Primary Mathematics from SIngapore Math Inc. is one of Cathy Duffy's 102 Top Picks. She posted a review of Singapore Math Live at the bottom of her review, click here (and scroll down to the bottom) to see her review of Primary Mathematics AND her review of Singapore Math Live.
Reviews and comments from homeschool families...
Primary Math 1 reviews:
Singapore math live is amazing. I had searched for so many math resources but when I found sm live.com my research ended. Brenda is amazing and the way she explains CWP it makes so much sense of the difficult questions. Even my kid likes to listen to her classroom videos.
Thank you SMLive.com for your support with SM Books!!
This is a great resource.
So far I am in love! My daughter just finished 1B at the end of first grade. Before I registered for Singapore Math Live, I was getting discouraged and my daughter was too. The online step by step support takes the pressure off of the parent in explaining the tasks. I’m able to pause and reinforce as needed. I’m looking forward to using Live with my other children as well. Thank you!
Primary Math 2 reviews:
Singapore Math Live is so wonderful! As someone who was not taught math this way, it helps to have the support of a Singapore Math trained teacher....and videos lessons for both the teacher and student have been such an amazing resource for myself and my children.
LOVE! Such a valuable resource
This is our first year using Singapore Math and Singapore Math Live. We absolutely love it! We are coming over from Horizons math that my son did for Kindergarten and first grade. I made the switch bc while my son could do the math and do it well, I wanted to make sure that he understood the why behind the math. Well, after doing 1B to make sure he had a grasp on the Singapore Math way and now almost done with book 2A, my son says math is so much easier now. We will be starting 2B soon. My son asked me to keep in Singapore Math. The Singapore Math Live program wonderful. I can listen to the parent recording and my son loves the student recording. He listens to his teacher and then I help him as needed. Singapore Math Live is great! I signed up for it bc I didn’t learn math the Singapore way and I wanted to make sure my son was taught the right way. I have learned also. I wish I would of learned math this way. So if you are thinking about using Singapore Math Live, do it! The teacher is great. I also love how she has the year planned out week by week on the website and I just divide up the weekly work for each day. Thank you Singapore Math Live. My son understands the why behind the math now!
I taught level 1 of Singapore Math on my own and am now using Singapore Math Live for level 2 and highly recommend it. Using the recommended books makes a great difference. I am amazed at how quickly my 7yo is able to understand the lessons. The only drawback is that the student video lessons are a bit dry to hold a 7 year olds attention but I have no doubt they will work great when he is a bit older. I wish I had used this tool beginning with level 1.
I am just thrilled with Singapore Math Live!! I am using it with my fourth child. The older three used Singapore but I feel like we just didn't get the full benefit of the curriculum and kind of stumbled along. Singapore Math Live is such a help with video instruction (from the textbook) before each workbook exercise, a detailed weekly syllabus including intensive practice and challenging word problem exercises, overview video instruction for the homeschool teacher, and more. I am praising God for finding this! Oh, and Brenda Barnett is excellent to work with!! Make sure to watch the 2 videos that are available on the website about the curriculum itself and then about how Singapore Math Live works. I'll be using this all the way through with my last homeschool student!
Primary Math 3 reviews:
Simple. Easy to understand. My daughter is doing well with the program and having a real math teacher is very helpful.
Great companion to the Singapore curriculum!
This has been an amazing support. I really want to use Singapore math for my kids. I feel like this curriculum is so great for kids to gain confidence in their math skills, even if math isn't their favorite subject. In fact, I feel like it can help children grain an appreciation for math no matter what. But, it's such a different way of teaching than most of us were taught growing up. And it's amazing to have a resource from someone to explain it all to us. I also use the Home Edition because my kids love playing games and this resource add the extra help I need. I don't feel isolated anymore or alone. It's been such a blessing!!! And she is so helpful if you have extra questions. Thank you!!
My son said it all when he said, “I love these videos!” He asks to watch them each day!! Now my second son wants to do them for his grade level too!!
I homeschool my grandson using Singapore Math. I have found Singapore Math Alive to be very useful. First, listening to it each week helps get my brain working doing the simple math that I learned 60+ years ago. Second, it provides many tips that I try to incorporate into all of our homeschool curriculum like understanding that once your student understand a concept, there is no need to drill them into the ground with memorization or too many excessive worksheets.
I am incredibly thankful for this resource to help teaching my daughter at home a success. The instruction and references are clear and easy for us to follow. We look forward to continuing using SML in the future!
