Q&A - P4 Math

[verykiasumummy]

chloecube:

DS math had also improved, from 70s - 80s. i drill him with many problem sums, and keep practising.

i found that his careless mistake made him lost close to 10marks, will have to improve on this area
kiasu forum helps me alot me, i consolidated and type out many sums i got from here and print it for him to do

ur ds is blessed to have hardworking parent like u...

[snowball]

verykiasumummy:

snowball:

[quote=\"Jamesbond\"]My dear friends.....Thank you so much for all your cheers and supports.... :rahrah:

pls share how to improve dd maths, she scored only low 70s....need to help her revise before Pr5 jump, but dont know how/where to start :?:

did she make many careless mistakes or not know how to do many questions?? the p4 paper is considered easy compared to p5 standard... the jump from p4 to p5 is huge..

if she doesnt quite understand her p4 topics, get her to revise thoroughly.. if she is clear but only careless in her paper, forget about revision and start to teach her p5 topics now..

i start by teaching them how to use the calculator first.. give them some questions for them to solve using calculator..
next i revise the fractions topic and teach them fractions division. if time permits, teach them simple ratio...[/quote]Dear verykiasumummy, thanks for the valuable advice above.

I also noticed tat dd has low confidence in her Maths :roll: , she tends to avoid doing maths practice ....

how to arose her confidence level and make her LOVE maths and enjoy doing it? :sad:

I believed in cultivating their interest rather that forcing them... :stompfeet:

[verykiasumummy]

snowball:

verykiasumummy:

[quote=\"snowball\"]

pls share how to improve dd maths, she scored only low 70s....need to help her revise before Pr5 jump, but dont know how/where to start :?:

did she make many careless mistakes or not know how to do many questions?? the p4 paper is considered easy compared to p5 standard... the jump from p4 to p5 is huge..

if she doesnt quite understand her p4 topics, get her to revise thoroughly.. if she is clear but only careless in her paper, forget about revision and start to teach her p5 topics now..

i start by teaching them how to use the calculator first.. give them some questions for them to solve using calculator..
next i revise the fractions topic and teach them fractions division. if time permits, teach them simple ratio...

Dear verykiasumummy, thanks for the valuable advice above.

I also noticed tat dd has low confidence in her Maths :roll: , she tends to avoid doing maths practice ....

how to arose her confidence level and make her LOVE maths and enjoy doing it? :sad:

I believed in cultivating their interest rather that forcing them... :stompfeet:[/quote]welcomed... just sharing..

since u also believe in cultivating interest, try to get her to plan a savings plan.. like something that she wants to buy, but u dun allow.. make her work out how long to save enough by having a fix daily or weekly savings so as to attain her goal of buying that possession.

i make my dd plan for the grandma's birthday.. told her budget of $800. gave her names of restaurants and ask her to list down those within budget, and choose the best deal of all...

actually, i already have a rough idea where to go la, just creating more choices for her so as to let her learn her way...

[snowball]

chloecube:

DS math had also improved, from 70s - 80s. i drill him with many problem sums, and keep practising.

i found that his careless mistake made him lost close to 10marks, will have to improve on this area
kiasu forum helps me alot me, i consolidated and type out many sums i got from here and print it for him to do

Hi chloecube, u sounded like a very dedicated mummy.

Do you coach your ds on your own ?

[HAPPYH]

This is something they can enjoy while learning something. Very good. Let me think of an assignment to my DD

[snowball]

HAPPYH:

This is something they can enjoy while learning something. Very good. Let me think of an assignment to my DD

Actually, I cant wait to \"drill\"( revision ) her on section C , but many times, she is not in the \"happy\" mode which i find it very frustrating to wait for her. And by the time we settled down to practise, i am already feeling very tired... :slapshead:

[verykiasumummy]

snowball:

HAPPYH:

This is something they can enjoy while learning something. Very good. Let me think of an assignment to my DD

Actually, I cant wait to \"drill\"( revision ) her on section C , but many times, she is not in the \"happy\" mode which i find it very frustrating to wait for her. And by the time we settled down to practise, i am already feeling very tired... :slapshead:

u can give her her fav food, n after that start to give her the revision..

[snowball]

verykiasumummy:

snowball:

[quote=\"HAPPYH\"]This is something they can enjoy while learning something. Very good. Let me think of an assignment to my DD

Actually, I cant wait to \"drill\"( revision ) her on section C , but many times, she is not in the \"happy\" mode which i find it very frustrating to wait for her. And by the time we settled down to practise, i am already feeling very tired... :slapshead:

u can give her her fav food, n after that start to give her the revision..[/quote]is it true that for Pr 5 maths paper 1 (Section A&B), can use calculator?
maybe i can use a NEW cauculator to \"motivate\" her to start our revision :evil:

any good recomendation on calculator ? :boogie:

[verykiasumummy]

snowball:

verykiasumummy:

[quote=\"snowball\"]

Actually, I cant wait to \"drill\"( revision ) her on section C , but many times, she is not in the \"happy\" mode which i find it very frustrating to wait for her. And by the time we settled down to practise, i am already feeling very tired... :slapshead:

u can give her her fav food, n after that start to give her the revision..

is it true that for Pr 5 maths paper 1 (Section A&B), can use calculator?[/quote]only for paper 2 can use calculator... paper 1 is mcq and some short ans questions cannot use calculator..

[snowball]

verykiasumummy:

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is it true that for Pr 5 maths paper 1 (Section A&B), can use calculator?

only for paper 2 can use calculator... paper 1 is mcq and some short ans questions cannot use calculator..[/quote]

Thanks! :salute: verykiasumummy