sleepymommy Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Today was the open house for ds (which, being new to ps, was probably more exciting for me!) and I was able to flip through the math workbook. The last few pages of the math workbook had problems such as "6-3=" and 9-2=". Problems within 10 basically. I thought that it should at least be problems within 20. The beginning half had a lot of ordinal numbers, greater than and less than, estimation, etc. Which I think is normal, but I thought the addition and subtraction part would come sooner than at the very end. Just for some background, we decided to keep ds7 back and place him in 1st grade. Please no flames, this was a really difficult decision. He is really small, with a bone age of just 4 yrs old. He also struggles with writing and would not have been able to keep up with the amount of writing required in 2nd grade here. And while his reading has improved, he still needs help. He is pretty good at math though, not a whiz by any means, it doesn't come naturally to him but he worked really hard on all of his math facts over the summer, mostly mental math and has become stronger. We also didn't finish any of our curriculum at home yet for 1st grade. We moved a few months ago and kind of just went into summer break mode.:blush: I'm sure everything they do in the class will be great review and since we'll be keeping up with math at home I can challenge him, but I am just really surprised at the scope of the book. We are in an excellent school system that is supposed to have an accelerated math program. So is this the norm for end of 1st grade in public school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Are you sure that is the book for the whole year? My kids' math books come in sections, so the one in their desks right now is only for a couple of months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiffanieh Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I think there is NOTHING wrong with holding, especially boys, back one year. We did the very same thing. We currently homeschool, but when my son was at a college prep private school for first grade they most definitely did addition up to 20, including carrying. They did not get into borrowing yet however. If you are concerned I would simply teach him more at home, can't hurt! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 We are in CA and I am expecting the school to teach addition and substraction up to a hundred. We used SM 1st grade last year at home and I know it's alligned with CA math standards and covers lot more than just addition to a 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie75 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 No judgement here. My 1st grader just turned 7. His classroom uses California Math and it seems very similar to the Horizons 1 workbook we have. They cover subtraction about 1/3 into the year. So, I would agree that the problems you posted do seem very easy for the end of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I think math standards depend on the state. The teacher should be able to give you a little booklet that tells you what their expectations are. Some states go faster than others but end up in the same place eventually. It's very common here to hold boys back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nart Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Are you sure that is the book for the whole year? My kids' math books come in sections, so the one in their desks right now is only for a couple of months. I agree that the book might just be the first textbook/ workbook for the first semester just like Singapore Math has 1A and 1B. Ask the teacher if your child will have another math book. Do you remember the name of the math book or series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessedmom3 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 In FL here and they use a Singapore Math inspired new math curriculum . They teach + / - up to 100 , place value and challenging word problems similar to Singapore . Some dc are struggling though , probably because the teachers themselves are not used to this way of teaching math even though they have trainings every few months . I have read about that in a forum for teachers (proteachers.com) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 Thank you for your support on our decision to keep him back. We've been getting a lot of grief from friends and family about it. I was told the text is Scott Foresman Millenium edition, I only saw the workbook so I guessing it's the same. I meant to jot it down when I looked at it because I know my memory is not so great, but then it's so bad I even forgot to write it down. (I also forgot my keys there, sometimes I get so mad at my brain!) I hope it was just for part of the semester, but it was really thick. I will ask the teacher more about it later on when the busy start of the school year calms a bit. Thanks for the replies. I thought that addition/subtraction within 100 would be the norm (this is what ds knows), but at least within 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Our school gives us online access to our math textbook which also includes enrichment activites. It's been a great tool in seeing exactly what the dc complete in class. I can expand on things that are skimmed over and in some cases cover topics totally skipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 We are in CA and I am expecting the school to teach addition and substraction up to a hundred. We used SM 1st grade last year at home and I know it's alligned with CA math standards and covers lot more than just addition to a 10. enVision, the math program you will be using, gets into addition up to 100 and some very basic (no re-grouping) subtraction problems up to 100. It is very basic. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presley Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 In FL here and they use a Singapore Math inspired new math curriculum . They teach + / - up to 100 , place value and challenging word problems similar to Singapore . Some dc are struggling though , probably because the teachers themselves are not used to this way of teaching math even though they have trainings every few months . I have read about that in a forum for teachers (proteachers.com) . Do you remember the name of it blessedmom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 enVision, the math program you will be using, gets into addition up to 100 and some very basic (no re-grouping) subtraction problems up to 100. It is very basic. Bill wow, so SM is more advanced? I just assumed regular SM grade 1 workbooks would cover the same topics as enVision. Thanks Bill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessedmom3 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Do you remember the name of it blessedmom? Yes, it is GO Math . If you go to their site , you can sign up to see free samples. It is actually the whole book by grades . The scope&sequence might seem low in computation but it is advanced in concepts. Look especially for H.O.T. word problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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