Brenda & her team provide outstanding support, going beyond her videos to sending personal replies to email questions. I have emailed with questions or concerns many times over the past 2 years and not one time has my email been ignored. Also, Brenda cares very deeply about families succeeding at homeschooling, and she has emailed me outside of normal business hours when a I was about to give up because Math is a struggle for me, and it was a struggle to teach my 3rd grader. She encouraged me and helped us stay the course! I highly recommend her service to anyone using Singapore Math, and if you get a chance to meet her in person or become her friend, take it! I wish lived close to her!
Primary Math 4 reviews:
These videos let me teach Singapore math the right way, with confidence. It's nice to be able to sit back and let "Mrs. Barnett" explain the concept to my child, knowing she will do it well and I will also learn the methods along the way. I questioned whether or not I should "splurge" for this program, but it's well worth the money and I'm so glad I did.
My daughter struggles with math and was very excited when I saw there was help with her math curriculum. However, it plays too fast for her and she still needs me to help her explain it more thoroughly. Not sure it is helping her out very much
I don't typically take the time to review purchases. The exception is the exceptionally horrible ones or exceptionally fantastic ones. The sort of thing that is a real game-changer in my life. SML is the latter. We are in our 8th week of Primary 4 with my 8year old son and we both love it. He eats up the instructional time with Mrs. Barnett. And as a homeschooling mom who works outside the home as well, it saves my sanity. I can be nearby taking care of household tasks or teaching my younger child while the instructional time is handled. I watch the class recordings Sunday evening before I go to bed and I feel like a rockstar when he (rarely) needs a little help throughout the week. His quality of education is magnitudes better with SML than when I did levels 1-3 "myself".
Primary Math 5 reviews:
This has made a big difference in my ability to teach the Singapore method the right way. We're finding my child is starting to think more that way as well, which is amazing. :)
I just recently started my grandson with this curriculum. He is in fifth grade so, it was recommended to me to start him out in primary 5. I started him out there and we love it! My grandson seems to be doing very well with it. We love the instructional videos that show you how to do the lesson before you start the lesson. This feature is very helpful, both to me as well as my grandson. Singapore Math is great!!!
Brenda's videos lessons are well organized, informative, thorough, and easy to follow. I especially appreciate using the syllabus. And having my son attend math class with another teacher is a great perk.
My daughter is learning and retaining so much. My only issue is that we didn’t know about this sooner. ????
I love this program. It has not only helped my 6th grade and my 5th grade kids but it has better assisted in teaching me how to teach them. I feel more confident that they are getting the correct information on how to do it, and so am I! She even gets back to me on problems I can not seem to figure out, because I am seeing it wrong. ???? Is this program “flashy” or does it have bright colors and exciting pictures no, however you will walk away knowing your child has learned his or her math at a well paced out year that is totally feasible, and with someone to help you along the way. I will be buying this again for primary 6.
Primary Math 6 reviews:
I am so, so thankful for Singapore Math Live. We had finished Singapore Math grades 1-5, and I was despairing of my ability to teach Singapore Math 6th grade, but not wanting to switch programs, since Singapore has worked so well for our girls so far. After much searching and prayer, I found Singapore Math Live. It saved our Singapore Math experience, and has been SO helpful. It’s like having our own private Singapore Math tutor! We especially appreciate the workbook recordings that help us understand when a child is stuck on a problem. Thank you, Singapore Math Live!! So grateful.
We love this program. It has made Singapore 6 doable for our family! I highly recommend it. My kids are even working neater than they did before because they have a positive role model for how to "show their work" in each lesson.
Dimensions Math® 7 reviews:
My daughter really enjoys Brenda teaching her math. I really enjoy Brenda teaching her math. The videos are clear and understandable. Brenda's voice is pleasant to listen to. These videos have really taken the pressure off me and now I can focus on helping solve problems. Thank you Brenda and your team!!
Comments from parents:
Singapore live has been a wonderful addition to our curriculum. My son was over half way through Singapore 4 when I discovered this. I went ahead and purchased the program hoping that it would help us to avoid our daily math battles and it has. My son and I are both so thankful, this program has been worth every penny! I will definitely be purchasing level 5. Thank you for creating this program!
I taught level 1 of Singapore Math on my own and am now using Singapore Math Live for level 2 and highly recommend it. Using the recommended books makes a great difference. I am amazed at how quickly my 7yo is able to understand the lessons. The only drawback is that the student video lessons are a bit dry to hold a 7 year olds attention but I have no doubt they will work great when he is a bit older. I wish I had used this tool beginning with level 1.
