P2 Math - General Discussion

[Tinkerbelle]

plum-cake:

I think for P1. you can start when they do add, subtraction. I got the level 1 Fan math. I Excel. that one covers p1 & p2. I started going thru last night.


For P1s make sure she/ he understands the addition and subtraction problems first. sove it with drawing the pictures. After trying some problems then teach them to solve it with the bar..(this is what I think)

Hi plum-cake,

Wow...you are super efficient...started last year already??...keke..
Hope you find the book useful and easy to understand.

I agree with you, the child need to understand their addition and subtraction problem sums well before embarking on models.

[plum-cake]

Tinkerbelle:

plum-cake:

I think for P1. you can start when they do add, subtraction. I got the level 1 Fan math. I Excel. that one covers p1 & p2. I started going thru last night.


For P1s make sure she/ he understands the addition and subtraction problems first. sove it with drawing the pictures. After trying some problems then teach them to solve it with the bar..(this is what I think)

Hi plum-cake,

Wow...you are super efficient...started last year already??...keke..
Hope you find the book useful and easy to understand.

I agree with you, the child need to understand their addition and subtraction problem sums well before embarking on models.

NO mah... I just started last night only. I mean to educate me first then my dd. My dd is in p2.

I am good in giving advise to others. then when it comes to ME I just

[janet88]

Tinkerbelle:

janet_lee88:

Models is a whole new thing...something I just can't grasp. Just wondering when my gal can start learning it. Then can ask hubby to introduce her to it.

Hi Janet,

I agree, models is a new mathematical concept for all parents as we don't learn maths that way during our generation.. Algebra is more our forte.

Most schs will start models in P2 but some schs will start exposing P1 to very simple models in Term 4. I only starting going through models with my P2 DD during the Dec holidays last year. Her sch hasn't started teaching models yet.

Once your DD master her P1 work, you can consider starting on models slowly so she can slowly absorb because some students do find it hard to understand at first. Good luck.

Our time then was mastering algebra...hubby used algebra to teach son but his teacher said it's better to use models instead.
He is revising the basics of Maths in the meantime. Maybe a better time to introduce models would be Term 2.

[Tinkerbelle]

plum-cake:

NO mah... I just started last night only. I mean to educate me first then my dd. My dd is in p2.


I am good in giving advise to others. then when it comes to ME I just

Yeah... definitely a good idea to start learning first before imparting our knowledge to the kids...keke. This time round it's easier for me to guide my P2 as I learnt it with DD1 a few years back. 加油....you can do it....

[janet88]

I think it’s better to teach them numbers 1-20 first and know how to spell. Daughter told me her teacher is teaching the class 1-10 now…not even number bond yet. So I think hubby will start her on models from Term 2/3.

[Tinkerbelle]

janet_lee88:

Our time then was mastering algebra...hubby used algebra to teach son but his teacher said it's better to use models instead.

He is revising the basics of Maths in the meantime. Maybe a better time to introduce models would be Term 2.

Hi Janet,

I used to teach DD1 to solve maths problem sums with algebra too.... :oops: Her FT also advised parents not to use algebra as that would confuse the kids more when they don't fully understand algebra.

Term 2 or 3 sounds good for starting models for P1.. use term1 to consolidate the basic P1 addition and subtraction first. When in doubt, can always consult your P5DS about models. I'm sure he's a pro by now...

[Tinkerbelle]

plum-cake:

Same here :grphug:

I bought all the book from teachers@work Conquer titles for english when she started p1 last yr. as well as cassco, sap work books passt papers. learners grammer. end up with I didn have time, didn finish them. I realized it last dec when I start to clean up the book shelf. but what I did was for thoes conquer eng books, they have this easy tearable pages. so I took 1 page from each book staple it and gave it to my dd and asked her to do it every day. like Kumon way. I able to finish them all and we are going to start the P2 ones next week. :idea: but the rest of the books I just pass them to my neighbours' All of the are new..

Wow...your neighbours are so lucky to get all those assessment books... :lol:

[janet88]

Hi Tinkerbelle,

I would like to be plum-cake's neighbour too spend a bomb on kids' assessment books every year. Very scary.

Teachers@work and SAP series for English is good...I get Grammar, Vocab and Comprehension. As for Casco, I get the grammar cloze/vocab cloze/comprehension cloze.

Son is no pro in models...started late, only at P3. That's why a teacher-friend advised me to start daughter in P1. The earlier she starts, the more familar she is with models and can use it to solve any problem.

[Tinkerbelle]

janet_lee88:

Hi Tinkerbelle,

I would like to be plum-cake's neighbour too spend a bomb on kids' assessment books every year. Very scary.

Teachers@work and SAP series for English is good...I get Grammar, Vocab and Comprehension. As for Casco, I get the grammar cloze/vocab cloze/comprehension cloze.

Son is no pro in models...started late, only at P3. That's why a teacher-friend advised me to start daughter in P1. The earlier she starts, the more familar she is with models and can use it to solve any problem.

Hi Janet,
I haven't used Teachers@work for English before....will go check it out for my P2 DD...keke.

Ya, agree that the earlier you start with models, the stronger the foundation...Hope your DD is settling in and adapting well in pri sch. :lol:

[plum-cake]

Tinkerbelle:

plum-cake:

Same here :grphug:

I bought all the book from teachers@work Conquer titles for english when she started p1 last yr. as well as cassco, sap work books passt papers. learners grammer. end up with I didn have time, didn finish them. I realized it last dec when I start to clean up the book shelf. but what I did was for thoes conquer eng books, they have this easy tearable pages. so I took 1 page from each book staple it and gave it to my dd and asked her to do it every day. like Kumon way. I able to finish them all and we are going to start the P2 ones next week. :idea: but the rest of the books I just pass them to my neighbours' All of the are new..

Wow...your neighbours are so lucky to get all those assessment books... :lol:

What to do, I have no place to put them. and there is no point of doing them. when dd started P1 last year I spent about 300+ $ just on assesment books. I know... end up with untouched. didn have time to look at it. some I bought twice. so I decided to tie up my belt. I planned to buy 2books each suject. well I did it in last november. then in dec at pop book sale came...oops I did it again...a basket full of assessment books... Its January The school started... still buying assesment books for modelling... :stupid: Never ending process.....