When I go speak at a school’s Parent Night about Singapore Math, I get asked a lot of different questions. The most common one, however, is how can I help my child with his/her homework? To help out in Northern Colorado, my home base, I decided to take my Parent Boot Camps to another level. A monthly or bi-weekly level through Meetup.com. Each meetup, we’ll work through an elementary mathematical concept, review strategies, and learn a fun activity or game that supports the concept.
As we get going, I’ll post more about the meetups and the questions and issues that concern parents the most.
From the Read more about us page (where you can register to join, too):
Does your student struggle with his or her math homework? Are you arguing over who’s way of solving problems is right, yours or the teacher’s? Wouldn’t it be nice if your child thought math was FUN? It’s time for a math boot camp for parents! Each Meetup will engage parents with strategies to help their child as well as some time for home-enjoyment review. (Really, why should it be homeWORK?)
Who: Parents who want to help their elementary school students with mathematics.
Why: While math hasn’t changed much since we were in school… virtually everything else has, include teaching methods, curricula, homework, and expectations
How: Using math strategies from Singapore Math and other World-Class curricula, we’ll focus on understanding elementary math concepts. Why do we invert and multiply when dividing fractions? What are we doing when we “borrow” from a number? Why don’t kids memorize their multiplication tables anymore?
Bonus: At each Meetup, I’ll provide Math-Campers with some handpicked resources that engage students and strengthen their mastery of math facts. We’ll play games that focus on mathematics content and discuss your child’s homework assignment, so bring them along!
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Hi- I am looking for a summer program that teaches singapore math for a 2A-2B. My daughter is a 1st grader and we would like to keep her math skills progressing over the summer. Do you know of any programs or places that do a great job with singapore math?
Thank you!
oops, we are in the north Denver, boulder area.
I’m not familiar with any specific programs in Denver that focus in Singapore Math. You might check out a local Mathnasium franchise. They emphasize place value and understanding.
Of course, you could get the materials and work with her at home. You will find the Home Instructor’s Guides to be very helpful and worth the minimal cost. They are available at SingaporeMath.com, along with the Primary Mathematics curriculum materials.
I’m not familiar with schools using Singapore Math in Boulder, but if you email me at cassy@singaporemathsource.com with your actual city, I might have a teacher/tutor suggestion.