Triciasalerno: Book Study: Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics — Chapter 1: Subtraction with Regrouping Dr. Ma states that "A good vehicle, however, does not guarantee the right destination." (page 5) Have you, in the past, attempted to demonstrate an issue in math to your students with manipulatives, only to find that the students seemed more confused after the demonstration than before? If so, what went wrong? How is your manipulative use going in…

Kymathteacher: Hello — Hey everybody! I am looking to speak with someone who is teaching at a school that has currently implemented the SM program. I would like to know which grade levels are using the program and how it's working for you

A1Math: KINDER CURRICULUM — CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT SINGAPORE MATH IN KINDERGARTEN THAN US MATH? I PLAN ON HOMESCHOOLING MY DAUGHTER AND WE ARE JUST BEGINNING TO LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT CURRICULUMS AVAIALABLE

A1Math: KINDER CURRICULUM — CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IS DIFERENT ABOUT SINGAPORE MATH IN KINDERGARTEN THAN US MATH? I PLAN ON HOMESCHOOLING MY DAUGHTER AND WE ARE JUST BEGINNING TO LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT CURRICULUMS AVAIALABLE

Triciasalerno: what next? — There are Singapore Math middle school books on [url] available if you are planning to homeschool your child. At the current time, there are not many middle schools using Singapore Math in the US. The number of elementary schools is growing by leaps and bounds, however, so I am confident that there will be middle schools and high schools using Singapore Math in the future

Mathisimportant: Math facts in third grade — I would suggest looking at the first and second grade Singapore math textbooks for the strategies taught at those levels. In first grade, number bonds are used as a pictorial representation of what we call "fact families." The most important of these in first grade is number bonds which create 10. With my third grade class I dropped down to the unit at the end of 1B which teaches addition and…