MomZ Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I can't seem to find distributors! Help! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyTN Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 http://www.bestedusource.com http://www.rainbowresource.com http://www.christianbook.com There are a few. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Singaporemath.com They are the "official" US distributors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomZ Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Thanks! I knew I had to missing something! I'm trying to find the lowest levels (1A/1B?) and am struggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I bought 1A from www.cbd.com (christian book). You can also get it from Rainbow Resource and www.singaporemath.com Be careful that you choose either all US edition or all Standards Editions when you add to your cart. http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/easy_find?Ntk=keywords&Ntt=Singapore+1A&action=Search&N=0&Ne=0&event=ESRCN&nav_search=1&cms=1 http://www.rainbowresource.com/search.php?sid=1238554577-529507 http://www.singaporemath.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=1A&Search.x=7&Search.y=5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyTN Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I'm trying to find the lowest levels (1A/1B?) and am struggling. If you want to buy the US Ed. HIG for 1A Best Edusource has it for $11. Every place else it's $16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomZ Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Thanks. :) Now I'm getting confused. What is the difference between "Earlybird" and "1A/1B"? Which one is the one I want? Is there a big difference? I can't seem to find the "Earlybird" ones anywhere, even Singapore's own site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 How old is the child? Any prior math? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomZ Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 He is 4 1/2 and is picking up math concepts without me doing anything. He's had no formal math, but his brain is definitely "wired" for numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Earlybird is for Kindergarten-ish level. I used the Standard's Edition of Earlybird B (from the Singapore Site http://www.singaporemath.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=Earlybird) and it worked GREAT for us as a bridge from Calvert Kindergarten math to the Singapore way. We did B and then moved right into 1A with no problems at all. The reason that many of the books are unavailable through other distributors is because Singapore Math is doing away with the US editions of that book. They revised and now offer only the Standards Edition A and B to cover the whole Kindergarten year. Check out the link. You will find what you need there if you wish to order EB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 He is 4 1/2 and is picking up math concepts without me doing anything. He's had no formal math, but his brain is definitely "wired" for numbers. I would definitely start with Earlybird, at least level B, if not level A. Look at the Table of Contents to see where he falls best Book A http://www.singaporemath.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=EBSTDTA&Show=TechSpecs Book B http://www.singaporemath.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=EBSTDTB&Show=TechSpecs). Some of Book B was review for my ds, so those parts we either skipped or went over quickly. However, Earlybird B got my ds 5 ready for number bonds and number stories. When those came up in 1A, he was more than ready to tackle it. He is a "mathy" child too. :) IMO, definitely don't skip the foundation with Singapore EB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyTN Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 My kindergarten son is currently doing the Essential Math Kindgergarten A/B books. Then he will move to Primary Math 1A, probably in the fall. Singaporemath.com has excellent info and samples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomZ Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 THANK-YOU!! That is what I'm looking for! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 THANK-YOU!! That is what I'm looking for! :) If he's "mathy" you may want to consider adding Miquon (and Cuisenaire Rods) to your Singapore Math mix. It is a not uncommon combo, and is one of best moves I've ever made with my son (who's about your son's age). Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschooltoone Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 sonlight rainbow resource Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomZ Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 I've tried Miquon before and just don't "get" it. I do not have a math brain by any means, so for me it's a struggle. I would love to figure it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 (edited) I've tried Miquon before and just don't "get" it. I do not have a math brain by any means, so for me it's a struggle. I would love to figure it out! Did you purchase (and read) the 3 Teachers books (Lab Annotations, First Grade Diary, and Notes to Teacher)? I ask because when the Miquon materials first arrived here I picked up the Orange Book, and at first glance I felt it looked like an IQ test from some alien world, and I thought: Oh my, what do I do with this? But after several comfortable nights reading, everything clicked. And I went from being a little confused (and perhaps even intimidated) by the work-sheets, to finding the Miquon approach inspired every aspect of my math teaching, and that my son took to it without hesitation. As strange as it might first appear, Miquon is really quite simple to