I know that this has probably been answered before, so please bear with me. I just got my box of Singapore books. I decided to order levels 4a-5b texts and workbooks. I could start dd with 4b, but since this is a new math program for us, I got 4a too so that we could get used to the program before encountering new material. I didn't order the parent book or any other books at this time. I am good at math (self-proclaimed "best" subject 
) so I know that I can teach it without the parent guides.
My question is this: does the textbook actually help any of you. It seems so sketchy in the explanations, that I think I will be explaining all of it (which kinda sucks cause dd likes to learn on her own). If that is the case, it almost seems silly to have the textbook at all. I see that the explanations are pictoral for the most part, which is good, but they never flat out say that you can just add the numerators when you add fractions with like denominators.
Also, at quick glance it doesn't seem like the books match up. Please tell me this isn't so.
Amy
) so I know that I can teach it without the parent guides.My question is this: does the textbook actually help any of you. It seems so sketchy in the explanations, that I think I will be explaining all of it (which kinda sucks cause dd likes to learn on her own). If that is the case, it almost seems silly to have the textbook at all. I see that the explanations are pictoral for the most part, which is good, but they never flat out say that you can just add the numerators when you add fractions with like denominators.
Also, at quick glance it doesn't seem like the books match up. Please tell me this isn't so.
Amy
