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Maybe *some* kids need to have their math facts down before attempting multi-digit multiplication, but not all kids. DS would have gone nuts if we had withheld showing him long multiplication and division until he had mastery of his times tables. In fact, practicing long multiplication problems turned out to be a great way to practice his math facts. [/quote]

Agreed. DD4.5 still has a hard time doing 3+4 but takes under a second to do 343+434. Also, re: Singapore math, I just got the 2A and 2B workbooks and DD is not too thrilled. There actually seems to be a lot of repetitions as they try to approach the same concept from different angles. I am letting her skip most of it and sometimes just do the review section to keep her engaged.

Last edited by Lovemydd; 03/06/14 12:02 PM.