P2 Math - General Discussion

[Jennifer]

I noticed my P2 boy does not do mental long subtraction by the right to left method. He uses the left to right method. Should I be concerned? No one in our family taught him the left to right method leh. Addition wise is right to left. Why subtraction left to right? I dared not ask him for fear I confuse him. Should I just left him as it is since at the moment, it seems to work well for him?

[jedamum]

Jennifer:

When my boy was in P1 last year, he also had some issues with such qns. This year, he finally understood.

So the key is to start a year early?
My boy has some issues with such qns when I introduce it to him in K2. Now at P1, he finally understood.

[Jennifer]

jedamum:

Jennifer:

When my boy was in P1 last year, he also had some issues with such qns. This year, he finally understood.

So the key is to start a year early?
My boy has some issues with such qns when I introduce it to him in K2. Now at P1, he finally understood.

[kiasumama]

Hi all

Im new here and sharing my 2cents worth

It is really very efficient to start young and if you can start at Nursery or Kindergardens and you’ll realise your child will be very good in numbers concept.

BTT he/she reaches P1, the child will not have problems in major questions.

[mowmow]

kiasumama:

Hi all

Im new here and sharing my 2cents worth

It is really very efficient to start young and if you can start at Nursery or Kindergardens and you'll realise your child will be very good in numbers concept.

BTT he/she reaches P1, the child will not have problems in major questions.

I agree with you. My sons have no problems with the Maths concepts, but I am wondering how do we tackle the problem of \"carelessness\"?

[kiasumama]

Hahahhaa...i guess many parents like you, like me share the same problem. I would like to think carelessness is a young's priviledge... i encounter them in all my 3 kids.


I guess they'll grow out of it as they realise the importance of quality checking not just surface checking.

What i did was i always remind him of what his common mistakes n carelessness are, effective or not its child to child, very subjective.

[mowmow]

What i did was i always remind him of what his common mistakes n carelessness are, effective or not its child to child, very subjective.[/quote]


I tried to do that with my sons as well, but effectiveness differs from time to time. It works now but may not work later. It is most frustrating when they come home with a almost perfect-score test/exam paper, with a minor careless mistake, while all the challenging sums are being answered perfectly!

[jedamum]

mowmow:

but I am wondering how do we tackle the problem of \"carelessness\"?

hi mowmow,
have you seen http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/help-my-kid-makes-careless-mistakes?
one of the very useful articles that i bookmarked for my own references.

[kiasumama]

mowmow:

What i did was i always remind him of what his common mistakes n carelessness are, effective or not its child to child, very subjective.

I tried to do that with my sons as well, but effectiveness differs from time to time. It works now but may not work later. It is most frustrating when they come home with a almost perfect-score test/exam paper, with a minor careless mistake, while all the challenging sums are being answered perfectly![/quote]

Hahhaa :lol: Yaaaa...mine too...difficult ones he can do, easy wans all sala...alamak what happened, i asked him and he did this :?

[kiasumama]

:idea: hmmmm maybe such kids have brains for difficult tasks!


I would like to derive it as OVERLY CONFIDENCE in such a scenario.

Very often, my son would get all the problems sums correct and the section A or B wrong. With error like...

a) models/working/number sentence - perfect BUT forgot to fill in the answer appropriately

b) all correct and filled in answer but wrote answer wrongly!

c) when asked to circle he went to underline.