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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone use Singapore math program as supplement or full curriculum for their child? If so, how do you like it and which version do you use?[/quote]

I used Singapore math U.S. edition as a curriculum/supplement from k-6 or so. I only used intensive practice and challenging word problems. I didn’t like the primary  mathematics series because it had some busywork and I just wanted the problems. My kids were being taught math in the Singapore style at school, but they were not using the text book. We worked about one grade level ahead at home.

I really liked both intensive practice and challenging word problems. The extra practice book is not as necessary, since it contains easier problems that are in the textbook. If I had to choose one of the two, I would choose intensive practice since it contained a variety of problems, including some word problems,  whereas cwp was 100% word problems.

I did not use the books as intended- you are supposed to teach from the textbook and then supplement as needed with IP and CWP. I would make my own lessons, and then assign selected problems from IP and CWP, and work through the harder problems with my kids until they could do them on their own.

I used Beast academy as well for grades 3-5 (it was only 3-5 back then), and the Singapore problems are more straightforward and what kids would probably expect to see on a school math test. [/quote]

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