Thank you for promoting the IP workbook. I was told that the IP and CWP were optional, harder, and only for mathy kids. On your recommendation I bought IP for my 3rd grader who is not mathy. It is so good for us! Today, it taught mental math strategies directly to her, whereas usually I flounder through teaching her the strategies using the HIG. And she had confidence due to the extra practice and got every single one right! Samara from Oregon
My son & I watched your video for fractions this morning & it was amazing! Just like I had thought, I had missed a few key explanations and distinctions RE fractions. Love, love, love your videos- they take the fear out of teaching math.
Just wanted to let you know that we finished a rather happy math session because he was “getting it,” and I wasn’t fumbling for a better explanation. It’s funny, at times the explanation seems so obvious to me, that I can struggle to explain it in a way that he can understand. We will be staying the course with you until we finish the series. Karen from GA
Ever since we started with your online video program, math seems to not be a struggle to start. In the past, he (we?) dreaded math, and I feel like we rushed in the beginning to "just get through it" for the day. But he enjoys your videos (as do I!) and for some reason, just by starting with them it has made math more enjoyable for both of us! No more fussing about math before we even open the book! Maybe just the fact that someone else is explaining things makes it better? I don't know what it is for sure, but it's working! Thank you for putting this program together! I look forward to using it throughout our homescool Lindsey from Nebraska
This video tutoring program has saved me HOURS and HOURS of work. The teacher is SO thorough and obviously very experienced. I like that you can pause the videos at any time and rewind to review. Learning the "Singapore way" of thinking via Singapore Math Live has REVOLUTIONIZED my way of solving math problems. THANK YOU, Singapore Math Live! I am a huge fan! Molly
Thank you for the student recordings! My girls enjoy them and it makes math so much easier for me!! Dawn
Being new to the Singapore Math approach, I was a little intimidated about attempting this curriculum, and was looking for instructional support for me and sound teaching for my son. Brenda Barnett’s video lectures and work samples helped illustrate thought processes and problem solving strategies in a simple, accessible way. Her videos provided the essential tool of help at our fingertips when we were wrestling with challenging problems. This program helped my son develop perseverance in problem solving and improved his ability to think and reason through a math problem logically, using multiple strategies. From a teaching perspective, I also benefited from Brenda’s insight and encouragement. Her enthusiasm for the subject matter is contagious and her approach is relaxed and patient. Thanks for providing the tools that made our homeschool adventure successful. M. K. Nelson
Your video recordings are excellent! My daughter loves how you simplify solving complex problems. Even though she gets a problem right, I still have her view your method of solving the problem because of all the little extra helpful nuggets you provide step-by-step in the solution. The quality of your voice, the pace of instruction, and the visual drawings that make the abstract become concrete all together facilitate the process of understanding what the problem is asking and how to properly set it up. I could go on and on but will end by saying if it wasn't for your recordings, we wouldn't be able to realize the benefit of solving all the Intensive Practice 6 problems. Even though our daughter is gifted, and I earned a 4.0 in college three decades ago, a few of the IP 6 problems have stumped us good. Brenda Barnett's Singaporemathlive.com recordings have been an indispensable tool for me and my daughter! Parent from Michigan
I am not a mathematically inclined person and have been attempting to teach Singapore Math to my children for the past few years. It has been a huge struggle for me and has gotten more difficult the further we have progressed in the curriculum. Before I heard about Singapore Math® Live, I had seriously considered choosing another curriculum, because I could not understand this well enough to teach it to my children. I decided to give Singapore Math® Live a try and am so glad I did! Teaching Singapore Math® has become so much easier. I have unlimited access to the videos for the entire school year and can go watch them over again if I need to. I understand how amazing the curriculum is and am so glad that I now have the tools I need to teach it well. I am looking forward to watching my children succeed in math and receive a strong math foundation. Esther from TX
I love Singapore Math®. The syllabus that you give has been so helpful to organize our day. Also, the video recordings have given me the confidence to teach the material. Thank you for your availability to chat and answer my questions. Emily from CA
Where do I start? Brenda is a line by line, no frills, but lots of meat kind of teacher. She clearly knows her subject. Singaporemathlive.com has equipped me to tackle the hard problems and help my son do the same. In the past, I would put down the book and skip to an easier problem. Now, we take a deep breath and find the problem worked out on a video step by step.
This semester is the first time that my son finished all three books on time. (Math Workbook, Intensive Practice and Math Word Problems) We didn’t even attempt all three last year. We didn’t even finish one of them. Brenda has a syllabus that we diligently followed. With her guidance, I had felt like I could challenge my son to do more math each day. He felt good about his progress as well.
It’s hard to put into words how empowered I have felt with Brenda by my side. I am greatly encouraged by how much my son and I are learning. Math is not a stumbling block any longer. Tami from TX
