P2 Math - General Discussion

[pokemon]

janet_lee88:

A friend of mine told me to get Shaping Math for son in P5 to practice...also got Li Fang Lan (set of 6 books) for daughter (going to P1) recently.


Fabian Ng is also good for problem-solving, but not avail for P1. Could only find Simon Eio for P1. Any other Maths assessment book to get for P1 ?? Thanks.

janet,

is Simon Eio book available in popular? If yes,which publisher is he with?

[janet88]

Hi Pokemon,


Step-by-Step Maths Problem-solving using models by Simon Eio.
Publisher is EPH…I bought it from Popular. Li FangLan also has a model approach assessment book.

[chixchix]

:? Hii all I need help !


My older boy just went to P1 this year. Initially he is good in his maths and English and always has an interest in reading.

I only send him for Maths tuition every Sunday. He has been going to the same teacher since K2 and is the only one in class.

He has always got good feedback from the teacher and I often buy him many assesstment books to practise. The only time he is told to study harder is when he is having his SA1 and the maths paper is today.


Since he has started Pq, he has become more vocal in talking ,most of the time spouts nonsense. Sometimes he can be a real good boy.
He just doesnt want to listen to me when I teach him Maths. I have tried talking to him many times with a soft approach. but he makes funny faces or reacts in a manner that shows me that he is not listening.

I have spoken to his teacher and she says that he makes silly mistakes at times. Even the tuition teacher told me last week, that my son used to be above the rest but now he shows an attitute of laziness and doesnt want to listen.Its not that he doesnt know his maths, he puposely doesnt want to think and wants the answer to be given to him.


I am very worried with his attitude. There is a boy who is in the same class as him and they are friends from the same MMI. but they only play during recess and sit separately in class during lessons.

After trying the soft approach, I had to resort to showing him the cane ( just to scare him).There are times that I have given him a soft whack on the bum... but still he isnt bothered.

I have never controlled him in any way, and he buys whatever he wants ,,, I dont spoil him too much anyway.

Today morning ,I went through his maths with him... he just didnt want to pay attention and they are simple things like

2 + 2+ 2 + 2=____ X 2

or just simple length ..i am very worried and dont know what to do. I am thinking of stopping his Maths tuition in June and lettng him rest..but I dont know if I am doing the right thing ...

[auntieM]

chixchix,

My DS also have the same behaviour change for a while at P1.
I guess its because they are mixing around with new friends and found it fun to 'act' and talk like each other.. ...
Luckily I managed to find out that one boy in his class that was very unpopular with others was close to DS.
I talked to my DS about being friendly to everyone and the other purpose of attending school.. ...to learn.
My DS is back to his normal self now.. ..

Juz me 2 cents

[3Boys]

Might be a bit of adjustment reaction to P-school. My boy went through a couple of waves of that from the start of the year. Might be worthwhile to just sit down in a relaxed environment and have a good long talk with him to see if there is something troubling him. For instance, my DS was missing some of his old K-school friends and manifested in a strange way.


Good luck!

[chixchix]

thanks i will try to talk to him but somehow,but its the lack of attention to his studies that i am worried about.

[jedamum]

chixchix:

Since he has started Pq, he has become more vocal in talking ,most of the time spouts nonsense. Sometimes he can be a real good boy.
He just doesnt want to listen to me when I teach him Maths. I have tried talking to him many times with a soft approach. but he makes funny faces or reacts in a manner that shows me that he is not listening.

chixchix,
i started off coaching ds1 math when he starts P1. midway into P1, i had had enough of his attitude and dh graciously offered to take over the coaching. cos ds1 is more scared of dh, it makes him focus more when dh is explaining concepts. i realised too that it makes a difference to the outcome of his math home assessment when the paper is done on days when the dad is around or not.
so see if your dh can help??

[tutortamil]

math soo hard ahh?

[tankee]

Hi,


I need some advise on what is the expected working for this type of questions

Qns

I give away 6 cupcakes.
I have 8 cupcakes left.
How many cupcakes do I have at first?


___ ( ) ___ = ____

I have ____ cupcakes at first.

============================================

While it is obvious that the answer is 14. But should the working be

_8_ ( + ) _6_ = _14_

OR

_14_ ( - ) _6_ = _8_

[corneyAmber]

Tankee,


Question is: ________ - 6 = 8

Working is: 8+6 = 14