RainbowSprinkles Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I would like to know what you have used for math in preschool (3-4 years old). I know a lot of people don't really do anything or buy anything at this age, but I would like something that I can do with DS as he has been asking for "school work" and I don't want him to feel left out. I want something that is already pre-made. I don't want to have to print a ton of stuff. I already do plenty of printing with the older 2. I don't want anything religious. I already have lots of manupilatives. What have you bought for your preschooler? :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I love Starfall.com here. We actually paid the yearly subscription for the more.starfall.com website and it has been well worth the $35. It has stuff for my 2 year old and even my reading 5 year old can still learn from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I would like to know what you have used for math in preschool (3-4 years old). I know a lot of people don't really do anything or buy anything at this age, but I would like something that I can do with DS as he has been asking for "school work" and I don't want him to feel left out. I want something that is already pre-made. I don't want to have to print a ton of stuff. I already do plenty of printing with the older 2. I don't want anything religious. I already have lots of manupilatives. What have you bought for your preschooler? :bigear: Singapore Essential Math has worked for us at that age. Book A is more of a preschool level than K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Singapore Essential Math has worked for us at that age. Book A is more of a preschool level than K. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kesmom Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I agree with the Singapore Essential Math suggestion. Counting with Numbers from Rod and Staff is also really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Well I wanted to use RS A with my ds, but he's just not ready for it. I just ordered the tm for Saxon K5 (yes, you heard right, SAXON!), so we'll see how that is. It looks like it uses the manipulatives I already have from RS, and it sounds adorable. Money, tanagrams, just lots of basic stuff. Like you, I need some structure, not wishful thinking and a puddle of ideas. And the price used was quite affordable (amazon marketplace). I haven't seen the Saxon essentials stuff to have an opinion on it. My boy is pretty wiggly, so I figured playing with manipulatives was about right for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephF Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I used Saxon K with my dd starting at the age 3y 8m. It was easy for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Though I agree with Singapore Essentials, I bought the Earlybird Activity book for my small girl to work in. I think she will like the cut and paste stuff and I chose only the activity book because I think the "A" material will be a bit easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
give_me_a_latte Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Well I wanted to use RS A with my ds, but he's just not ready for it. I just ordered the tm for Saxon K5 (yes, you heard right, SAXON!), so we'll see how that is. It looks like it uses the manipulatives I already have from RS, and it sounds adorable. Money, tanagrams, just lots of basic stuff. Like you, I need some structure, not wishful thinking and a puddle of ideas. And the price used was quite affordable (amazon marketplace). I haven't seen the Saxon essentials stuff to have an opinion on it. My boy is pretty wiggly, so I figured playing with manipulatives was about right for us. :iagree: Us too. I started RS A and hit major walls. He just wasn't ready for it at all. We did Saxon K, which was FUN! After that we easily moved into RS A. Saxon K is very heavy on manipulatives, and each lesson is just like playtime. FWIW we didn't always follow their schedule or do the Meeting Book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchie Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I used Mathematical Reasoning Beginning 1 and 2 w/DD5. She loved to sit on the couch and go through the book. There were a few pages I had to print out since I didn't want her writing in the book. She loved doing it. http://www.criticalthinking.com/getProductDetails.do?code=c&id=06913 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspasia Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I agree with Singapore Essential Math. Almost every page has a suggestion for expanding the lesson with manipulatives. It's nice to have that all spelled out for you, but also to know that the program can stand on its own without the manipulatives, for days when your child either doesn't need it or you're just not interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five More Minutes Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I used and enjoyed Singapore Essentials with my K4 this year. Last year for preschool I used Saxon K, which is very gentle and easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennynd Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Though I agree with Singapore Essentials, I bought the Earlybird Activity book for my small girl to work in. I think she will like the cut and paste stuff and I chose only the activity book because I think the "A" material will be a bit easy. :iagree: I used early for my DD when she was 3 also, She loves the cut/paste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastTNmom Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 (edited) A couple of questions regarding the Singapore Early Bird Math books....do you need both the text and activity books? After looking at the samples, they both have questions to answer (and it looks like you write in the text). I noticed in the textbook that it gave teaching suggestions...am I missing something else? Also, my almost 4 yo is taking off...she just taught herself to count to 100 last week and understands simple addition/subtraction as well as all her shapes. Would books A and B be worthwhile to pursue? She doesn't have the muscle strength yet to do much writing and I don't know if these books require lots of independent writing. Thanks! Edited May 29, 2012 by EastTNmom Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Thanks everyone! I just ordered Singapore Essentials. :) I'm so excited!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five More Minutes Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 A couple of questions regarding the Singapore Early Bird Math books....do you need both the text and activity books? After looking at the samples, they both have questions to answer (and it looks like you write in the text). I noticed in the textbook that it gave teaching suggestions...am I missing something else? Also, my almost 4 yo is taking off...she just taught herself to count to 100 last week and understands simple addition/subtraction as well as all her shapes. Would books A and B be worthwhile to pursue? She doesn't have the muscle strength yet to do much writing and I don't know if these books require lots of independent writing. Thanks! SM Essentials and Earlybird have directions to the parent / instructor at the bottom of each page, indicating how to concretely introduce a topic. If your 4yo is already that advanced, I definitely would at least go with SM Essentials, and not Earlybird. However, have you looked into Miquon at all? She might be able to find her own pace more easily there. Last year the Hive gave me a brilliant solution for the student who can add and count, but can't yet write: the child can use Cuisenaire rods or number cards to show her answers! It worked like a charm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 SM Essentials and Earlybird have directions to the parent / instructor at the bottom of each page, indicating how to concretely introduce a topic. If your 4yo is already that advanced, I definitely would at least go with SM Essentials, and not Earlybird. However, have you looked into Miquon at all? She might be able to find her own pace more easily there. Last year the Hive gave me a brilliant solution for the student who can add and count, but can't yet write: the child can use Cuisenaire rods or number cards to show her answers! It worked like a charm. :iagree: Earlybird was terrible for my mathy boy at 3.5. We are sticking with Essentials from now on but Miquon and Cuisenaire Rods are fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastTNmom Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Thanks so much for the input. My dd loves using C-rods so I will look into Miquon as well as Essentials. She caught me off guard...I wasn't planning anything formal for math this coming year but she seems to be ready! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 My current preschooler really enjoyed MEP Reception. I only printed the teachers pages, one group at a time. For the most part DD pointed to the "posters" on my monitor. There were some pages that wanted her to draw directly on them. I cut and pasted them over to Paint and she drew on them with the computer mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 :iagree: Us too. I started RS A and hit major walls. He just wasn't ready for it at all. We did Saxon K, which was FUN! After that we easily moved into RS A. Saxon K is very heavy on manipulatives, and each lesson is just like playtime. FWIW we didn't always follow their schedule or do the Meeting Book. Thanks for sharing that! Sounds like I'm on the right track! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I didn't read through all the posts, so excuse me if this was already mentioned. We really like http://www.amazon.com/Math-Williamson-Little-Hands-Series/dp/1885593082#reader_1885593082 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bttrflyvld Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I just bought slow and steady get me ready for my soon to be 3 year old. It has activities from birth to age 5. after looking though it is seems like there are lots of activities that are considered math for that age. It looks like a lot of fun and we just did our second week of activities. For that age lots of activities are considered math. shapes, simple counting. I haven't seen anything that would be like a curriculum for that age. You might want to check out that book. It's fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomatHWTK Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 The Starfall paid subscription has been great for us. You might also check out Learning.com's Aha!Math. My DS can't actually do any of the K math lessons, but he loves to watch me do them...over and over and over. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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