singapore 3A has enough review of multiplication, plus I feel like some other topics like money are being put on the back burner for now. By giving her a few CLE LUs, she could review these topics relatively independently.

 

I'm just looking for the CLE LUs that might best (not perfectly) match up with SM 3A.

[Beth in SW WA]

Khan Academy on youtube has an entire series of video-lessons from Singapore 3A. We have enjoyed them.

[3andme]

Due to the spiral nature of CLE, I think it may be hard to supplement by using only a few light units. Each lesson in the light unit has only a few problems on a particular topic and they build gradually.

 

I have used CLE to supplement but we do all the light units about a level behind. Because we use it as review, it only takes my ds about 15 minutes to complete a lesson. Definitely use the diagnostic test for initial placement.

[TracyP]

Due to the spiral nature of CLE, I think it may be hard to supplement by using only a few light units. Each lesson in the light unit has only a few problems on a particular topic and they build gradually.

 

 

:iagree: I was about to post the same thing. Have you looked at Math Mammoth? You can buy topical (blue series) books for $3-5 to give her extra practice.

[lotsofpumpkins]

I'm just looking for the CLE LUs that might best (not perfectly) match up with SM 3A.

 

Since CLE is spiral/incremental, it would be hard to try to pick LU's that match up by topic. Any given lesson might have some multiplication problems, addition/subtraction problems, drawing lines/rays/line segments, money problems, measurements, etc.

 

If you are looking to work on specific topics, then I've heard that Math Mammoth is good for that.

 

CLE is a great math program, but I really can't see using it as a supplement to something else if you are trying to match up certain topics, unless you are wanting to buy a whole set of LU's and just pick and choose problems to do (which I know would make me feel as though I were wasting money).

 

ETA: I guess several of us were posting at the same time!!!

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Khan Academy on youtube has an entire series of video-lessons from Singapore 3A. We have enjoyed them.

 

Thanks, I will check this out.

 

Thanks for all of the responses. I appreciate it.