All About Primary School Math Enrichment

[Awonder]

Hi Parents, would need some advice. I was thinking of sending my boy for math enrichment programme but do not know which centre and courses suit him best. His school result is above average. He is now in P4, and he told me he might need help in solving problem sum faster or more efficiently and if there are any useful method or technique to apply when solving some challenging sum. Usually he can do the sum but need to spend more time thinking and solve the problem sum base on his own concept of understanding and his own working. When checking on Onsponge math, his answer is correct but we realise the given solution working is very straight forward but do not understand how it was work out. He did not attend any enrichment sofar.


What is the different between Olympiad Maths and Heuristic Math and the normal problem sum? Is it true that one need to acquire the skill of handle OM in order to better handle Maths Question in PSLE. How about just follow what the school teach, would it be enough? Does PSLE give OM type of question?

Really hope to clear all these doubts so that can guide my ds better. TIA for any feedback.

[ksnewbie]

newSAHM:

What is cumulative review? Where did you read abt it?

Found it in this thread but don't know where it disappeared to. Let me google and see if I can find anything

[ksnewbie]

Think merged already. You can read about it here. Going to try it out.


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php&f=35&t=35166&p=755457

[Gina Chin]

Hi

I am new in posting and I am writing this note to ask for advice : I am worried over my Primary 3 boy who seems ‘disturbed’ by Mathematics. He did Ok in his Pri 1 and Pri 2 but now he gets poor grades in Maths and appears totally hateful of Maths. Problem sums are just too difficult for him.

Could you advise if I should send him to Math Monkey to invoke his interest as they do game based learning or let him remain at Kumon to continue with the worksheet drilling? Would appreciate if parents who have similar experience and having good results in any of the above to send me a quick note?
Thanks! Gina

[iLoveChubby]

Hi Gina

You may wish to reconsider continuing Kumon lessons for your son esp if his weakness is in problem sums. Kumon does not explain the concept or problem sums which the schools are doing now, their concern is mainly speed and accuracy.
Altho my DS is doing Kumon too (letting him continue as he is enjoying it), I also put him in Concept Math whereby the lessons are more in line with what the school is teaching, emphasizing on model drawing, explaining concepts, practising problem/heuristics sums - generally the lessons are pitched at a slightly higher level. You may wish to check them out.

Of course there are other Maths centres like Math Monkey, JEI, Onsponge etc which are also being discussed in some other threads.

[despmom99]

ksnewbie:

Think merged already. You can read about it here. Going to try it out.


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php&f=35&t=35166&p=755457

Hi, ksnewbie

Any feedback on Serena's Greenhouse programme? I have sent you a pm.

[coolit]

I find Novel Learning Centre good for Math. My dd just joined but she improved after one term.

[chubby08]

Gina Chin:

Hi

I am new in posting and I am writing this note to ask for advice : I am worried over my Primary 3 boy who seems 'disturbed' by Mathematics. He did Ok in his Pri 1 and Pri 2 but now he gets poor grades in Maths and appears totally hateful of Maths. Problem sums are just too difficult for him.

Could you advise if I should send him to Math Monkey to invoke his interest as they do game based learning or let him remain at Kumon to continue with the worksheet drilling? Would appreciate if parents who have similar experience and having good results in any of the above to send me a quick note?
Thanks! Gina

Kumon is good for building foundamental math but not in problem sum solving skill. I withdraw my boy from Kumon after i found out that he kept repeating doing the addition for 3 months and not move up to subtraction before he started his p1 at the begining of this year. I enrolled him to MPM math which followed school syllabus and i can see great improvment in his math unit review after 3 months there. He jumped from 55 marks to 90 marks in his second math unit review.

[goh hwee ling mary]

how about to a P5 boy who fail math? any place he can go to make him improve. He failed badly in P2…

[q1a2]

I am thinking sending my son for Math enrichment class for P1.

Anyone can recommend? currently he is with CMA.