All About Pre-school Math Enrichment

[buds]

I vaguely recall there was a Shekinah branch where you reside.

I may be wrong.. :siam: But in any case, can try to recce. Hmmm..
seems that your end of our dot doesn't reali have that many choices
of Montessori schools aye? It's okay dear. Even if without a Montessori
environment in the home, the teachable moments in your daily routine
can be Montessori inspired / inclined. Wherenever independence can be
encouraged, try to allow so instead of doing things for them. Converse in
proper conversation as how you'd speak to adults-no baby talk. Let them
help around the house with say... wiping tables after eating... wash own
dishes (with or without stool)... dry the utensils and sort them properly...
make their beds... help peg some laundry (can begin with say socks or
handkerchiefs etc)... and many more opportunities when it comes.

Math skills can also be exposed by doing mundane home stuff and you
can engage them with simple explorations as they go about helping you
out at home.

Oh i see, you're same like me! 2 DDs and 1 DS. What a coincidence.
:xedfingers: Crossing my fingers you can find a good Montessori place
for your children. I'm helpless here for i honestly cannot find my way
around there..

Err.. Hougang right? Or was it Sengkang? :?

Mixed aged group is fine for daily or few times weekly kinda programmes.
For enrichment programmes, due to the shorter duration and it being a
weekly programme... i find that a similar age range group would be more
beneficial towards the progress of the children.

[cantbearit2]

Unless I can find a Montessori sch which fit my bill (hougang preferred), i will juz let DD2 stay put & prob put her in a weekly class for Montessori phonics & Maths.


Thks for e tips buds!!! Going to e library ltr to grab a book on Montessori as well. Hee...

I have juz started using some manipulative to teach DD2 (regret din do it for DD1 then ). She's making some progress using the mtd u have shown us in another thread (e one using mahjong chips and associate the chips wif e self-made numbers flashcards). She's enjoying our \"lessons\" very much. My DD1 oso benefitted wif a clearer idea of odd/even numbers. IM so grateful for this KSP forum and to parents like u who share selflessly. :thankyou:

[buds]

cantbearit2:

Unless I can find a Montessori sch which fit my bill (hougang preferred), i will juz let DD2 stay put & prob put her in a weekly class for Montessori phonics & Maths.

Can understand if really not much choice what to do..

cantbearit2:

Thks for e tips buds!!! Going to e library ltr to grab a book on Montessori as well. Hee...

Wah! Somebody ONZ leh. :evil:

cantbearit2:

I have juz started using some manipulative to teach DD2 (regret din do it for DD1 then ). She's making some progress using the mtd u have shown us in another thread (e one using mahjong chips and associate the chips wif e self-made numbers flashcards). She's enjoying our \"lessons\" very much. My DD1 oso benefitted wif a clearer idea of odd/even numbers.

Oh yes, this one right? > http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16584#p16584
Happy to hear they're enjoying lessons! :love:

cantbearit2:

IM so grateful for this KSP forum and to parents like u who share selflessly. :thankyou:

You're welcome! More to come if time permits..

It's because of parents like you, that keep the
sharings alive... and the ideas churning! :celebrate:

[cantbearit2]

cantbearit2:

Thks for e tips buds!!! Going to e library ltr to grab a book on Montessori as well. Hee...

buds:

Wah! Somebody ONZ leh. :evil:

Hope to create a proper hm environment mah. :lol:

cantbearit2:

I have juz started using some manipulative to teach DD2 (regret din do it for DD1 then ). She's making some progress using the mtd u have shown us in another thread (e one using mahjong chips and associate the chips wif e self-made numbers flashcards). She's enjoying our \"lessons\" very much. My DD1 oso benefitted wif a clearer idea of odd/even numbers.

buds:

Oh yes, this one right? > http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16584#p16584
Happy to hear they're enjoying lessons! :love:

Spot on! Tats e one. She had pretty gd understanding of the significance of e numbers now. Currently IM working on simple addition (less than 5). We are pretty slow & easy at e moment cos I wan her to learn at her own pace. Montessori way, hee.... :lol: She loves playing ard wif e manipulatives & pester me each nite. But sometimes mummy is bz wif DD1's study time. Aft DD1, mummy v tired. Yawn....Zzz.... :snooze: A bit guilty a times. :oops:

cantbearit2:

IM so grateful for this KSP forum and to parents like u who share selflessly. :thankyou:

buds:

You're welcome! More to come if time permits..

It's because of parents like you, that keep the
sharings alive... and the ideas churning! :celebrate:

Hee....tats y i have been silently reading a lot of yur thread. There r so many thgs to learn & e instructions r so clear. Tink u can publish a book liao. Juz make sure IM in yur mailing list, ya?

[buds]

cantbearit2:

Spot on! Tats e one. She had pretty gd understanding of the significance of e numbers now. Currently IM working on simple addition (less than 5). We are pretty slow & easy at e moment cos I wan her to learn at her own pace. Montessori way, hee.... :lol: She loves playing ard wif e manipulatives & pester me each nite. But sometimes mummy is bz wif DD1's study time. Aft DD1, mummy v tired. Yawn....Zzz.... :snooze: A bit guilty a times. :oops:

Can understand.. :snuggles: Fun lessons held after office hours can be tiring for full time moms.
Do what you can with what time you have but not foregoing rest as well cause you still need to
fill your rice bowl. :hugs:

cantbearit2:

Hee....tats y i have been silently reading a lot of yur thread. There r so many thgs to learn & e instructions r so clear. Tink u can publish a book liao. Juz make sure IM in yur mailing list, ya?

Oooh i didn't know you were a silent follower. :love:

Publish!?!

Anyone in publishing out there? :rubhands:

[micollh]

any good maths teaching to share? at home and also enrichment classes?

[titank]

Anyone know where can get those Maths training materials in which we can teach the kids like Ones, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands.?


Meaning that 10 tens is 100, 1 ten is 10. Sort of like a lego cubes etc etc material.

[buds]

Growing Fun bro! Affordable price too!


I shared some places parents can get from here.
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=454276#p454276

Your girl still with the Montessori enrichment?
How is she doing?

[phtthp]

hi buds,


do you think MPM enrichment is necessary, if kid has gone thru Montessori Maths before ?

[titank]

buds:

Growing Fun bro! Affordable price too!


I shared some places parents can get from here.
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=454276#p454276

Your girl still with the Montessori enrichment?
How is she doing?

:salute: Thanks very much, hunting high & low don't know where to find. Wow most likely I would get the 2cm cube. The Linking Base 10 seem complicated leh.

Have switch away from Montessori enrichment but now also into English & Maths. Too far lah & I can't tahan the travelling. :gloomy:

Now reading program she is fine, Maths she is confused with addition & substraction. Meaning when I finish teaching the addititon & do substraction , she blur. I teach until I also :frustrated: