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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Isn't LVIII = math skipping? for 2nd graders, it would be going to 3rd grade for math, which is what I was asking.

We plan to apply for AAP next year,  but i wanted to know how to get her in 3rd grade math when she's in 2nd.

For your questions, addition up to 100 is mastered. She knows her multiplication tables except for some 7 & 8s, (although she cheats with her fingers on the 9s). So I think she's ready for 3rd grade Advanced math. But I'm not sure how to convince the school of it.

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Don't have an answer to your question but am curious how did you get her to learn multiplication tables. I need tips for my child. [/quote]

I'm surprised you didn't teach her that for the 9s, you use the "subtract 1, then the digits add up to 9" rule. For example, for 9 x 6, you subtract 1 from 6 (because you know the answer has to be less than 60) to get 5. Then 5 + 4 = 9, so the answer is 54. Have her write the answers to all the 9s and have her see the pattern first. Then reach her the rule. My kids always found the 9s table easier than the 7s and the 8s, so I am impressed that she knows most of the 7s and 8s![/quote]

Op here. We used the finger trick for the 9s (hold up all your fingers, close the finger that you're multiplying by).

For multiplication (and all arithmetic), we just incorporated multiplication in our daily lives.  e.g. we' handing out M&Ms and ask how many M&Ms are there in each of the 4 people at the table have 5 M&Ms each.  I think using arithmetic daily ingrains it into the brain's muscle memory.  That's probably why 7s and 8s are so hard - we never find a circumstance where we're multiplying by 7 or 8.

7 days in a week.

8oz in a cup.

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