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    Primary one Prep Class - Maths

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      HappyAvon
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      bigsnoopy:
      HappyAvon:

      Memorising multiplication tables thru song is a good tool. My girl from CMA does that and now she knows the muliplication table for 2-9. Right now in her CMA, she is doing workbook for multiplication as follows :


      Multiplication table for 8
      8 x _ = 40
      8 x _ = 56

      So far she has no problem since she already knows her multiplication table well.. 😄

      Yr girl in advance class right? My DD is also in CMA but still basic level.


      Hi, my girl is not in the advance class...she is attending once a week n is now doing grade 8 for mental and abacus....for aural, she is doing 2 digits 8 no. + & -... I think u will start multiplication when u are in grade 10... Yr child will reach that stage....dun worry 😄

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        Pen88n
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        HappyAvon:
        Hi, yah my girl is in k2 now....it's easier with the song n practicing on the workbook...I believe yr girl enjoys cma too...
        Pen88n:

        [quote=\"HappyAvon\"]Hi Pen88n, what u had mentioned my girl is still doing in CMA but that was under the abacus book. They used the abacus to add 10 times for 2+2+2+...... but they have another book just for multiplication...And just this yr I think, they published a cd on all the songs for the formula like good frens , gd brother, multiplication table for parents to buy....but even if u dun buy, the teacher will still play multiplication song during every lesson.... 😄 my girls loves Cma so much that she said she will nvr want to quit....she said she wanted to become a human calculator....

        HappyAvon,
        Glad to hear your gal enjoying CMA. Previously, they do not have the multiplication song, so my gal learn her multiplication by memorising from the 2+2+2....10 times. She recite the 2,4,6,8, together with that and will remember after doing for a while. Now it is easier with the song.

        My gal is older than your gal by a year (I think your gal is K2 right?). She has already finished the basic multiplication and division and is now doing 2 digit by 4 digit / 3 digit by 3 digit for multiplication and 5 digit by 2 digit for division.

        [/quote]Actually she does not enjoy it as much nowadays as the homework gets a lot more difficult. She will grumble and sometimes need to nag her to do the work. However, she will still finish and will be happy to be able to do well. Will have to monitor her and see how it goes. There are usually humps and valleys along the learning journey.

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          bigsnoopy
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          HappyAvon:
          bigsnoopy:

          [quote=\"HappyAvon\"]Memorising multiplication tables thru song is a good tool. My girl from CMA does that and now she knows the muliplication table for 2-9. Right now in her CMA, she is doing workbook for multiplication as follows :


          Multiplication table for 8
          8 x _ = 40
          8 x _ = 56

          So far she has no problem since she already knows her multiplication table well.. 😄

          Yr girl in advance class right? My DD is also in CMA but still basic level.


          Hi, my girl is not in the advance class...she is attending once a week n is now doing grade 8 for mental and abacus....for aural, she is doing 2 digits 8 no. + & -... I think u will start multiplication when u are in grade 10... Yr child will reach that stage....dun worry 😄[/quote]Haiz. She is only in Grade 13 i think. I have never ask the teacher.

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            sub_evo76
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            Hello, u gals think abacus is good for ur kids? My DD is currently having abacus lessons but I am not sure how useful is it for her…how long into the lesson will you then see ‘results’?

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              Pen88n
              last edited by

              sub_evo76:
              Hello, u gals think abacus is good for ur kids? My DD is currently having abacus lessons but I am not sure how useful is it for her.....how long into the lesson will you then see 'results'?

              How long depends on the kid. I find that useful for my kids as both of them are using abacus for mental computation.

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                HappyAvon
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                Personally I feel it's a good exposure for the kids n it helps build their confidence. Child is no longer afraid of big numbers n it helps in no. bondings...develop good concentration skill and ability to focus too....my girl is also with MPM this yr n so far we are happy with her progress too.... 😄

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                  HappyAvon
                  last edited by

                  Personally I feel it's a good exposure for the kids n it helps build their confidence. Child is no longer afraid of big numbers n it helps in no. bondings...develop good concentration skill and ability to focus too....my girl is also with MPM this yr n so far we are happy with her progress too.... 😄

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                    sub_evo76
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                    Hmm…okay…maybe I shld let her continue for awhile more…maybe she will be less ‘bored’ by it…

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                      Champion
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                      Hi Parents,
                      :imsorry: for intruding into this thread...

                      Got a hand on the above book which a friend loan to me for reading. Find that it is a good guide book for those who want to know for about Primary School's Maths 😄 .

                      For me, I was like 😓 cos my DD1 already in P3, DD1 going to P1 next year and there are many terms I am still unfamiliar with for according to my friend, should have known by P3 and the rest by P4, P5 & P6.

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                        laughingcat
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                        IMO the abacus is not really useful for Pri schoolers, the use of abacus is more relevant to right/left brain training. My niece’s abacus ability is very good as she has advanced to mental calculation (meaning able to do calculation without the the use of abacus) and has even participated in 3 abacus competitions. In her primary schooling years (this year is Pri 3), I have not really seen her using abacus to its full use. In fact, nowadays Maths is all about modelling.

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