Frank Schaffer Publications Math Practice, Grade 6

This is part B of the 5A/5B set, which goes further with decimals, triangles, starts percentages, and geometry.If you haven't taken a look at the Singapore method of math teaching, you owe yourself and your child to do so. Even if they don't teach this method in your child's school, your child will benefit enormously from this teaching method. It will supplement what they learn at school without interfering with anything they've learned so far.Where Singapore math really shines is in their approach to story problems. They teach a beautiful, simple "modelling" technique that is so elegant that you will wonder how you got through math without it. Story problems that adults would tackle with a complicated set of simultaneous equations and algebra a cinch with the "modelling" system they teach. My daughter was able to master the technique after about an hour of practice.This book has the same solid problems and well-written answer solutions as part A.Hard to believe, but my child even said "that was fun!" after an hour-long session.

It helped my grandson

This book has challenging problems including some word problems with full answers in the back. I bought it to get my son doing 6th grade math more exposure to basic geometry so we work the problems together, and he gets some review in the other topics that he can do independently. It covers decimals, metric conversion problems, averages, percentages, angles, triangles & quadrilaterals, geometric construction, and volume. It does not have lessons on the topics since those would be found in the regular Singapore textbooks.

Love the challenging questions for my 6th grade class. It gets them thinking and keeps them in deep conversation while working in groups. (Percents, fractions, measurements)

As a returning university adult student — math has proved vexing for me within classes particularly tests. It has been 20+ years since I've really used extensive math within a classroom — use it or lose it. My chem professor is from Hungary and is nothing short of a math wizard that I both envy and admire. I was looking for something that would help me understand math from his perspective and understanding. Singapore Math has proved to be so incredibly enjoyable, and I am excited for the fall semester as I approach my lectures, homework and tests from a much better place than even just a month ago.