Her mental arithmetic class is divided to 3 sections now.
First it's the calculations with abacus :
Then, mental calculations, without abacus :
I had to give many stars to keep her motivated.. and a BIG HUGE STAR when she completes the page
Then it's the mental arithmetic without abacus or books, just by listening to teacher :
I like the way she writes the date and the big dots between the day, month and year.
Many moms told me it's pointless to send her to mental arithmetic now as she'll learn it in school, at Std 1. We have our own reasons though, mental arithmetic stimulates the right brain and we hope to develop her mental abilities and improve her concentration and hoping she'll be less boh-tiam !
She's doing well despite crying foul over the pages and pages of homework each week. Be warned if you want to send your kids to mental arithmetics. A page of homework has 48 equations and the homework can go up to 5 pages per week.
