2011 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[Brenda10]

Leanne:

Hi Brenda,


Thanks.When will your dd teacher be teaching speed?Its quite a short time to master this topic before sa1.

That set us worri.


Rgds
Leanne

Hi Leanne

I think should be the beginning of the week lah and we should have sufficient time to practice.

[Leanne]

Hi Brenda,


Really hope so.

I am not sure how ds can catch up on this, as the methods in solving the speed question still not very good.


Rgds
Leanne

Brenda10:

Leanne:

Hi Brenda,

Thanks.When will your dd teacher be teaching speed?Its quite a short time to master this topic before sa1.

That set us worri.


Rgds
Leanne

Hi Leanne

I think should be the beginning of the week lah and we should have sufficient time to practice.

[pixiedust]

Mommies, you are all still working very hard this term break!

So you actually self-teach the maths topics before the school ?
So far I try to keep pace with the school but getting into term2 of P5, I am re-thinking.

Leanne:

..Did you happen to buy the series of math tricks,think its by raffles or something like that ?Think have a few series.
Anyone bought?

Leanne, I bought based on strong recommendation of my neighbour whose dd did very well for PSLE maths. It is very unlike onSponge, A* booklets etc but more on the systematical thinking, visual spatial kind of questions eg. climbing stairs, expotentially how many boxes at position xth...those kind. Not grouped according to P4/5/6 or topics eg. fraction, speed but the type of problem so some are simpler and some more complex.

The books are actually published by the same people running the speedmaths camps for P6s. For each type of questions, a fast method to derive solution is provided. I feel it still takes tutor/parent to explain the concept so it is understood instead of just memorising the procedure.

[Brenda10]

Leanne:

Hi Brenda,


Really hope so.

I am not sure how ds can catch up on this, as the methods in solving the speed question still not very good.


Rgds
Leanne

Hi Leanne

I think the only way is to expose to all types of questions that ask under speed and hopefully they gain enough experience to attempt to the questions.

Best Regards

[Leanne]

Thank you pixiedust.


Can u pls share which book you are referring to?thanks



rgds

Leanne

pixiedust:

Mommies, you are all still working very hard this term break!
So you actually self-teach the maths topics before the school ?
So far I try to keep pace with the school but getting into term2 of P5, I am re-thinking.

Leanne:

..Did you happen to buy the series of math tricks,think its by raffles or something like that ?Think have a few series.
Anyone bought?

Leanne, I bought based on strong recommendation of my neighbour whose dd did very well for PSLE maths. It is very unlike onSponge, A* booklets etc but more on the systematical thinking, visual spatial kind of questions eg. climbing stairs, expotentially how many boxes at position xth...those kind. Not grouped according to P4/5/6 or topics eg. fraction, speed but the type of problem so some are simpler and some more complex.

The books are actually published by the same people running the speedmaths camps for P6s. For each type of questions, a fast method to derive solution is provided. I feel it still takes tutor/parent to explain the concept so it is understood instead of just memorising the procedure.

[pixiedust]

Leanne,


The ones you asked about - Raffles Maths Trick. This one shows Volume 2 but there are a whole lot ....volume 1,2,3..... tough maths etc :

https://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/product/product_detail.jsp?vca001=112&vpd001=86384

[Leanne]

Pixiedust,


Thanks.


I brought ds to browse through the series, and he says he only like one particular one as the rest of the questions can be found in past year exam papers.I yet to take a closer look at the book.


You bought the whole series?



Rgds
Leanne

pixiedust:

Leanne,

The ones you asked about - Raffles Maths Trick. This one shows Volume 2 but there are a whole lot ....volume 1,2,3..... tough maths etc :

https://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/product/product_detail.jsp?vca001=112&vpd001=86384

[phankao]

pixiedust:

Leanne,


The ones you asked about - Raffles Maths Trick. This one shows Volume 2 but there are a whole lot ....volume 1,2,3..... tough maths etc :

https://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/product/product_detail.jsp?vca001=112&vpd001=86384

Your kids are willing to do all this work during the march holidays? \"Pei fu\". Mine not interested at all. Major rebellion. Say it's holidays. *sigh*.

[Leanne]

Very true, Brenda.


Now , trying to sort the problem.Many ways can be used to solve the question.The thinking process still no good, so trains of thoughts quite messy when doing some questions.




Leanne

Brenda10:

Leanne:

Hi Brenda,

Really hope so.

I am not sure how ds can catch up on this, as the methods in solving the speed question still not very good.


Rgds
Leanne

Hi Leanne

I think the only way is to expose to all types of questions that ask under speed and hopefully they gain enough experience to attempt to the questions.

Best Regards

[Leanne]

Pixiedust,


I actually dont want to teach in advance, but school teacher yet to touch on this topic and I worri ds cannot catch up, esp the lead time to sa1 is so short and this speed topic is not as straightforward , thus making it a special attempt to coach.How i wish ds school teacher can teach before that.

The rest, I din really teach and coach in advance.


Rgds
Leanne

pixiedust:

Mommies, you are all still working very hard this term break!
So you actually self-teach the maths topics before the school ?
So far I try to keep pace with the school but getting into term2 of P5, I am re-thinking.

Leanne:

..Did you happen to buy the series of math tricks,think its by raffles or something like that ?Think have a few series.
Anyone bought?

Leanne, I bought based on strong recommendation of my neighbour whose dd did very well for PSLE maths. It is very unlike onSponge, A* booklets etc but more on the systematical thinking, visual spatial kind of questions eg. climbing stairs, expotentially how many boxes at position xth...those kind. Not grouped according to P4/5/6 or topics eg. fraction, speed but the type of problem so some are simpler and some more complex.

The books are actually published by the same people running the speedmaths camps for P6s. For each type of questions, a fast method to derive solution is provided. I feel it still takes tutor/parent to explain the concept so it is understood instead of just memorising the procedure.