Singapore Question

[Patience]

Are you sure I don't need to do the textbook problems if I use Carrie's hands-on suggestions? There are so many problems in the textbook (2A) that it seems like these are an important part of the program. This is really, truly okay?

[Leslie in TN]

My son is just finishing Singapore 2B and we've never used a textbook yet.

[my3sons]

We didn't use the textbooks for 2A/2B last year. We did make sure to do all of the HOD math activities with the workbooks. My ds is finishing 3A right now and has done super! Nope - you don't need the textbooks.

In Christ ,
Julie

[1GirlTwinBoys]

What is the difference between textbook / workbook?

[my3sons]

What is the difference between textbook / workbook?

Singapore has both a textbook and a workbook for each semester of math instruction - so for example, there is a 2A Textbook and a 2A Workbook, and there is a 2B Textbook and a 2B Workbook. The Textbooks are the teaching instruction part, and the the Workbooks are the independent student part. Carrie wrote hands-on plans in the HOD guides to do in place of the textbooks up through 2B - and they are wonderful. Once your dc hit 3A/3B, then they need to use both the Textbooks and the Workbooks (so a set of 4 books) because Carrie did not write lesson plans for those since at that point, hands-on should be phased out, and the Textbooks work just fine. Clear as mud? Hope that made some sense!

In Christ,
Julie

[Patience]

Thanks for the reassurance everyone!