Math competitions for lower elementary
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Anonymous
| We are interested in learning about Math competitions for 1st/2nd grade children. Please recommend the options, how much prep and resources available? Thanks in advance! |
Anonymous
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Math Kangaroo, Noetic Learning, Beestar, Caribou
https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/List_of_United_States_elementary_school_mathematics_competitions For prep, many competitions have past problems. Also check out Singapore Math challenging word problems grades 1 and 2 and 3, Singapore math intensive practice, Beestar, and Beast Academy |
Anonymous
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Prep for a 2nd grade contest? Why?
No one cares if your 2nd grader wins a math contest. Teach your kid math, and they'll win math contests that matter when they are older. |
Anonymous
| What in the world? Do these even exist? |
Anonymous
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DS started doing these in 3rd grade, he loves them. He does Math Kangaroo, Noetic, and RSM Foundations Competition. He does a few others that I am forgetting.
The RSM one is interesting because there is a US only test. If your score high enough on that you can participate in an international competition. The International Comp is far more difficult than the US only one. DS tends to earn gold or whatever the top place is in the regular competitions. He has earned bronze in the RSM phase 2 test. He likes that it is more challenging. He was caught off guard the first time he participated but spent more time this year reviewing and improved his score. https://contest.rsmfoundation.org/oly/registration |
Anonymous
The problems are more challenging. They require kids to think creatively and understand how to apply a variety of math concepts to a problem. They can be fun for kids who are really good at math and want to challenge themselves. DS is in fifth grade and enjoys the challenge that they provide. I would guess that kids who do well in similar competitions in HS can earn scholarships and the like based on their scores but I have not done any research on it. At this moment, my kid enjoys taking them. There are 5 or 6 that he does. They take 45-90 minutes on a given day. It is not a huge time suck. He enjoys working out similar problems using magazines and the like. I mean, I suppose I could tell him to stop doing math and go play video games. He already does a rec sport and Scouts. He does the math competition stuff for fun. |
Anonymous
| CML has 2nd and 3rd grade tests. |