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Dr Yeap Ban HarMarshall Cavendish Institute

SingaporeSlides are available at

www.banhar.blogspot.com

What Makes Singapore Math Effective in Developing Students’ Thinking Skills

problem-solving

curriculum

thinkingschools

learning nation

conceptualunderstanding

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + … + 95 + 96 + 971 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + … + 95 + 96 + 971 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + … + 95 + 96 + 971 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + … + 95 + 96 + 971 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + … + 95 + 96 + 97

50

Alice

Betty

Charmaine

Dolly

20

10

260

Alice

Betty

Charmaine

Dolly

20

10

260 + 20 – 10 = 270

Alice

Betty

Charmaine

Dolly

20 260 + 20 – 10 = 270

9 units = 270

1 units = 270 9 = 30

30 3 units = 30 x 3 = 90

Dolly had 90 sweets more than Charmaine

Alice

Betty

Charmaine

Dolly

20 260

In 6, how many 3s are there? 6 3 = 2

Primary Mathematics (Standards Edition)

Lim Siong GuanHead, Civil Service

Singapore

numbersense

visualization

lookingforpatterns

managinginformation

metacognition

Dr Yeap Ban HarMarshall Cavendish Institute

SingaporeSlides are available at

www.banhar.blogspot.com

How Singapore Math in Implemented in the Classroom

Anchor Task

Core Skills

Guided Practice

Differentiation

Independent Practice

Deepening Understanding

Assessment

Emerging Established Exceeding

The student is able to make ten in adding with guidance.

The student is able to make ten in adding independently.

The student is able to think of different ways including unusual ones to add three numbers independently.

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P

A

Lesson 26 May 2012

Use three square tiles and two half square tikes to make figures

Dr Yeap Ban HarMarshall Cavendish Institute

SingaporeSlides are available at

www.banhar.blogspot.com