A Review of Singapore Earlybird Math 1A and 1B

The Singapore Earlybird Math series is divided into a two sets of two books. This review is of Singapore Early Bird Math 1 which consists of books 1A and 1B designed to be a Kindergarten Math program. Although the Earlybird Math is the first part of the Singapore Math series, it is not written by the same people as the rest of the series.

Singapore Math curriculum gained note as Singapore students scored first place in international mathematical educational tests. American math curriculums have not done as well in such tests. The curriculum alone may not be the only reason for Singapore students' success, but the Singapore Math curriculum is a whole receives many rave reviews for teachers and homeschooling parents.

The Singapore Earlybird Math 1A and 1B workbooks are full of detailed color and black and white illustrations which will appeal to young children. Book 1A concentrates on pre-math concepts such as same and different, short and long, basic patterns, one to one correspondence and an introduction to counting. A child does not need to be able to write to complete the first workbook of the Singapore Earlybird 1A series. Numeral recognition is not first introduced until the end of book 1A. Workbook 1B teaches children recognize, write, and count up to ten. Sequencing, solid shapes, ordinal numbers, and shape recognition are covered in book 1B too.

A separate instructor's guide is not available nor needed for the Singapore Earlybird Math 1A and 1B math series. Instructions needed by the parent or teacher are located in a yellow box on the workbook pages. The worksheets are very child friendly and include coloring and hands on activities.

The Singapore Earlybird Math 1A and 1B math workbooks are very developmentally appropriate for its targeted group of pre-k or kindergarten students.

Math programs tend to be one of pricier elements of a homeschooler's curriculum. The cost of Singapore Earlybird Math 1A and 1B is only $8 per workbook. Manipulative for hands on activities are common household items, so nothing beyond the workbooks are needed. The Singapore Earlybird Math 1 curriculum is a very affordable and budget friendly math curricula for homeschooling families. It is not only the first workbooks that remain affordable

Overall, Singapore Earlybird Math 1 series makes a wonderful first "formal" math experience for preschool and kindergarten students, and can be used with no adaptations by homeschooling families.