Teaching Tip: One thing that I am reminded of as I visit with many moms at convention is that Singapore math is one of those programs that takes a while to wrap your head around philosophy-wise. It is a program that is designed with a terrific ebb and flow, yet often as parents we get in the way of this ebb and flow by stepping in and adding more and more practice. It helps to keep in mind that your students are not intended to master every new math concept that you show them. Some concepts are only introduced. Others are practiced more extensively, and still others are meant to be mastered. If, as the parent, we treat every concept like it must be mastered, we can truly frustrate our children. So, resist the urge (when you think your child may not have fully grasped a concept) to jump in and search for more worksheets on the internet or in another source to add to your math lesson. Instead, just partner with your child helping him/her through the lesson to be successful. Then, the next day, move on to the next lesson. Be confident that those tough math concepts will come around again the next year in the next level, and by then your child will be a year older and better equipped to deal with those harder concepts. Age helps so much! Just continue on each day steadily moving through your math lessons and you will experience less frustration in your kiddos and more enjoyment in the design of the program. Blessings, Carrie
Posted on: Wed, 21 May 2014 13:01:20 +0000
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