mountains27 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I'm thinking I need some supplements for my son to help get his understanding of basic addition and subtracting wrapped up. He is currently using MM 1A and I like the program its just my son seems to forget basic math concepts everyday that we come back to it. I can see he IS making progress but I have been thinking that maybe a break from MM and a good review of adding and take away would be good for him. I know I could just write problems for him but I would like to find a supplement that will be fun-ish and might help him practice in a way that will click for him. He likes using c-rods but I come up short when i try to do a search on addition worksheets using c-rods and am not sure I want to get into Miquon Math since it looks fairly different from MM? Anyone able to share any suggestions or insight? Much appreciate any responses :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAtoVA Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I was having similar problems using Singapore with my DD (age 6). I added in MEP Level 1 and it has been fantastic! Math facts and number sense are approached in so many different ways that are reinforcing, creative and fun all at the same time. It's free and I just print and use the lessons I need (and think DD will enjoy and benefit the most from) and skip the rest. Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea3829 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I'm having this same issue with my 6 yr old son. I JUST started him on MUS Alpha. I'm going to do a crash course with him through much of Alpha, to help cement those place value concepts and then return to Singapore 1B. Course, this is an option for us because we have a zillion math curricula hanging around, lol. DD8 is using MUS full-time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountains27 Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 I have a copy of MUS Alpha that a friend gave me to see what it was about, it is mostly written in but maybe we can get some ideas from it. I also printed off a couple MEP so we will try that today as well, thank you for the suggestions :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalAlt Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Games at Education Unboxed might be helpful, too. You'd just need some colored rods for most of them, otherwise free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalAlt Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Games at Education Unboxed might be helpful, too. You'd just need some colored rods for most of them, otherwise free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsplaymath Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Two things really helped my children at this age: telling stories, and playing games. Stories give their minds something to work on, thus helping them to visualize and understand math better than numbers alone. And games are low-stress review, always a good thing. Here are some of my favorite math ideas for this age, from my blog: Tell Me a (Math) Story Game: Tens Concentration How Crazy Can You Make It? Math Game: What Number Am I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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