P2 Math - General Discussion

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stan1710:

Thank you very much jedamum! Anyone can share on how to teach more than? Thanks.

Hi stan1710,

For kid K2 or P1, you can try to use ice cream sticks to demostrate...

[corneyAmber]

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stan1710:

Thank you very much jedamum! Anyone can share on how to teach more than? Thanks.

Hi stan1710,

For kid K2 or P1, you can try to use ice cream sticks to demostrate...

Or you can use the good old colourful counter beads to explain that. After which, practice is definitely a must to reinforce.

[stan1710]

Thank you small & ks2me. I will try.

[Muffins]

So KEWT picture, small!

[UmmuMuadz]

Hi,


Just to share.

I used the lego sets that that we have at home.

For example.

1) What is 3 more than 6? ____

He will first fix 6 lego pieces. And then add on 3 more pieces. And then he will count the total.

My son prefers legos than the colourful counter beads. :lol:

[acforfamily]

Do you have a problem teaching this to a kid:


a) 2 more than 6 is ___ (2+6 : this one is ok to explain)
b) 2 more than ____ is 8 (8-2)

I have a problem trying to explain why the first one is + and the second one -

It is so intuitive to me that I don't know how to explain :oops:

I have already tried what some of you have posted here about the before and after but the kid still does not understand.
Any more ideas?

[Yerdua]

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a) 2 more than 6 is ___ (2+6 : this one is ok to explain)
b) 2 more than ____ is 8 (8-2)[/quote]For such qns, i ask my ds to write the number sentence first, then find the answer.

e.g.
a) 2 more than 6 is _______
number sentence is 6 + 2 = _________ (2 more means +2, not +6)

b) 2 more than ________ is 8
number sentence is _________+ 2 =8

The main point to understand is
2 more means +2
3 more means +3
2 less means -2
3 less means -3

When the child know how to write the number sentence for each question,
then they can figure out themselves whether to plus or minus the numbers given to get the answer very clearly.

ps. My ds is in p1 this year. I let my ds practise on type a qns till he is at ease, before i proceed with type b qns. Hope this helps!

[peapot]

Hi everyone! my problem is teaching money. My gal cannot understand why 50cents + 50 cents = $1.00. She said its $100 dollars. I m really clueless how to teach. If anyone has any good idea, pls share. Many thanks!!

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peapot:

Hi everyone! my problem is teaching money. My gal cannot understand why 50cents + 50 cents = $1.00. She said its $100 dollars. I m really clueless how to teach. If anyone has any good idea, pls share. Many thanks!!

Hi peopot,

Please try to guide your daughter and let her understand about unit.

50 cents + 50 cents = 100 cents and
100 cents equal to $1.

Hope this helps.

[peapot]

That’s a good point! Thanks!