P5 Science & Maths a big change
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peapot:
Smartmummy it means scared
don't worry. just build the foundation strong. other concepts also crucial. my son took time to understand fraction. He hated fraction in P4. then he slowly master it. In P5, he has no problem with fraction.
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Thanks all for sharing. It gives me some console that it’s a norm to drop but at the same time cannot help to worry for the next half year. I think my son do understand math concept well, but it’s when it comes to problem sums where you need to determine what method to use that he is weak at. We have reach an agreement to get a tutor to help him out as I’m not familiar with the.current school syllabus. It’s v different from what we used to learn.
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peapot:
Wow, smartmummy does that mean I better focus on fraction and make sure she is good in it? 怕怕
Peapot,
Yes, build a strong foundation on fractions. It's really needed for ratio, division of fractions...
DS1 is weak in fractions. I make him practice alot on fractions. -
silverhorse:
peapot:
Wow, smartmummy does that mean I better focus on fraction and make sure she is good in it? 怕怕
Peapot,
Yes, build a strong foundation on fractions. It's really needed for ratio, division of fractions...
DS1 is weak in fractions. I make him practice alot on fractions.
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It will be good if the child can understand the questions and draw models. A lot of students are visual persons. Once they can see the models, they realise it's actually quite easy. Of course, model drawing needs to be practiced.
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pup_love_Claire:
It will be good if the child can understand the questions and draw models. A lot of students are visual persons. Once they can see the models, they realise it's actually quite easy. Of course, model drawing needs to be practiced.
True, i agreed...my kids are 2 great examples...cant visualize in their head.. -
Do they choose and give topics in science for lower block to revise for exams...My DS don't have such things.....Have to study the entire lower block topics for CA1, SA1...etc....But I feel it's good this way......Atleast they revise quite often....
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lizawa:
My boy did his PSLE last year. He liked the Ultimate Science guide book which is also on NYPS booklist. He got A for school tests & exam for Science & A* for PSLE. School papers are usually tougher than PSLE. Schools prepare kids for PSLE from P5 & there is a big jump from P4 to P5. I have seen many kids picked up after SA1 & he still have 1 year to PSLE. All the best!kyp71:
Thks mummies for the advise. But if I take this as a guage and by PSLE will she end up score a C in Science ? For Maths I m not so worry cos I can coach myself but for Science I have lost my knowledge and I do not know how to answer most of the question myself when I glance thru the paper. Any good teacher, x-school teacher can pm me I hope to engage your service. Staying at West Location.
I suggest you also get a good Science guidebook to help him. I used the Marshall Cavendish Guide book to teach my dd last year.
The thematic maps are very good to help them see how all the topics are linked together.
For science, i think it's important to know what are the keywords to use in answering the open ended questions. When you look at a question, you must roughly know what concept this question is testing you on.
The MCQs carry a lot of weightage, so must also try to get as few of the MCQs wrong as possible. These are my \"strategies\" for my daughter last year. She was scoring low to mid 80s in school tests and exams but manage A* in PSLE. -
Jamesbond:
Do they choose and give topics in science for lower block to revise for exams...My DS don't have such things.....Have to study the entire lower block topics for CA1, SA1...etc....But I feel it's good this way......Atleast they revise quite often....
Some schools will list the topics like my child's school. Some schools will tell you the entire lower block topics.
I think both have pros and cons. -
My DS used to do fine in Eng and Science in P4. In P5 , SA1 he dropped 20 points in Science and just under 10 for Math. For Science, I followed all the advice in this Forum and literally sat with him and revised. We poured in several hours because I figured if we don’t recover soon, we would be in trouble. He also continued with his tuition. I was devastated when he made very minimal improvement in CA 2 . When I checked the paper, two things struck me…1)he had not applied some of the strategies we had revised 2) the marking was super strict. It made me realize that even if I did everything right, ultimately he is taking the exam, not me. And if he does not want it enough , he is just not going to do well. In P5 & 6 whatever the subject, the way the child approaches the paper is so important.
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