P2 Math - General Discussion

[janet88]

Tinkerbelle:

janet_lee88:

Hi mummies,

I walked into Popular last night...had some time after going to NTUC...so assessment book queen couldn't resist. Saw the new Math assessment book 'visible thinking in math'...avail in A and B. Fell in love :love: with it...now waiting for June 20% voucher to get it. Hopefully can get P6 by then...avail up to P4 now.
Written by Ammiel Wan and popular as it is by Marshall cavendish.

Hi Janet,
Yes, it's a great book!! I bought the 2A book for DD2. She enjoys doing it. Now, I'm waiting for the P6 ones to come out for DD1. Does Popular have the 20% voucher for the Mar holidays???

Nope, March doesn't have any 20%. This title is rather ex. So I am waiting for the 20% discount in June.

[Tinkerbelle]

janet_lee88:

Tinkerbelle:

[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]Hi mummies,

I walked into Popular last night...had some time after going to NTUC...so assessment book queen couldn't resist. Saw the new Math assessment book 'visible thinking in math'...avail in A and B. Fell in love :love: with it...now waiting for June 20% voucher to get it. Hopefully can get P6 by then...avail up to P4 now.
Written by Ammiel Wan and popular as it is by Marshall cavendish.

Hi Janet,
Yes, it's a great book!! I bought the 2A book for DD2. She enjoys doing it. Now, I'm waiting for the P6 ones to come out for DD1. Does Popular have the 20% voucher for the Mar holidays???

Nope, March doesn't have any 20%. This title is rather ex. So I am waiting for the 20% discount in June.[/quote]Hi Janet,

Ya, I agree this series is quite ex. No hurry to buy, your DD still has other assessments book to go through first...

[plum-cake]

Hi, Tinkerbelle


Since your dd is in p2, you got the part one book …how do you find it? is there anything that will impress me?

[Tinkerbelle]

plum-cake:

Hi, Tinkerbelle


Since your dd is in p2, you got the part one book .....how do you find it? is there anything that will impress me?

Hi plum-cake,

I like the book as it covers the basic concepts, then build on that knowledge to slightly more challenging questions which are still manageable for DD. DD really enjoys going through the book. Some assessment books have challenging questions that are too challenging.

I looked thru the book and found some common heuristic questions which DD1 has done before in lower pri and think it's useful to expose DD2 to these type of non-routine and heuristic (thinking skills) questions too.

To quote you 1 example from the book: Some trees are equally spaced out along a road. The distance between the 1st and 2nd tree is 3m. What is the distance between the 1st and the 9th tree? Once your DD learns the topic on lenght, this type of questions will be tested.

Maybe you might want to check the book out at Popular to see the type of questions asked. :lol:

[plum-cake]

Tinkerbelle:

plum-cake:

Hi, Tinkerbelle


Since your dd is in p2, you got the part one book .....how do you find it? is there anything that will impress me?

Hi plum-cake,

I like the book as it covers the basic concepts, then build on that knowledge to slightly more challenging questions which are still manageable for DD. DD really enjoys going through the book. Some assessment books have challenging questions that are too challenging.

I looked thru the book and found some common heuristic questions which DD1 has done before in lower pri and think it's useful to expose DD2 to these type of non-routine and heuristic (thinking skills) questions too.

To quote you 1 example from the book: Some trees are equally spaced out along a road. The distance between the 1st and 2nd tree is 3m. What is the distance between the 1st and the 9th tree? Once your DD learns the topic on lenght, this type of questions will be tested.

Maybe you might want to check the book out at Popular to see the type of questions asked. :lol:

Yes I have seen the book outside. i didn dare to look inside cause the price is 8+ and 2 books to buy. and if I go through the pages then ..you know my weakness. my dd told me, she is having ca1 this time. But I only have 3 CA1 papers from 2010 pastpapers lot. so I thot of buying a ca & sa papers book/wbook to do revision.. did you buy any of thoes books?

[plum-cake]

thanks Tinkerbelle…for the reply I might go for it.

[Champion]

janet_lee88:

Hi mummies,

I walked into Popular last night...had some time after going to NTUC...so assessment book queen couldn't resist. Saw the new Math assessment book 'visible thinking in math'...avail in A and B. Fell in love :love: with it...now waiting for June 20% voucher to get it. Hopefully can get P6 by then...avail up to P4 now.
Written by Ammiel Wan and popular as it is by Marshall cavendish.

Hi Janet, i have also bought a copy for my gal who is in P3 this year. By chance on the 2nd week of school, my gal brought back a few sheets of Maths worksheet and said it was a \"impromptu\" test! I flip thru and search for \"clues\". Fair enough, saw the small print at the bottom of the page and quickly do a search in the net. The publisher told me that a brand new series published 2011 and only Big Bookshop has it.

I allow my gal to practice and her comments are that the questions are more challenging! But I don't push her to attempt all questions and only at her own speed.

This is my own sharing - hopes I am not posting in the \"wrong\" forum

[janet88]

Champion:

janet_lee88:

Hi mummies,

I walked into Popular last night...had some time after going to NTUC...so assessment book queen couldn't resist. Saw the new Math assessment book 'visible thinking in math'...avail in A and B. Fell in love :love: with it...now waiting for June 20% voucher to get it. Hopefully can get P6 by then...avail up to P4 now.
Written by Ammiel Wan and popular as it is by Marshall cavendish.

Hi Janet, i have also bought a copy for my gal who is in P3 this year. By chance on the 2nd week of school, my gal brought back a few sheets of Maths worksheet and said it was a \"impromptu\" test! I flip thru and search for \"clues\". Fair enough, saw the small print at the bottom of the page and quickly do a search in the net. The publisher told me that a brand new series published 2011 and only Big Bookshop has it.

I allow my gal to practice and her comments are that the questions are more challenging! But I don't push her to attempt all questions and only at her own speed.

This is my own sharing - hopes I am not posting in the \"wrong\" forum

No problems, you didn't post in the wrong thread
Wow, impromptu test so soon. My daughter in P1 has both EL and CL spelling 2moro...am I supposed to expect teachers to go at 4th gear from next Monday onwards ? :!:
Can you pls advise me the title of that Maths series avail only in Big Bookshop ?

[Champion]

Can you pls advise me the title of that Maths series avail only in Big Bookshop ?[/quote]


Hi Janet,
I guess because it was a new published book that why at that time when I enquired with Marshall - it only available at Big Bookshop. Guess by now Popular should have got the books too.....

For my case, usually I will call the publisher and check with them the stock availiability. But usually most of the time I can get the books from Popular - as most parents fo :lol:

[janet88]

Champion:

Can you pls advise me the title of that Maths series avail only in Big Bookshop ?

Hi Janet,
I guess because it was a new published book that why at that time when I enquired with Marshall - it only available at Big Bookshop. Guess by now Popular should have got the books too.....

For my case, usually I will call the publisher and check with them the stock availiability. But usually most of the time I can get the books from Popular - as most parents fo :lol:[/quote]

So the title is 'Visible thinking in Maths' by Ammiel Wan ?
I don't go to Big Bookshop...rather inconvenient...I frequent IMM more often though.