If you're looking for a little more help on how to teach Primary Math, these support guides are just what you need. Each guide provides a suggested teaching schedule, detailed notes to the instructor referencing specific course book pages, games and activities, complete textbook and workbook answers, step-by-step solutions for all word problems, and mental math pages. Suggested games and activities may require additional materials, such as a base-10 set, multilink cubes, hundred chart, etc. Currency replacement pages (depicting U.S. money) are also included. Guides for all levels can be used with both the Singapore and U.S. editions, although you may need to make minor adjustments for level 2B. ~ Anh
Primary Math US 2B Home Instructor Guide for 3rd edition
Description
This guide is meant to help instructors using Primary Mathematics 2B when teaching one student or a small group of students. It should be used as a guide and adapted as needed.
It contains:
- Objectives
- Notes to the instructor, providing added explanation of concepts
- Instructional ideas and suggested activities
- Game ideas to reinforce concepts from the corresponding textbook pages and learning tasks
- Homework assignments
- Answers and solutions to all the learning tasks, workbook exercises and reviews and textbook practices and reviews
Included is a suggested weekly schedule and pages for mental math (in the appendix). Practices and reviews in the text can, for the most part, be done independently by the student. Some can be used as part of the lesson. Since some of the practice questions are challenging, they provide good opportunities for discussion . The mental math pages can be used as worksheets and many can be done orally. They can be used any time after they are referenced in this guide and can be used more than once.
This guide can be used with both the U.S. edition and the third edition of Primary Mathematics. Items specific to either edition, such as different answers, different page numbers, and different exercise numbers, are clearly indicated. U.S. spellings are used in this guide, and answers involving number words use the current U.S. convention of reserving the word "and" for the decimal and not using it in number words for whole numbers.
Primary Math U.S. Edition is the classic Singapore Math curriculum adapted for American students in Grades 1-6. It uses the proven Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract (CPA) approach to build deep conceptual understanding through visual models, problem-solving, and meaningful practice while incorporating U.S. measurements and currency.
The program emphasizes strong computational skills, critical thinking, and real-world application, making it a favorite for homeschool families seeking rigorous yet accessible math instruction.
Key Curriculum Features:
- Concrete to Pictorial to Abstract progression with strong visual models
- Focus on problem-solving, mathematical reasoning, and mastery
- Consistent review and practice to ensure long-term retention
- Topics include whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, perimeter, area, volume, angles, quadrilaterals, symmetry, time, length, weight, money, graphs, and introductory algebra
- U.S. customary measurements and American money
Program Components:
- Textbooks (A & B): Non-consumable books for each semester with clear explanations and worked examples
- Workbooks (A & B): Consumable books with practice problems
- Home Instructor’s Guide (HIG): Essential for homeschool use, providing answers, teaching notes, and guidance on manipulatives
- Optional Manipulative Kits: Highly recommended for concrete learning in early grades
Each grade consists of two semester sets (A & B) to be completed in one year. Brief instructions are in the textbooks, but the Home Instructor’s Guide is strongly recommended for full support.
Primary Math U.S. Edition stands out for its effective visual models, problem-solving focus, and balance of conceptual understanding and skill mastery. It is an excellent choice for homeschool families looking for a proven, long-term math curriculum that builds confident, competent problem solvers.
Shop all Primary Math U.S. Edition levels, materials, and sets below!
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 2 |
| Brand: | Avyx |
| Author: | Jenny Horst |
| ISBN: | 9781887840606 |
| Length in Inches: | 10 |
| Width in Inches: | 7.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.03 |
