chefgirl96
04-17-2009, 11:09 AM
We have been using Singapore since the beginning & are now entering 3rd grade. I just don't think it's working for DD. We do enjoy the colorful textbooks & the way the concepts are gently presented. I did some research here on the boards & I guess I should've been teaching & having DD memorize math facts along with using Singapore, which I didn't realize. We have used the "intensive practice" books, but the facts just don't seem to be "clicking". Maybe it is because she doesn't have the facts memorized. She still has to count on to figure out 7 + 3 or 6 + 4, etc. She just recently is picking up on the idea that if 6 + 5= 11, then 6 + 6=12. DD doesn't seem to have a natural math aptitude. According to Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks, she is a Perfect Paula & Horizons is the recommended program. I've read here that it is spiral and sometimes "spirals out of control". I don't think this would work for us! Should we:
1. Switch to a different mastery program that includes memorization & more drill?
2. Over the summer, memorize, memorize, memorize with drill practice, then continue with Singapore?
3. Something else?
Cost is somewhat of an issue since DH has been unemployed for several months now. I feel terrible that I didn't know to have her memorize the facts. She is my first homeschooler, but still. TIA!
1. Switch to a different mastery program that includes memorization & more drill?
2. Over the summer, memorize, memorize, memorize with drill practice, then continue with Singapore?
3. Something else?
Cost is somewhat of an issue since DH has been unemployed for several months now. I feel terrible that I didn't know to have her memorize the facts. She is my first homeschooler, but still. TIA!