Both Tori and Kate agreed to complete 2-3 lessons and be done with Singapore math this school year!
Tori uses some Montessori beads to help with place values. I also made some color-coded number cards to help with place value.
A visual learner, Tori was struggling with completing the subtraction lesson without the beads and number cards. After I showed her the “picture,” she aced the lesson.
Kate started out doing fine without the beads, but she wanted to do the fun stuff too.
Both girls were super excited to complete their Singapore math 1B workbooks.
We’ll continue to use Life of Fred and mathbooking and get new 2nd grade Singapore math books next fall!
I love hands-on maths! Looks like you had fun. We love Life of Fred too. We recently switched to a living maths approach but my son still wants to do Life of Fred every day – must be a good sign!
Lucinda (visiting via the Math Monday link up)
Hi Jennifer! I had a question on the Singapore math. We just finished K and we’ll be doing 1A/B starting in the fall. What all is NECESSARY to teach at home? I figured the workbooks for sure, but were the textbooks and homeschooling guide both needed as well? TIA – off to read more! ;)
Hi! Thanks for your question. I didn’t need the teacher guide until 6th grade {I’m terrible at math}. My kids almost complete the workbooks on their own. Honestly, the textbooks aren’t hardly needed, but they do teach the lessons a bit. The high school texts are completely different and we haven’t taken the high school plunge yet {cringe}.