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Help me stand strong! I looked at the 1A and 1B textbook, that's all I have right now, waiting for workbooks. It looks too easy. Not just for my kids, but in general. I'm not getting a feel for where or when they'll actually memorize their addition and subtraction facts. I didn't see things set up like I'm use to, as in learning +1, +2, doubles, doubles +1, etc. Because IDK what's planned after Singapore, I'm looking at videotext which recommends making math meaningful. I'm wondering if I should get that. But I really just want to simplify my life and do HOD as is. I hope it makes more sense in the workbook. Is there review in the workbooks? Is flashcards or anything recommended to help gain mastery? Is it a mastery program or spiral? If they don't understand a concept, should we stay there and keep working on it or just keep going along with the book. I think my oldest especially will need lots of review, but at the same time, need mastery before moving on

Then it also looked confusing. It wanted to add something like 76 + 2 and 60 +12. Or something like that. DH has the van and it's in it. Anyway, it just looked like funny regrouping to me. And it reminded me of where another mom on here says she caused problems by trying to teach it her own way. I like math and I'm set in my ways, lol.

Help! I had too much time to think while at my MIL's this weekend and found my Singapore 1A and 1B textbooks sitting in a box, waiting for the move.

Ok, deep breath. Tell me to relax and it'll all be OK with Singapore.

Hi Mumkins,
It took me a while to get used to Singapore too-I used Making Math Meaningful before Singapore, and liked it, but the short lessons in Carrie's guides coupled with the workbooks accomplished the same result in far less time. MMM is about an hour to an hour and a half each day of work. My daughter retained more with the shorter lessons.
I highly recommend you get the Beyond Little Hearts For His Glory HOD guide to use the math lessons Carrie wrote for your Singapore 1A and 1B workbooks, that way you will not need the textbooks at all. The lessons will help teach the math, the workbooks will provide the written practice. You are at a great starting point with 1A! Relax-you are in great hands with HOD

I went and looked at MMM, not really liking it after all. I just need to relax. School is in 2 weeks, everything will be here by then. I need to ban myself from looking at anything else.

Thank you for the encouragement. 1 1/2 hours My DD would cry and cry and it would be awful. We do have Beyond, so we're all set.

I just need to relax.

We are not real far into 1A, but we did kinder math which has addition and subtraction, and my son doesn't have the addition/subtraction facts memorized yet. However, he can take a story and put it into an equation and he knows how to solve the equation. Given that I could never do a story problem from day 1, I am pleased. I agree Singapore is very different from what I remember math being, but so far I am really liking it. I think you will fell better once you actually start, and as the other poster said, the activities Carrie writes into the guide add a lot.