P2 Math - General Discussion

[plum-cake]

Muffins:

plum-cake:

Thank you Tianzhu and QMS,


Oh , Ok I really try to find the value for each shape. Its very tricky.
I couldn solve it so how can I expect it from my dd :roll:
you mommies are really clever :salute:

and also, tianzhu is not a mummy. he's a proud daddy!!!! :lol: :rotflmao:

:oops:

[Vincent Chua]

Hi!


Usually 2 or more model bars are drawn if the questions involved comparison such as more than or less than for pri 1/2 maths questions.

If it's a one step question, it will usually include info for more than or less than or question ask for how many more/less, you will need a 2 model bars.
If it's one step question and asking for altogether, it's one bar.

If it's a two -step questions, usually it's 2 bars.because they will usually provide info for one subject then find the second one using addition or subtraction. then finally ask for altogether.

hope it helps

by the way your child should have completed the first term. has he/she clear the doubts on model drawing?

onlyling:

Hi,

My son is in P2 this year. Until now, he still has difficulty figuring out when to use a single model and when to use a double model. Each time I ask him for rationale, I get a different explanation. This makes me just as confused as he is. I went to http://www.mathplayground.com/ but found that all the models there are double models. Is there any site that a P2 child go have hands-on like mathsplayground that can stengthen his and my understanding on situations for single and situations for double models? Or could anyone please advise me on the rule so I can be less blur and would be able to better help my son?

Thanks much!

[Idono]

Wow, the triangle / circle / square question is too tough for normal students! haha

[janet88]

HI Plum-cake,

Guess what, I finally learnt how to answer the question on calculating number of 2 and 4 legged birds/animals last night :oops: while hubby taught daughter last night. The Math assessment book used is Li Fanglan's heuristic and model approach.

[plum-cake]

janet_lee88:

HI Plum-cake,

Guess what, I finally learnt how to answer the question on calculating number of 2 and 4 legged birds/animals last night :oops: while hubby taught daughter last night. The Math assessment book used is Li Fanglan's heuristic and model approach.

what about your daughter, is she enjoying these heuristic type Qs? well, my one started to like these Questions. for the \"sticks\" questions we used the tooth picks :lol: I got that book this yr for my daughter to teach models. so I skipped thoes Qs and started with models. And during this holidays we managed to finish all the skipped ones. only the triangle , square, circle question, I was trying to find the values and got stuck. some of them we got to think. there is an art of teaching these type of questions but I dont have such talent..

[janet88]

Hi plum-cake,

She enjoyed doing those questions as it’s out-of-the-box…but still have to reinforce number bonds. The chapter on ‘tooth picks’ not attempted yet.
Teacher hasn’t started teaching models at P1 yet, but there will be a Maths briefing in early April.
There are several authors for heuristic/model approach, but Li Fanglan and Andrew Er are still the ‘reliable’ ones for Maths.

[Callie Tan]

My girl’s school has just started models… and her holiday worksheets are on models. I went for the models drawing workshop last week…

[Callie Tan]

I bought CASCO IQ Mathematics for my girl in P1… very very tough… any other parent using this book too?

[plum-cake]

janet_lee88:

Hi plum-cake,

She enjoyed doing those questions as it's out-of-the-box...but still have to reinforce number bonds. The chapter on 'tooth picks' not attempted yet.
Teacher hasn't started teaching models at P1 yet, but there will be a Maths briefing in early April.
There are several authors for heuristic/model approach, but Li Fanglan and Andrew Er are still the 'reliable' ones for Maths.

yes I agree. I have \"Use of Heuristics in problem solving P2 by Andrew Er and Joanne Er\" too.

[janet88]

Callie Tan:

I bought CASCO IQ Mathematics for my girl in P1... very very tough... any other parent using this book too?

The other tough assessment book is Fabian Ng's Excel in Math.