Preschool - Mathematics

In mainstream education, the Ministry of Education detailed the syllabus for a child's learning. For preschoolers, the MCYS do not provide the answers on what preschoolers should learn. The preschools are free to provide their own syllabus.

I have done a comparison of the syllabus of a few preschools, references and primary school textbooks and this is my list of 'must learn' for Primary 1 readiness on Mathematics.

1. Counting 1 to 150
2. Spelling the numbers in words 1 to 100
3. Patterns
4. Addition
5. Subtraction
6. Multiplication 1 to 50
7. Clock
8. Dollars and Cents

I am in favour of the Kumon workbook, available in Popular bookstore at $10.90 each. I like their techniques on imparting the Mathematics skills to preschoolers. The workbooks are also printed on quality papers and the layouts are attactive. However, I find the workbooks voluminous for a young child. There are many repetition to allow sufficient practices of each topic. My child takes advantage of these repetition and choose to copy the answers instead. So, I used the workbooks selectively to sustain a child's interest on the subject.