Singapore Math

We are using a new math program this year, Singapore Math.  It has been a challenge for both students and teachers because a lot more thinking and problem solving is involved.  The district's math team spent a lot of time deciding whether or not this was the way to go.

Keaton has this to say about Singapore Math:

In math this year we are doing Singapore Math. In Singapore Math it is new because the sixth graders are doing algebra. The fourth graders are doing long division and long multiplying. The fifth graders are doing prime numbers and comparison. That is all we are doing for math so far in the year.

It has been fun watching the kids learn the new concepts and really understand them.  The sixth graders, especially, are feeling pretty smart.