is it possible to teach p4 math ourselves?

[Mychildren]

To eksmummy on onsponge & i3mum on math enrichment,


I personally don’t think lower primary need to attend enrichment unless the child is really weak in math. Assessment books good ones like Andrew Er’s one is good enough, you can supplement it with top school exam papers.

Only when maths gets more difficult in upper primary, you may consider for enrichment lessons if you’ve no time to guide your child. This is my personal view. For onsponge, I digest them before I let my child tackle the questions there. I skim through, I skip those simple questions and made him tackle the difficult ones. Of course, I must be ready to explain to him when he don’t know. They won’t be able to grasp some of the concepts there. This is because some of the questions there are more difficult than the school ones. So they are not taught or even not tested on those.

[i3mum]

Hi Mychildren,


May I ask how old are your kids? And for onsponge, where do I get the materials? Does Popular sell the assessment books?

Mychildren:

To eksmummy on onsponge & i3mum on math enrichment,

I personally don't think lower primary need to attend enrichment unless the child is really weak in math. Assessment books good ones like Andrew Er's one is good enough, you can supplement it with top school exam papers.

Only when maths gets more difficult in upper primary, you may consider for enrichment lessons if you've no time to guide your child. This is my personal view. For onsponge, I digest them before I let my child tackle the questions there. I skim through, I skip those simple questions and made him tackle the difficult ones. Of course, I must be ready to explain to him when he don't know. They won't be able to grasp some of the concepts there. This is because some of the questions there are more difficult than the school ones. So they are not taught or even not tested on those.

[Champion]

i3mum:

Hi Mychildren,


May I ask how old are your kids? And for onsponge, where do I get the materials? Does Popular sell the assessment books?

http://www.onsponge.com/learn/thinkingmath.html

[i3mum]

Thank you Champion


It's only for P3 and above? and it is for more advanced students?

Champion:

http://www.onsponge.com/learn/thinkingmath.html[/quote]

[Champion]

i3mum:

Thank you Champion


It's only for P3 and above? and it is for more advanced students?

Champion:

http://www.onsponge.com/learn/thinkingmath.html

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Hi,
You may like to read this thread to find out more
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10995&hilit=onsponge

[24hr-mum]

depends. tuitn may or may not b helpful esp if the kid n teachr jus go thru the motion

[Mychildren]

i3mum,


My kids this year p3 & 4. Champion already answered the rest of your questions. Thank you, Champion.

24hr-mum, yes, you are right, the teacher must be good or have passion and patient to explain to the child and also the child must be willing to learn. I have two DS of different characters in terms of learning so I understand.

[i3mum]

Thank you Mychildren.


I also did try to teach my younger DD (K2 this year), sometime i can really scream out my lungs because they don't seem to understand

Any suggestion?

Mychildren:

i3mum,

My kids this year p3 & 4. Champion already answered the rest of your questions. Thank you, Champion.

24hr-mum, yes, you are right, the teacher must be good or have passion and patient to explain to the child and also the child must be willing to learn. I have two DS of different characters in terms of learning so I understand.

[Mychildren]

[quote=\"i3mum\"]Thank you Mychildren.


I also did try to teach my younger DD (K2 this year), sometime i can really scream out my lungs because they don't seem to understand

Any suggestion?


i3mum,

I'm still learning on how to coach my children. They are constantly changing as they're growing up. So different ways of approaching them at different stages. Currently, the only word that I can think of in answering your question is \"Patience\".

[Nebbermind]

Another thing is managing our expectation.


I always believe in running thru the same CA/SA qns again to pick up the gaps. Sometimes the gaps may be too many, eg, child only got 60ish marks. Therefore, instead of perfecting everything, choose those types of qn where marks were lost but yet quite easy and tackle them to bring the foundation to the next level. It’s slow and tedious…but at least the incremental improvement can bring confidence to the child.