Singaporemath -workbook recommendations needed

Early Bird is kindergarten level. The most popular Singapore series in the U.S. has been the primary math series, which I believe starts at level 1A. Check the sample pages on the website to see the difference in level of difficulty.

Nancy

I was told by a resource room teacher that singapore math is a year ahead of United States math. So, if you doing 2nd grade you want 1A/1B, etc., I have a third grader so we are planning the 3A/3B for this summer. I hope this helps.

Before anyone gets worried about why our kids can’t keep up with those kids in Singapore or France or whatever, please note that different systems have different class labels!

I don’t know Singapore personally but I believe their system is based on the old British standard. They have *two* years of what used to be called “infant school”, ages 5 and 6, covering the equivalent of US K and 1, Then Junior 1 is about age 7, equivalent to US 2, Junior 2 is about age 8, equivalent to US 3, and so on. So a book one number less than the US grade is *on* grade level (or higher).
Secondary school covers seven years or more and is the equivalent of US junior high or middle, high school, and a year of junior college ( to a total of 13 years plus kindergarten) all rolled into one. Just be a litttle cautious when talking cross-culturally that you are discussing the same thing.

The advice given by another poster about what materials are kindergarten level in Singapore math may therefore also be a bit off the mark — they may be K *and* 1, as above.

Similarly I’m using some French materials; they have a kindergarten at age 5, similar to US, but then they have a “preparatory class” (called CP) at age 6, and then “elementary class 1” (CE1) at about age 7 or equivalent to US Grade 2, and so on.
Worse yet their secondary counts in reverse, from sixth class being the lowest (US Grade 8) and first class being the highest (US 13 or junior college.)
Caution is always advised in translation.

Early Bird is kindergarten level. The most popular Singapore series in the U.S. has been the primary math series, which I believe starts at level 1A. Check the sample pages on the website to see the difference in level of difficulty.

Nancy

I was told by a resource room teacher that singapore math is a year ahead of United States math. So, if you doing 2nd grade you want 1A/1B, etc., I have a third grader so we are planning the 3A/3B for this summer. I hope this helps.

Before anyone gets worried about why our kids can’t keep up with those kids in Singapore or France or whatever, please note that different systems have different class labels!

I don’t know Singapore personally but I believe their system is based on the old British standard. They have *two* years of what used to be called “infant school”, ages 5 and 6, covering the equivalent of US K and 1, Then Junior 1 is about age 7, equivalent to US 2, Junior 2 is about age 8, equivalent to US 3, and so on. So a book one number less than the US grade is *on* grade level (or higher).
Secondary school covers seven years or more and is the equivalent of US junior high or middle, high school, and a year of junior college ( to a total of 13 years plus kindergarten) all rolled into one. Just be a litttle cautious when talking cross-culturally that you are discussing the same thing.

The advice given by another poster about what materials are kindergarten level in Singapore math may therefore also be a bit off the mark — they may be K *and* 1, as above.

Similarly I’m using some French materials; they have a kindergarten at age 5, similar to US, but then they have a “preparatory class” (called CP) at age 6, and then “elementary class 1” (CE1) at about age 7 or equivalent to US Grade 2, and so on.
Worse yet their secondary counts in reverse, from sixth class being the lowest (US Grade 8) and first class being the highest (US 13 or junior college.)
Caution is always advised in translation.