Singapore Primary 2022 vs Math With Confidence Comparison

This video I'm sharing things I've noticed that are similar and different between Singapore Primary 2022 and Math With Confidence.

At the time of this video, I have a 3rd grader using Primary 2022. We switched him over to this from the US version when it came out, and I like it more. We also have a 2nd grader and kindergartener using Math With Confidence, and I've used that program since last year when my daughter was in 1st grade.

I have a strong preference for MWC due to it's awesome Instructor's Guide, visuals, and engaging games. But it is worth noting that the way addition and subtraction are taught in MWC is basically the same approach Singapore math uses. Multiple ways are taught, and eventually the child decides their preference. Kate Snow highly recommended Singapore Math on her blog prior to creating her own curriculum.

In a nutshell, I think she's created a math curriculum similar to Singapore that's easier to teach and more fun to do. But yes, it's a bit lighter. Also, Singapore has a gazillion ways to supplement and add more math in, which is not so with MWC.

Both rearrange numbers to help with mental math. Both use 10 frames and place value blocks often.

Check out the video to see some differences of the teacher's guide and how they look. Let me know if you have tried either!

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[graceberg]

Great video! Thank you. You highlighted the similarities and unique strengths of each one. My eye started twitching when you went over the teacher guide for Singapore, so I good to know that's a pass for me! I love simple and straightforward.

[JesusSavedMe]

Thank you for this video. It helped reassure me that switching my son from Singapore Math Dimensions to Math With Confidence was the right choice. I was having the same problems that you were having: the teaching style I didn’t understand, the busy teacher’s guide, the lack to fun activities to solidify the concepts, oh and the length of the lessons is also twice as long I feel with Singapore Math.
I started using MWC for first grade about one month before we took winter break and my son loved it, he just would like more practice problems but all of our previous issues are gone. We’re going to keep Math With Conference 😊.

[mlw]

Very helpful for me as I've watched so many videos on math curriculums in the past few weeks.. This was super helpful. Thank you- I'm just about sold for Math With Confidence! PS kept pausing your video thinking my kids were making noise after bedtime- realized it was the background noise in the video- Hahah!

[lahainke]

Wow! Thanks for your video. We’ve been using MasterBooks and have loved it (I love how it’s easy and open and go. My son loves the stories and the simplicity of it all). But now that we are in the beginning of multiplication in 3rd grade, I’m desiring a different curriculum. It’s not teaching my son how I feel he needs. I searched a lot and decided on Singapore 2022. I’m LOVING it! It’s exactly how I’ve personally desired my child to be taught. I also just bought Kate’s book, “Multiplication Facts that Stick.” It’ll be a great combination.

[abbeabbe]

Singapore Math is a different way of learning but we're using it since my eldest was 3 years old and she loves it.

[emmareads]

Thanks so much for this comparison. My 1st and 3rd grader are using Singapore math and I felt the exact same way about teaching addition! This is my first year homeschooling but my 3rd grader used Singapore at his previous school so I just went with it for my first grader too. I found Addition Facts that Stick and used that too. I really think he would like Math with Confidence and I didn’t realize it was also by Kate Moss until watching your video. My 3rd grader sounds similar to yours and we will keep going with Singapore although we took a break and used Multiplication facts that stick to help him memorize those facts.

[abragamble]

thank you so much I already have 2 kids with math with confidence and I was considering switching to Singapore math

[simplycece]

4:41 Just FYI, they do have kindergarten A&B in Primary 2022! The original Primary US edition doesn’t. I think this was a really thorough review! You really did a good job demonstrating the differences in how the guides leads the instructors to interact with the child. I think that interaction is key to helping the child receive the information…. Regardless of how good the “method” is on its own. Kate snow seems to have married rightstart and Singapore and made it easy to use for a much more broad audience. Math with confidence is what I recommend the most to friends in real life, even though it’s not what I use with my son!

[lahainke]

I watched several other homeschooling moms for Singapore 2022 and several suggested getting the School teacher instruction book instead of the homeschooling one, as it’s easier to follow. Math comes naturally to me, so I didn’t even purchase neither of the teacher/homeschool instructor books. But I did look into those book and I agree! It’s a lot to look through! There is a guy who does teach each lesson of Singapore 2022 for free on YouTube! I figured if I’m struggling to figure something out on a lesson, my son and I can easily watch his video and he can guide us through.

[ashburgess]

This year, I am using Math with Confidence K as pre-k math program for my daughter and it is going really well. I went into it planning to potentially spread it out over two years, however, we are on track to finish this school year and plant to do 1st Grade MWC for her Kindergarten year. Doing it this way will “solve” the “issue” of MWC being a middle of the road rather than more challenging program. I previously use MWC K with my older child, as his K math, but it was not as great a fit as he isn’t as into games.

[alenatorres]

Thank you for your videos! Close to finishing MWC kindergarten w my 5 year old. We love it! My boy learns quickly so sometimes I wonder if we should do something more challenging. Then I remember he’s not even 5 1/2 yet and there’s no need to try to make it harder. Already have grade 1 and 2 for the future. Will also use it for my 3 yo when the time comes.

[Ahomeontheprairies]

I find it interesting that middle of the road is a bad thing. With Singapore we have personally been using it half a grade down, bc it's been developmentally more appropriate here that way, so middle of the road for most kids is likely perfect :) we enjoy MWC and PM2022 has also been a good program with our older kids. I prefer the layout of it to dimensions where there were more books to juggle.

[amandab.]

We have been doing Singapore primary 2022 1a and 1b this year. It makes sense to me, but it stresses my kid out. The home instructions guide is definitely an overload of information. I feel like I have to spend a lot of time preparing for each lesson just trying to figure out how to teach new concepts. I plan to switch to math with confidence next year.

[pixelated-bz]

I have tried PM US edition, dimensions, PM standards and PM 2022. PM 2022 was my least favorite. The only good thing it had going for it was that it combined the guide with the textbook.

[brookeally]

We just got math with confidence and I was between that and Singapore. We flew through pre school math at home. He’ll be 4 1/2 by the time we start. He wants to start now but I’m not ready 😂.

[lize]

Are you continuing to buy the home instructor guide? Or do you find it doesn’t add much to your lesson?

You could buy some of the higher level right start game kits to add in. A lot of the more popular games are blogged on their website, so you don’t even necessarily need the game direction book.

[LittleBlessings]

Are you still loving MWC for your younger kids? We used MWC for Kindergarten last year. My daughter and I both loved it and we had a lot of fun with math. I keep wondering if MWC will be "enough" though (esp as she gets order) and will it give a deep enough conceptual understanding? So I've been looking into Singapore. Do you feel like your younger kids are developing the same level of number sense and understanding as your oldest? On the flip side, do you feel like your younger kids have more confidence and/or enjoy math more than your oldest? Im also considering just sticking with MWC since its working well and then maybe adding in some of the extras from Singapore like Mastery and Beyond or the Challenging Words Problems if/when we need them (I think those are the correct names...if not, something like that lol). Thanks so much! I appreciate your input and advice!

[JackiePupo-jiol]

I'm looking at starting Primary Math 2022 for my second grader your videos have been great so thank you. I was wondering what manipulatives you would recommend. There seem to be so many and I'd just rather buy the minimum needed to do program.

[brittanycaldwell]

I think there may be a glitch. I can't get past the first 56 second ad video for Wix Studio. It just keeps replaying the ad and not going to your content.

[nicholebilodeau]

We will be using Math With Confidence exclusively and adding Challenging Word Problems taught by Brenda from Singapore Math Live.