Primary Mathematics 1A Workbook (Singapore Math)
Primary Mathematics 2A Workbook (Singapore Math)
Singapore Primary Math 3a Textbook and Workbook
Primary Mathematics 4A Workbook
Primary Mathematics 5a: Us Edition PMUSW5A (Primary Mathematics Us Edition)
Primary Mathematics 6A Workbook
How does Singapore Math compare with other Math programs?
Singapore Math is a balance between drill and creative problem solving. Customers who have used other programs think that the Singapore approach moves along to more abstract math concepts in a more rational way and, depending on the student’s pace, more quickly. Other positive feedback indicates that the Singapore approach encourages greater problem solving skills and creative thinking.
Does Singapore Math use the incremental, spiral or unit-style approach?
The Singapore Math curriculum does not conform strictly to any of the above approaches. The strong point of Primary Math is the way basic concepts are presented. There is always more than one approach, and the workbooks are instrumental in making sure the information is generalized in the way desired. There are ‘Practice’ and ‘Reviews’ at the ends of chapters and sections. There is an effective mix of drill, word problems and mental calculation instruction connected to all important concepts. (Note: some of the drill is provided in the guides). While typical U.S. curricula touch on a larger number of topics rather superficially, PM nails the core math curriculum in a way that better prepares students for higher math. – From their website
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We’ve used this curriculum for 5 yrs now, and it’s worked well for both of my girls learning styles. We’ve sped through some units and taken our time with others, but usually we do a sheet per day.
Our only issue has been reviews. Until last year the very mention of one brought on tears. Finally my dh suggested that I copy the review as normal, but paste the word exercise over it so it looked like an exercise instead of a review. Funny, not one grumble, tear, or complaint. My dd laughed when I showed her, and it’s been pretty smooth sailing ever since.
We personally did not like Singapore Math. We tried in for several years, because it had such great reviews. However, by the end of book 4 when asked to do a story problem my girls didn’t know what function to use. They would ask me, “Do we add, subtract, multipy or divide Mom?” I knew we were in trouble and we did not master what we should have. So, after some research and inquiring among friends we switched to Math-U-See and have not looked back since. It has been a great program for us and the girls are finally mastering story problems!
We at first thought this would be a great curriculum, as we heard so much about it. Our son progressed well with it, as he is very good at math. BUT we ended up changing to a different curriculum because (1) this was not hands-on enough for early grades, too in the head, (2) it had little to no repetition, so it was hard to retain concepts, much less memorize math facts, and (3) was just plain frustrating. Though our son was able to complete all the books we used, it was with struggles and complaining (whereas in our current curriculum, Horizons, he does neither of those). We would not recommend this series as a main math curriculum but only as a supplemental one.