Enrichment class for a K1 kid
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HappyAvon:
Hi Lingbel, my girl started CMA around Sept last year and the centre did not recommend her to attend the twice weekly class...Just once a week can have quite a lot of homework to do and I cannot imagine going twice weekly..
By the way, our intention of sending her to CMA is more on the concentration and brain training...She is doing fine now and will be finishing the foundation book this week....Normally I will talk to her teacher not to give her too many pages of homework....We intend to let her stay till end of K1 and then to switch to other mathematics enrichment like MPM or Enopi...Unless that little girl is going to scream again. 
...I feel that CMA does help...she is now getting faster in her calculations especially on the CD practise...You can see improvements.... 
Hi, what's the difference between CMA and MPM? My DD finished her total brain development at E&P and is now still doing abacus there. My DS is turning 4 soon. I'm trying to check around similar centers for brain and math training to see if I should send him to the same one as his sis or another one. -
minnie2004:
Hi, what's the difference between CMA and MPM? My DD finished her total brain development at E&P and is now still doing abacus there. My DS is turning 4 soon. I'm trying to check around similar centers for brain and math training to see if I should send him to the same one as his sis or another one.
Hi CMA is abacus and mental arithmetic programme using 2 hands which can stimulate both sides of the brain. MPM teaches children in math concept and problem solving.... -
erm, DS1 doesn't have any enrichment class...is that normal ha? :?
used to attend chinese, but I find that he doesn't learn a lot... -
Hi Smurf,
Not to worry. I have a friend whose child did not attend any enrichment courses during kindergarten days and yet he did well enough to get into top class during P3 streaming in primary school. -
hmm, but DS1 is very lazy leh, super lazy…and ask him to read, he can look here look there, except the book. :x
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same with my kids lah. that's one of the reasons why i send them to enrichment classes. seems they suddenly turn into model students in a class. at home, it's hard to get them to sit down and do anything. always looking for this, asking for that, dropping pencils :frustrated:
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I consider DS1 quite good boy. But then, when I ask him to do work (esp Chinese), he will want to go toilet, thirsty, and it’s all URGENT. And even after he start a bit, will excitedly kaypoh to see what DS2 is looking at…also quite pengz.
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anyone send kids for both Montessori Maths and CMA abacus concurrently ? how you find ? think it’s necessary to attend both ?
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guess it depends on individual kids… some are naturally smart and motivated… some needs more push
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phtthp:
anyone send kids for both Montessori Maths and CMA abacus concurrently ? how you find ? think it's necessary to attend both ?
Hi phtthp
I have a friend who sent her dd to a Montessori kindergarten and when her dd was K2, she started to send her for abacus lesson - but only towards the end of K2. Guess by then, her dd would have learned Montessori Math and it would not be too confusing for her.
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