Seminar for K2 Parents

Coaching Children in Primary 1 MathematicsSeminar for Parents

Yeap Ban HarMarshall Cavendish Institute, Singapore

Slides are available at www.banhar.blogspot.com

St Edwards School, Florida CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel, Singapore

Coaching Children in Primary 1-2 Mathematics (12-hour course)28 January, 18 February, 10 March & 14 April 2012 (Saturdays)

Please go to Marshall Cavendish Institute Facebook or contact [email protected] for details.

Slides are available at www.banhar.blogspot.com

St Edwards School, Florida CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel, Singapore

Professional Development of primary school teachers by Marshall Cavendish Institute.

singapore curriculum framework

MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING

rationaleThe rationale of teaching mathematics is that it is “an excellent vehicle for the development

and improvement of a person’s intellectual competence”.

Changing Education Landscape

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1999Thinking SchoolsLearning NationMinistry of Education’s Vision

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Key ideas in Primary 1

Number Bonds

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

Number Bonds

Photo: PCF Telok Blangah Kindergarten

One duck is big. Six ducklings are small.

Photo: PCF Telok Blangah Kindergarten

Photo: PCF Telok Blangah Kindergarten

Photo: PCF Telok Blangah Kindergarten

Photo: PCF Telok Blangah Kindergarten

Photo: PCF Telok Blangah Kindergarten

Number Bonds continues to receive attention in Primary 1.

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Addition Facts

Addition Facts are given emphasis in the first six months of grade one.

The children learn it in stages as the textbooks distinguished between Numbers to 10 and Numbers to 20.

Count On and Count All are used in Numbers to 10.

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Addition Facts

While Count On and Count All are used in Numbers to 10, Make Ten is given emphasis in Numbers to 20.

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Addition Facts & Number Sense

Problem Solving

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Looking for Patterns is introduced through exploration with Shapes. Subsequently, this is done using numbers – in a more abstract context.

Connections

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Make Connections to Generalize

Connections

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Articulating one’s thoughts orally, at first, and in written forms using words, pictures, diagrams and symbols is important.

Communication

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Visualization is, among other things, the ability to manipulate visual images without the benefit of concrete objects.

Children in Japanese classrooms engaged in visualization using pattern blocks.

Visualization

In the learning of Numbers to 10, children use square tiles to form patterns of 3 and patterns of 4, for instance.

Illustrations in textbooks were also carefully varied to develop this competency.

Visualization

Earlybird Kindergarten Mathematics

CPA Approach

CPA Approach

National Institute of Education

Photo: St Anthony’s Canossian Primary School

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2 x 9 = 18

5 x 9 = 45

199 – 39 = 160

200 – 39 = ?

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17 + 19

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Photo: Princess Elizabeth Primary School

Photo: Princess Elizabeth Primary School

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Photo: National Institute of Education