FairProspects Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Does anyone else have a whole-to-parts thinker who ends up guessing backwards on the Singapore exercises so they don't have to do calculations? For example, if the answer to the letter puzzle is "dragonfly" they guess the word, fill in the letters, and then write those answers in the correct problem box so no calculation or practicing of skills is required. I have dyslexics who hate calculations so I can see logically why they do this to get around their weak points. At the same time, they like the letter puzzles because they are more fun than just straight calculations over and over. Suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Cover the puzzle and you write the answers on another paper, then at the end they get to transfer their answers to the puzzle. My children guess the puzzles early but still do the work, but this is how I would do if guessing the answer impeded their learning for the day. (Write their answers in the easiest way for them to quickly transfer them to the puzzle at the end, it will differ for different types of puzzles.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Does anyone else have a whole-to-parts thinker who ends up guessing backwards on the Singapore exercises so they don't have to do calculations? For example, if the answer to the letter puzzle is "dragonfly" they guess the word, fill in the letters, and then write those answers in the correct problem box so no calculation or practicing of skills is required. I have dyslexics who hate calculations so I can see logically why they do this to get around their weak points. At the same time, they like the letter puzzles because they are more fun than just straight calculations over and over. Suggestions? Ha! No, but I've always wondered why they didn't. :) Seems smart to me. I agree, cover it up so they can't see the letters yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Yep, I cover up the letters until they've done the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Both my kids did this, but I seem to breed smart alecs. I just cover it up. I have even made a photo copy of the page and just cut off the puzzle part. Then, when the work is done they can go back and fill in the answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 So far none of mine have done that but I could see it happening. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Mine has not done this. I have not thought about it either!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea3829 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 My son does this. He can whip out the answers to the equations with no difficulty at all...excels with mental calculations, etc etc. But with those puzzle type pages, if I did not cover the puzzle part, he'd work backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genny Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 mine do the same thing...now why didn't I think of covering up the puzzle part :blushing: Thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 That was why the Pizzazz books didn't work for us. Even if I cover up the puzzle, they would flip the page and read the mirror image just for the thrill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamanthaCarter Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I saw my DS do this the other day, but he'd already demonstrated a firm grasp of the material, so I didn't worry. Timely question! ETA - I don't think of this as a totally bad thing. I remember quite a number of multiple choice questions in a (particularly hard) college finance class where I backed into the answer. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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