P2 Math - General Discussion

[tianzhu]

Jojo_2010:

Do you know which popular got Level1?

Hi

Please follow this link for the store location.
https://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/main_page/store_location.jsp

You may call them to find out more.

Best wishes

[HAPPYH]

Hi


In P2, when will be the models introduced? Mid year or from the beginning?

In the text book, it was somewhere in the middle.

Any idea? Thank you in advance.

[janet88]

My son was taught ‘Models’ only at P3…considered late and hard for him to implement. A teacher-friend advised me to teach daughter to use Models at P1 and it will become a habit…Section C Maths exam paper gives 4 marks per question…if models are not shown during workings, then the full 4 marks won’t be given.


Bought the full set of ‘Fan Math i-Excel’ from Popular…25% discount. However, I prefer Simon Eio ‘Step by Step. Problem-solving using Models’ instead.

[HAPPYH]

Thank you Janet. Then I start teaching the models now. In fact, I must learn/understand first.

[janet88]

Harishita:

Thank you Janet. Then I start teaching the models now. In fact, I must learn/understand first.

I went through the 'Fan Math i-Excel' with hubby...he said one of the books on 'Heuristics & Model Approach' is rather tough and pref used in Term 3. Don't get the whole set even though there is a 25% discount...there is a 'CA and SA' which may not be of use since there isn't CA and SA for P1s in some schools.

[HAPPYH]

Ok. Noted. Thank your suggestions.

[janet88]

Harishita:

Ok. Noted. Thank your suggestions.

No worries...we are all here to share and learn...I'm learning something new everyday.

[ululu]

Heard Kumon math not bad and helpful to boost lower primary calculation skills, saw some sold in Popular. Anyone used it? Any comments?

[adbie]

Jennifer:

peterch:

[quote=\"yewteemum\"]dear all,


gal going to P1 next yr. any recommendations for assessment books?
too many choices, don't know which is good.

I would recommend Math Challenging Problems by Andrew Er and Problem Solving Processes in Mathematics by Fabian Ng

Fabian Ng's only has P2 onwards.

Andrew Er has at least 2 assessment books. The challenging one might not be suitable for a child who is weak in Maths. Not all qns have detailed workings on how the ans is derived. The other one has graded qns, I think 3 levels - drilling, etc, etc.[/quote]I use Andrew Er for my DD too. I've also flipped through his books in stores. They seem to be very good. In the book that I used for my DD, the number of challenging questions are just right, so it doesn't overwhelm the kid (and the parent ).

[adbie]

Callie Tan:

adbie:

[quote=\"adbie\"]I just discovered a new one for P1 maths:

http://www.p1math.com

Seems as good as http://www.problemsums.com.

My DD likes the format and question graphics of http://www.p1math.com. She also likes the free games in http://www.problemsums.com.

I'm glad to have discovered these 2 sites.

But i have problem creating an account as they stated they only work with schools... how?[/quote]I think problemsums switched strategy to target only schools. Business must be good for them. I remember reading about the founder (a former maths teacher) in the chinese evening papers.

Maybe you can try the p1math site. Sadly for my DD, they don't have a p2math site. I don't understand why they only target P1. It doesn't make business sense to me. My DD says she will miss the p1math format. If people here know of other similarly good sites, appreciate if you can please share.