The Singapore Approach to Math Parent Night Presented by Magen Davidson & Christine Rhodes
Why Singapore Math? Singapore was the highest ranking nation for 4 th grade and the second highest for 8 th grade on the TIMMS (The International Mathematics & Science Study). singapore-leads-international-math- tables/ singapore-leads-international-math- tables/
Basic Concepts Singapore Math focuses on mastery of fundamental concepts rather than memorization. Students learn multiple approaches to solving problems- model drawing, place value I0 I0 Concrete, pictorial, abstract
Model Drawing Let’s try one! See handout. The following link is a great resource for Singapore Math Model Drawing practice. mathbook.cfm mathbook.cfm
Place Value Charts understanding-place-value/ understanding-place-value/ Make & take! See handout.
Resources x.html x.html mary-Grade-4/Whole-Numbers/Numbers- Up-to mary-Grade-4/Whole-Numbers/Numbers- Up-to Ask your child’s teacher for additional resources!