teach. And I think it's harder for us (as parents) to get past the initial shock-of-the-new than it is for our children, at least that's my experience. The teacher materials (and not just Lab Annotations) are really valuable to understanding the Miquon style. The First Grade Diary is particularly interesting, as you can see how the author Lore Rasmussen, implemented her Math Lab, and it's full of interesting ideas. For me the best thing about Miquon is that beyond some very interesting work in the Lab Sheets, is that it inspired me to be a far better (more creative, more confident) math teacher to my son than I would have been other-wise. No doubt about that. And I'm considering our experiment, thus far, to be a huge success. By that I mean he's deeply interested in learning (playing with) math, he pleads to "do math", he's picking up and applying concepts easily, he loves to "make" numbers in all sorts of ways (now up to 4 digits)....I could go on. Bottom-line he just seems confident, and comfortable with "math". And I could not be happier. Especially since my son, while obviously a bright child, is also a "boy-boy" with all that entails. Using a wide variety of manipulates, Cuisenaire Rods to start with, really captured his imagination, and brought just the right element of "play" for his mind to sharpen and focus, and has (I believe) set up a spiral of interest leading to increasing concentration, leading to joys of discovery, leading to interest.... I have folded in a lot of other elements from a number of other programs to make our math mix as eclectic as I can. But again, this was in many ways inspired by the "Miquon" way. Indirectly perhaps, but I saw if they could do this why couldn't *I* do that? It's a long answer. I just want you to know that *you* do not need to be some sort of *math genius* to use Miquon with your son. I'm proof of that :D Bill Edited April 1, 2009 by Spy Car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmarango Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Bill- Could you please expand on how you do Miquon? I have read all the books and I am really looking at this now from a logistical standpoint. Do you always have worksheets and materials available for your son to do whenever he pleases or do you actually schedule time for this? Thanks for your insights, Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Bill- Could you please expand on how you do Miquon? I have read all the books and I am really looking at this now from a logistical standpoint. Do you always have worksheets and materials available for your son to do whenever he pleases or do you actually schedule time for this? Thanks for your insights, Christina Christina, we are doing a wide-ranging mix of math components. Miquon (with a lot of number building with Cuisenaire Rods) and Early-bird Singapore got the ball rolling, and this soon led to MEP, and a increasing number of Right Start materials (games, abacus, place value cards, etc.). Juggling so many things might (I'll freely admit) drive a person mad "from a logistical standpoint." But I try to look into the various materials and see how they teach a basic concept. Say, "larger" and "smaller", greater than less than. And then run with that a number of ways. With Miquon in particular, I found there were many things he could do on his own, especially if we got beyond the worksheets themselves, or made our own. And I made a lot of my own (something that is encouraged) and he made some too. So there have been times where he was quite happy to go off and work independently on "equations" (and early on this almost always involved rods) and at other times we work through things together. Usually the model is to help with one example (so they understand the concept) and then let them work it out. We also got to some elements in Miquon i didn't feel he was quite developmentally ready for, and we skipped them at the time, and have since returned to some. So logistically it's been a mix. There are times he will break out materials and work on his own (this is more true of the manipulatives than the lab sheets themselves) and perhaps 5 nights a week we will math time. Some quite hans on, some more hands off. He's not yet 5, so we are trying to treat this as a very low-pressure and fun-filled exposure process. So some evenings lately "math" has meant playing a Right Start math game, other nights going through work books or playing with manipulatives. Lately we've taken a turn to some practical items such as telling time and working with coins. But even these were influenced by Miquon (and Right Start) in getting me thinking about what precursors I could work with him on before throwing these at him. It's a pretty eclectic mix. The way I do things might drive someone who wants a step by step plan bonkers :lol: But I do know that somewhere there is at least one "scope and sequence" plan for integrating Singapore and Miquon together. For me Miquon gave me the self confidence to see how one concept builds on another, and the freedom of mind to find other ways to teach essentially the same thing, but how to show it from another angle. One need not make things as complicated as I have. But we're just having too much fun :lol: Bill (who may not have helped :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmarango Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Your approach sounds very similar to what I would like to do with my dd. I am planning on picking and choosing from Right Start and Singapore (waiting for my Earlybirds to get here) and throwing in some Miquon just for kicks. Thanks so much. It's good to hear that other people are having such fun with math. Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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