Earlybird Math ?

[MarciaA]

I am not understanding why we start with EB Math 2A/2B instead of 1A/1B. I've seen 1 A and B for sale used, but can't see contents for either to see any differences.

Anyone know?

[pjdobro]

I think Carrie uses the Early Bird 2A/2B because it is considered more of a kindergarten program. The regular Primary 1A/1B is considered a first grade program and the schedule for that is listed in the appendix of LHFHG but in order to get Carrie's math explorations with 1A/1B, you need the Beyond guide. If you meant why not start with the Early Bird 1A/1B, I think that is more of a K-4/preschool program. You can look at the primary Singapore guides at http://www.singaporemath.com. It's my understanding that Singapore recently changed their kindergarten guides (don't worry though Carrie's got that one covered) so they don't have the Earlybird 2A/2B on their website to look at. Some other vendors like christian book distributors usually have sample pages on their websites. Hope that helps a little

[Carrie]

Marcia,

I'll move your post over to the main board, since this folder is for testimonial type posts. All new posts go on the main board.

As far as Earlybird 1A/1B goes.... those 2 workbooks are considered more preschool in their scope and sequence. The concepts, while interesting, are not necessary to do Earlybird 2A/2B.

We have written activities into LHFHG to cover a complete kindergarten scope and sequence, so Earlybird 1A/1B are not needed.

Blessings,
Carrie