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| josacli |
| Posted on: December 13th, 2005, 7:00pm |
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Does anyone here use Singapore math for their kindergarteners? We are thinking of starting Singapore with our DD (6) but unsure what is in the books, or if they are the right level for her. She is doing some additiona and subtraction (#'s 1-10) counts to 100+, counts by 2's, 5's and 10's, can recognize heights, weights, lengths and patterns etc. Knows same and different. Not sure if we should use the kindergarten level or skip to the next level. Is anyone familar with Singapore or know where I can preveiw the books?
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| Genevieve |
| Posted on: December 13th, 2005, 7:08pm |
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Yes. I would still recommend starting with 1A. It covers concepts extremely well, but also, it has things like addition and subtraction through 20 and money and time and such. I'd just whip through the parts she know, doing no workbook problems until she hits something unfamiliar.
I would, however, skip the Singapore Earlybird Kindergarten material. |
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| josacli |
| Posted on: December 13th, 2005, 7:56pm |
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Question then, the "earlybird" program is their kindergarten curriculum. Should we start the Primary math 1A, 1B program - their website lists those as first grade. The only kindergarten material is in the earlybird books. - Slightly confused.
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| margoren |
| Posted on: December 13th, 2005, 8:10pm |
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Hi!
Yes, the earlybird books are for 4-5 year olds. I have those and also the Primary ones. From what you said about your daughter I would say you start with primary 1A. My daughter (5 1/2) can also do what yours can, and she got bored with the earlybird books a few months ago. Hope this helps! |
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| Admin |
| Posted on: December 14th, 2005, 12:22am |
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| Jo-Anne, the earlybird kindergaten books are a 2-year set. I just looked through the second year (I guess for 5-6 year olds) to see if they covered anything you didn't mention. I found: Telling time (to 1/2 hour increments), counting money (recognizing bills & coins, adding up random piles, finding correct change for a given amount), days of week (order, reading, & writing), recognizing, reading & writing numbers up to the teens. Probably your daughter knows these things, or if not can learn them without the books, but I thought I'd let you know what was in them. |
Elizabeth
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| Admin |
| Posted on: December 14th, 2005, 12:24am |
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The "primary" (be sure to get US edition) books come as a set: textbook & workbook 1A are for 1st half of 1st grade, 1B for second half, and so on. They say that Singapore kids start 1st grade on avg about 1/2 a year past when we do, and also that as a rule of thumb you can consider their 1st grade books approx equivalent to our 2nd grade curriculum, though that's certainly simplifying things.
I didn't mention before, but we LOVE Singapore math, and I consider it vastly superior to other texts I've looked it. Good luck! |
Elizabeth
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| MeghanLyman |
| Posted on: December 14th, 2005, 1:55am |
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So, since Harrison is only 4 I haven't really started accumulating any curriculum materials yet. I was looking online and found a preschool one, although I am still toying with the idea of sending him to preschool (why? I have no idea, just a nagging feeling of self doubt I think)
So, do you get your curriculums and books (like the Singapore Math books) online or is there a local connection?
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| josacli |
| Posted on: December 14th, 2005, 2:59pm |
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| Most of the curriculum/books we're using now I got at learning is fun and on amazon.com. However, I've heard that Title Wave books on Eubanck gets a lot of home school books. I called them as I would like to see what I am buying before I buy it and they do not have any Singapore books in right now but get them periodically. |
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| josacli |
| Posted on: December 14th, 2005, 3:01pm |
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| Elizatbeth - when you say second year (5-6) do you mean primary 1A or Earlybird 2A? Sorry very confused. This is all new to me and trying to follow. I wish there was a place I could see these books then I'd know EXACTLY what we wanted. Does anyone know when the next convention is? |
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| Admin |
| Posted on: December 14th, 2005, 3:12pm |
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I mean Earlybird 2A & 2B (1st & 2nd half of the 2nd year of kindergarten).
Earlybird 1A, 1B = 1st full year of kindergarten (in Singapore)
Earlybird 2A, 2B = 2nd full year of kindergarten
Primary 1A, 1B = 1st grade
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Primary 6A, 6B = 6th grade |
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| markandangie |
| Posted on: December 14th, 2005, 3:34pm |
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| margoren |
| Posted on: December 14th, 2005, 3:46pm |
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| Genevieve |
| Posted on: January 1st, 2006, 4:43am |
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Singapore has little to no review in its Primary series. However, much of its Earlybird material is repeated later. We didn't do EB--DS LOVED S 1A, but he turned up his nose at EB, so we just skipped it.  |
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