P2 Math - General Discussion

[plum-cake]

Tinkerbelle:

Hi plum-cake,

It depends on how challenging the questions are. My DD generally can solve routine problem sums within the P2 syllabus (when she's not too careless), however, when the questions get too challenging, I'll still need to guide her through.

Give your DD some time to adapt to all the lenghty problem sums in P2. Sometimes, it's not beacuse she's not good in maths, but rather because there are too many sentences to digest. Encourage your DD to take her time and read the question carefully, even twice if necessary. Break down the whole question into smaller digestible parts and work on each part.

I find that for challenging questions, when I go through each part with DD slowly, she's able to solve the question. Lots of practice does help too. Most importantly, I also encourage DD...tell her she's not bad in maths.... so that she doesn't lose confidence in herself.

All the best. :lol:

Thank you Tinkerbelle for taking time to answer my question.
Thank you for your valuable advices.

Tinkerbelle:

I try not to give DD problem sums that are way beyond her limits....don't want to kill her interest.

Not really I only have p2 books. Fabian Ng & Andrew ER. She try to read the whole Q and answer. but I asked her to read again and in the 2nd time try to make number sentence for each sentence.

Some Qs have 2 questions where you have to solve the first part to find the 2nd one. And some comes with mixed operations. she only thinks about the add/substraction signs forgetting the other two.

Tinkerbelle:

Currently, DD's sch is using http://www.problemsums.com I find it useful as DD is motivated to solve the simple questions and then move on to the more challenging ones.. Maybe you can check if your DD's sch is using it?

Yes my dd's school is also using that. The subscription is up to the end of march. You can try this one as well http://www.thinkingblocks.com/TB_AS/tb_as3.html
Thank you very much. we are going to practice more during the half term break...

[janet88]

HI Mummies,

I took out the P1 i-excel heuristic & models yesterday to read. In Chap 3 or 4, there is this topic on counting chicken and dogs legs. Read the examples several times and still couldn't figure out at all...give up and wash my hands off Maths...don't want to burn my brain cells over it.
Why must Maths be so difficult now ? :roll: :x

This book I have 'Excel in Maths' by Fabian Ng is tough...hubby told me to put aside so as not to kill her interest.

[optimistforum]

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[plum-cake]

optimistforum:

Good morning


I wanted to compare DS1's Maths homework, with what I believe is Singaporean P1 or P2 level?.

He is in UK Year 3, which is age 7 to 8. He is in the top set of maths, yet he is struggling with the EPH Challenging Maths P1 book - surprisingly better at Section C problems compared to Section B.

Please look at the Maths Problem below, and clarify whether it is at Singapore Level P1 or P2.

I think of a number, double it and add 5. The answer is 35. What was my number?

Workings:

35 -5 = 30

30 /2 = 15

Answer = 15

Hi,

Age 7 turning 8 is in P2 here. But in P1 they study 2,5,10 groupings. so it must be p1 Q.

[Flipper123]

plum-cake:

optimistforum:

Good morning


I wanted to compare DS1's Maths homework, with what I believe is Singaporean P1 or P2 level?.

He is in UK Year 3, which is age 7 to 8. He is in the top set of maths, yet he is struggling with the EPH Challenging Maths P1 book - surprisingly better at Section C problems compared to Section B.

Please look at the Maths Problem below, and clarify whether it is at Singapore Level P1 or P2.

I think of a number, double it and add 5. The answer is 35. What was my number?

Workings:

35 -5 = 30

30 /2 = 15

Answer = 15

Hi,

Age 7 turning 8 is in P2 here. But in P1 they study 2,5,10 groupings. so it must be p1 Q.

I disagree. I am a P5 boy and I think my school is slower. I only did divide when I was P3.

[plum-cake]

Flipper123:

I disagree. I am a P5 boy and I think my school is slower. I only did divide when I was P3.

I have this Q from my dd's P1 paper.

its in pictures.

Moon + Moon = 10
Star + Moon =15

Star = _____

you have to divide to find the moon's value but not in the name of DIVISION?

I must say you are lucky that you didn't face these type of questions then.

[lizuan76]

Plum cake,


Any P1 math assesment books that cover the question you are posting?

My girl told me she is learning that too.

[Tinkerbelle]

plum-cake:

Tinkerbelle:

Hi plum-cake,

It depends on how challenging the questions are. My DD generally can solve routine problem sums within the P2 syllabus (when she's not too careless), however, when the questions get too challenging, I'll still need to guide her through.

Give your DD some time to adapt to all the lenghty problem sums in P2. Sometimes, it's not beacuse she's not good in maths, but rather because there are too many sentences to digest. Encourage your DD to take her time and read the question carefully, even twice if necessary. Break down the whole question into smaller digestible parts and work on each part.

I find that for challenging questions, when I go through each part with DD slowly, she's able to solve the question. Lots of practice does help too. Most importantly, I also encourage DD...tell her she's not bad in maths.... so that she doesn't lose confidence in herself.

All the best. :lol:

Thank you Tinkerbelle for taking time to answer my question.
Thank you for your valuable advices.

Tinkerbelle:

I try not to give DD problem sums that are way beyond her limits....don't want to kill her interest.

Not really I only have p2 books. Fabian Ng & Andrew ER. She try to read the whole Q and answer. but I asked her to read again and in the 2nd time try to make number sentence for each sentence.

Some Qs have 2 questions where you have to solve the first part to find the 2nd one. And some comes with mixed operations. she only thinks about the add/substraction signs forgetting the other two.

Tinkerbelle:

Currently, DD's sch is using http://www.problemsums.com I find it useful as DD is motivated to solve the simple questions and then move on to the more challenging ones.. Maybe you can check if your DD's sch is using it?

Yes my dd's school is also using that. The subscription is up to the end of march. You can try this one as well http://www.thinkingblocks.com/TB_AS/tb_as3.html
Thank you very much. we are going to practice more during the half term break...

Hi plum cake,

Thanks so much for sharing the link. :lol:

How did your DD go with her first CA1 maths paper? Hope she did well. DD2 lost marks for her last problem sum. It requires 4 steps to solve the question and she missed out on the last step because she forgot to add one part of her model.....so careless.

[Tinkerbelle]

plum-cake:

Flipper123:

I disagree. I am a P5 boy and I think my school is slower. I only did divide when I was P3.

I have this Q from my dd's P1 paper.

its in pictures.

Moon + Moon = 10
Star + Moon =15

Star = _____

you have to divide to find the moon's value but not in the name of DIVISION?

I must say you are lucky that you didn't face these type of questions then.

Hi flipper & plum-cake,

My DD also had similar questions last year in P1. Guess the schs are exposing lower pri students to heuristic type questions earlier so it won't be a shock to their systems...

[plum-cake]

lizuan76:

Plum cake,


Any P1 math assesment books that cover the question you are posting?

My girl told me she is learning that too.

you can see thoes Qs in P1 past exam papers, My pals are here text, test book/ homework books. most of the assesment books have a section called \"thinking maths\" which contains these type of Qs. only one or two questions will be there after each and every topic. Ex. Fan math topic by topic.. end of addition and substraction.

Thank you.