P2 Math - General Discussion

[RRMummy]

janet_lee88:

:imdrowning: For my boy in P5, he is struggling with problem sums...failed CA1 & SA1. As for my girl in P1, hubby is trying to ramp up her concepts and trying to explain to her that 'more than' doesn't necessarily mean addition. Actually, I am a total failure :sick: where Maths is concerned, esp now with the play of English.

:snuggles: I can imagine your stress. Don't be so hard on yourself :snuggles:

[Champion]

janet_lee88:

:imdrowning: For my boy in P5, he is struggling with problem sums...failed CA1 & SA1. As for my girl in P1, hubby is trying to ramp up her concepts and trying to explain to her that 'more than' doesn't necessarily mean addition. Actually, I am a total failure :sick: where Maths is concerned, esp now with the play of English.

Janet,
加油! We are all here to help and cheer each other on :grphug: .....We all with kids in the primary level have already gone through the last 5 months so hang on, half more to go :imcool: :imcool:

[janet88]

Champion:

janet_lee88:

:imdrowning: For my boy in P5, he is struggling with problem sums...failed CA1 & SA1.

Janet,
加油! We are all here to help and cheer each other on :grphug: .....We all with kids in the primary level have already gone through the last 5 months so hang on, half more to go :imcool: :imcool:

Champion,
I dread to think of next year. One in P6 facing PSLE...the younger one has SA2. My hair already turned white. Next year, son may even need intensive coaching :moneyflies:

[corneyAmber]

Janet, the good news is you are not alone. We share the same woes and same white hairs. :lol:

[janet88]

ksi:

Janet, the good news is you are not alone. We share the same woes and same white hairs. :lol:

Yes, THANK GOODNESS I AM NOT ALONE facing this craziness.
Just wondering :scratchhead: will things get better when son goes to Sec 1...then only have 1 younger one to coach ?

[poppy15]

ksi:

Janet, the good news is you are not alone. We share the same woes and same white hairs. :lol:

this is where KSP comes in - supporting each & everyone of us mentally & spiritually. Hooray for KSP :celebrate: hehe...

[corneyAmber]

:celebrate: :celebrate: :celebrate: Cheers to our joint \"wisdom\" (white hairs) :imcool: :boogie: :dancing:

[phtthp]

regarding RRMummy's question on 'durian puff & cream puff' at P1 SA1 Paper 2,


Mother has baked some cream puffs and durian puffs. She wants to put 8 puffs into a box. In how many ways can she put the puffs in order to have at least one of each kind of puffs in the box?

- you may read Dr. Yeap Ban Har's reply :-
http://www.askyeapbanhar.blogspot.com/

[PiggyLalala]

RRMummy:

The standard these days ah.. really :siao:


P1 SA1, Paper 2 2011.

Mother has baked some cream puffs and durian puffs. She wants to put 8 puffs into a box. In how many ways can she put the puffs in order to have at least one of each kind of puffs in the box?


:stompfeet:

I think this question is very unclear. When I first read the question, I asked myself, how do I know how many cream puffs or durian puffs the mother has baked. If mother only bake 5 cream puffs and 5 durian puffs, the answer will be only 3 ways, that is, 5C and 3D, 4C and 4D, 3C and 5D.

Of course, if the child has exposed to such questions before, he should know that in such questions, we always assume that mother has baked more than 8 cream puffs and durian puffs to be placed in the box.

[Kissgurami]

phtthp:

regarding RRMummy's question on 'durian puff & cream puff' at P1 SA1 Paper 2,


Mother has baked some cream puffs and durian puffs. She wants to put 8 puffs into a box. In how many ways can she put the puffs in order to have at least one of each kind of puffs in the box?

- you may read Dr. Yeap Ban Har's reply :-
http://www.askyeapbanhar.blogspot.com/

so it is number bonding, most assessment books and math enrichments focus quite alot on number bonding... I can see why now, to tackle such crazy questions