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SingaporeMath in Action in Manila by Dr Yeap Ban HarTRANSCRIPT
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singapore math overview
Yeap Ban HarNational Institute of Education
Singapore
www.banhar.com
Session 1
Number Bonds is emphasized prior to the learning of addition.
Children are given, say, 5 unifix cubes and guided to see that 1 and 4 make 5, for example. Others may say that 3 and 2 make 5 or 4 and 1 make 5. Yet others may say that 5 and 0 make 5.
Earlybird Kindergarten Mathematics (Standards Edition)
Number Bonds
PCF Telok Blangah Kindergarten
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One duck is big. Six ducklings are small.
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PCF Telok Blangah Kindergarten
PCF Telok Blangah Kindergarten
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PCF Telok Blangah Kindergarten
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Jerome Bruner’s Theory of
Representations • Enactive• Iconic• Symbolic
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Number Bondscontinues to receive attention in Grade 1.
My Pals Are Here Mathematics Textbook 1A
Think!
Two materials are used on this textbook page – unifix cubes and maths balance.
What mathematical concepts are embodied in
these materials? Is the sequence developmental?
Why the need to have both lessons?
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My Pals Are Here Mathematics Textbook 1A
3 + 1 = 4The materials embody
the part-whole concept and the notion of conservation of numbers.
3 + 4 = 7The materials embody
the concept of equality and give meaning to the equal sign.
The maths balance in a Singapore classroom is used with a teacher-created equation board to help first graders master the concept of the equal sign. Students who do not receive high-quality instruction often perceives the equal sign as a signal to give an answer and make mistakes such as 4 + 3 = 7 + 5.
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Let’s Consolidate
In the previous section, we saw Bruner’s theory
translated into practice in the learning of numbers
bonds. In the next section, we discuss the applications
of number bonds as the foundation for mental
computations – another basic in Singapore Math.
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Find the value of 57 - 5
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Find the value of 57 - 9
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Find the value of 57 - 9
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Find the value of 57 ÷ 3
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Find the value of 57 ÷ 3
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Find the value of 57 ÷ 4
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Find the value of 57 x 4
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Think!As you use the tens frame in the next activity, think
about what your students learn in the use of tens frame to learn addition
facts.
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LEAP Program in Manila, The Philippines
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LEAP Program in Manila, The Philippines
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Summary
Singapore Math uses the CPA Approach derived from
the Bruner’s theory of representations of
mathematical ideas. Singapore Math does not
focus on computations per se. In fact mathematics is
seen as ‘an excellent vehicle for the
development and improvement of a person’s intellectual competence”.
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Looking Forward
Two other major theories are fundamental to
Singapore Math – Dienes’ Theory and Skemp’s
Theory. These will be dealt with in the next session on
textbook study.
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