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- Yes, most of the time we really have fun together
- Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it's really dull and aggravating
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what kind of math do private schools do in K & 1st and what are public schools doing in K & 1st. TIA
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Anderson K: currently doing double digit addition and subtraction, have studied all coins (currently on last coin, the quarter), 1 math sheet for homework each night, sometimes with word problems ("Ava has 73 paper clips. Pedro has 41 paper clips. How many paper clips do Ava and Pedro have together?"). I have heard that Anderson uses Everyday Math, but also supplements, but at this stage (K) I don't really have any appreciation for what that means or how it might be different from the math approach that NEST or other schools use.
[ Reply | More ]Moving way to fast for most of students to have gotten the concepts behind this.... I would hate for my bright K boy to be moving so fast. What's the hurry?
[ Reply | More ]it's not too fast. (dc is at anderson, 2nd grade.) there are a couple of kids who may be struggling a bit at this point, but i believe the vast majority keep up. ime, the teachers are terrific about making sure all the kids are on the same page -- they speed up or slow down, depending on the feedback (via pre and post unit assessments, classwork, and homework) from the kids. my dc, who isn't exactly a "math" kid, has done very well so far with the program.
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Similar at our private K, double digit add/subtract, plus word problems, but with homework only once a week, i.e. a worksheet given on Monday that's due Friday.
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