Singapore Math Practice Workbook—Level 1A, Grade 2 Math Book, Adding and Subtracting, Ordinal Numbers, Number Bonds, Identifying Shapes and Patterns (128 pgs) (Volume 7) Paperback – June 1, 2009

My son is in kindergarten and we do lessons at home after school. Singapore math is the best for a reason. It teaches math in several different ways so that all kids can understand it. My son is engaged and is learning so much more than how math is taught in his school. This book is giving him the added edge we were looking for. Most of all the activities are fun so my son is not bored by doing math.

Bought this for my daughter who is in Kindergarten. She's been enjoying doing math worksheets and thought she might give this a try. It's all black and white color. Pictures are not colored but for me it's okay.

This book (1A) says Grade 2, but they are using this exact book as a workbook in my son's 1st grade class. It's nice to have an extra copy at home for extra review before a test.My first impression of Singapore Math itself is that it looks like gibberish. It seems overly complicated, and doesn't really match up to how you think about math in your mind. Completely unnatural.For example, in first grade I don't see the point of the using the weird network diagrams to show "number bonds." 2+2 = 4, you don't need a diagram to add 2+2. And who thinks about 2+2 as a diagram in their mind? Nobody. Thier first math test at school got postponed because either the kids don't get it, or the teachers don't get it.In 2nd grade they show things like: _____tens + _____ ones = 83. So you write 8tens + 3ones = 83. (Problem is, 8+3 does not = 83. Then the kids get confused when you try to tell them to use 0 as a placeholder to write 80 +3 = 83, when you just told them 8+3 = 83.)But I have no choice in that, the school has already chosen to use it. This book is good for extra practice. I just personally wouldn't chose Singapore if I were homeschooling. (I know it was used for years successfully in Singapore, good for Singapore, but that doesn't change what I'm seeing in the school here in the USA.)

This is a great review book for those using Singapore math. I used this alongside Singapore Primary Mathematics Level 1 KitSingapore Math; U.S. Edition edition (2003) for a 2nd grade student who has dyslexia. This math program laid things out for her the way that other math programs did not, and therefore enabled her to "see" and "feel" the math problems she was working on. I recommend Singapore math for homeschool parents who can't seem to get through to their young children the basics of mathematics such as addition/subtraction and multiplication. This book was used nightly as her "night-work" for reviewing whatever we worked on during the day.

Excellent companion to my sons school Singapore math book. He is struggling a little and this is giving him the extra practice he needs, while still following what his teacher does. The method is the same therefore he isn't confused with a different way to do things.

Love the work book. I actually used this to see how much my grandson knew and retained. This was excellent I used this over the summer to make sure he didn’t forget and to make sure he was ready for the 3rd grade.

First: This is NOT published by Singapore Math. This is a book published by a separate company, as supplementary practice for Singapore Math 1A. Singapore Math 1A is intended for first graders. The company who published this book, must have thought Singapore's 1A more suitable for second grade and therefore labeled this Second Grade. They also added a small reading component in the beginning that assumes kids are at a second grade level, while the math is not at that level.I have been using actual Singapore Math for my home-schooled kids for years - through 5B and then on to Algebra. This is the first time I purchased this "Math Practice" book, as I was looking for more practice for one of my younger kids who struggles, but is in 1st grade. While it looks like it will give some practice, it does not compare to the way Singapore lays out the problems and presents things from different angles so kids really understand what they are doing. This book is only usable as supplement. My other kids did not need extra work from what Singapore provided.While Singapore Math itself is a little advanced as a curriculum (Singapore Math says average students would take 1B and 2A in second grade), many kids do fine with it at the levels provided (i.e. 1A and 1B for first grade) or even earlier. If you want to look at Singapore Math, you can go to their website at singaporemath.com and Amazon provides some of the books.To sum up: this book is not Singapore Math, but simply a supplement created by another company who thought Singapore's levels advanced. We will used this book some for my first grader, just for practice, but I feel Singapore Math itself is a much better math program.

Our daughter started Singapore math and this was a perfect addition to her school work! There are a couple of pages on the front of the book to help parents which is super helpful!