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Word problems can be just as challenging for parents to explain as it is for students to complete; that’s why I was thrilled to review Singapore Math Live – Challenging Word Problems Level 1 from Singapore Math Live.
Singapore Math Live created online math videos for their Singapore Math Live – Challenging Word Problem courses to support homeschooling families.
What You Get:
These are online math videos that teach your kids how to solve challenging word problems that are available in the accompanied workbook (sold separately). There are 6 levels to choose from, and we chose Level 1 for my 1st and 3rd grader to use in addition to our current math curriculum.
It was super easy to access the online course! You simply need a computer with internet access. Go to the Singapore Math Live website, purchase the course that fits your student, and then log in and it’s ready to go! Don’t forget to also purchase the workbook to go along with your video course!
Your course will have both an audio and visual teaching of each lesson. The lessons for Level 1 ran anywhere from about 9 minutes to around 30 minutes, depending on the difficulty of that topic. Though, my daughter usually caught on to the concept within 10 minutes of a teaching.
Our Experience:
The audio is very clear, and the visual teaching is like a hand drawing, both of which are very easy to follow. The online course is very clearly laid out, and easy to access immediately after purchase.
The Levels typically correspond to grade level, so with Level 1 I used it mostly with my 1st grader. However, my 3rd grader is not too far ahead of her, and he also found these problems quite challenging!
After watching the online video, we used the supplemental workbook to complete similar problems. Those pages took us no more than 10 minutes to complete.
Our Opinion:
I found the Singapore Math Live – Challenging Word Problems Online Course to be a helpful supplement to our current math curriculum. It is definitely challenging! But in a good way, that gets the kids thinking a bit harder and outside the box of the tradition 1 + 2 = 3 problems. Word problems can be a challenge for anyone, so these videos help kids walk through the steps of solving harder concepts in an easy-to-follow way!
My kids didn’t always make it through the longer videos but can definitely hold attention for at least 10 minutes. That was usually enough to grasp the concept and we could move on to the workbook. At their age (7 & 9), it can be hard to sit and pay attention for longer than that, but for older kids, I think making it through the entire videos would not be a problem at all.
Our homeschool benefited from these online courses because they provided a relevant resource (the video) and great skills to build on (the word problems). I like to have options in our homeschool curriculum, so we’re not getting burnt out on one thing being used for a prolonged time. Adding these online videos to our math curriculum was a nice addition and kept our math time fresh during the week.
If you’re looking for a bit of a challenge for you students or an additional resource to round out your math curriculum, I recommend Singapore Math Live – Challenging Word Problems Online Course!
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