All About Preparing For Primary One

[strawberrycupcakes]

sembgal:

xing369:

where to buy 2nd-hand textbooks?

or better to purchase new ones?
what the recommended books to buy?

I have purchased new Chinese textbooks and also have 2nd hand ones.
I think better to buy new ones because the books are not too expensive. You can buy from Popular. I did not buy the Math textbooks. You should buy according to your child's needs first.

well said!

[xing369]

sembgal:

xing369:

where to buy 2nd-hand textbooks?

or better to purchase new ones?
what the recommended books to buy?

I have purchased new Chinese textbooks and also have 2nd hand ones.
I think better to buy new ones because the books are not too expensive. You can buy from Popular. I did not buy the Math textbooks. You should buy according to your child's needs first.

thank you very much!

[sembgal]

xing369:

sembgal:

[quote=\"xing369\"]where to buy 2nd-hand textbooks?

or better to purchase new ones?
what the recommended books to buy?

I have purchased new Chinese textbooks and also have 2nd hand ones.
I think better to buy new ones because the books are not too expensive. You can buy from Popular. I did not buy the Math textbooks. You should buy according to your child's needs first.

thank you very much![/quote]If you want to prepare your child for Money - coins and dollars, Time, you can go Popular buy Newton Publication assessment books. Full colour assessment books for coins, dollars and time. These books more appealing to 6 years old and each book costs about $4.50. I like these 3 books as it helps the child to build up the concepts.

[xing369]

[quote]
If you want to prepare your child for Money - coins and dollars, Time, you can go Popular buy Newton Publication assessment books. Full colour assessment books for coins, dollars and time. These books more appealing to 6 years old and each book costs about $4.50. I like these 3 books as it helps the child to build up the concepts.[/quote]truly appreciate!

[Darius]

any recommendation for tution(near redhill) for preparing p1.

[Sweetbaby456]

Darius:

any recommendation for tution(near redhill) for preparing p1.

P1 n P2 honeymoon year. Pls don't give yourself n your child undue stress with tuition n enrichment programs.

[quixation]

hi, abt 1 yr ago when my gal was just turning 5, I went to bras basah 2nd flr and bought some 2nd hand textbook chinese, higher chinese and maths. Jus to try gasp what willb taught in p1 and if her preschool was going the similar way


when I found it did... I was relaxed..I just continue her routine of doing some home work more to continue building her routine to include some revision at home.
Now that she is going p1, I am not that gan cheong to start \"preparing\" her at home but rather let her finish her curriculum at k2 and those home work we have.. only thing I am insisting is progress her reading list to a p1 equal standard.

Am I too relaxed? Should I do more?

Even her show & tell now, I just help her get her photo & material but I let her \"freeflow\" in school...by the time she gets home, she forgot what she said aldy.

shld I b more concerned?
Even her chinese, I let her go at her own pace.cox I didnt touch on hanyu pinyin till her preschool started it.. but I know her chinese is erm... slacked cox I emphasised on english all along thinking english is essential to understand eng, maths, science and all other subjects..

shld I really start to do more?

I must add that I aldy started since she was 4 abt money..abt 5 yrs old, I started letting her try read the signage abv the food stalls & now she can confidently order from hawker, mcdonalds but calculating abt how much change takes a long time & not every cashier or hawkers has the patience to wait for our little maths class to finish... this makes her a tiny bit nervous coz of the rush...:(

[ChiefKiasu]

quixation:

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Am I too relaxed? Should I do more?
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Your kid is already doing very well

With her command of English, she should not have any problems with P1 Math or English.

As your child is in Taonan and taking higher Chinese, you may need to ramp up Chinese a little bit more, especially if that is not a language your family commonly use. The cracks won't show at P1 or P2, but it could be quite glaring from P3 onwards. It's better to start Chinese enrichment early from P1. Molin will be my recommendation. It's the best known secret amongst Tao Nan students :).

[sweetbaby]

Any parents can share what’s covered in those pre primary 1 maths enrichment? Do they do Pri 1 syllabus? Thx

[sembgal]

sweetbaby:

Any parents can share what's covered in those pre primary 1 maths enrichment? Do they do Pri 1 syllabus? Thx

Yes, for centres like Mindstretcher, Kent Ridge, Just Education, the K2 enrichment is to do primary 1 work. I'm not advertising for their service here but I want to share with all parents that it is better you spent 30mins to coach your child one to one than to send your child to a 1.5h enrichment in a group setting. It's very easy to teach and prepare your child for Primary 1.