This free, hands-on workshop is intended for preschool teachers and homeschooling parents who want to inject the Singapore Math approach to their lessons, activities and curriculum.
Date: Feb 21, 2015 (Saturday)
Time: 3-5pm
Venue: SM Pasig (Frontera Verde beside Tiendesitas)
Hurry! First 20 participants to pre-register will get a free Singapore Math preschool booklet. Email us at mathemagis@gmail.com or send us a message at 0932.843.5551
Call us at 2168711 or email joanne.sison@gmail.com if you want to organize a training for teachers in your school. Maximum learning and fun guaranteed.
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Singapore Math Parent Workshop on Bar Models
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If your child is using Singapore Math in their school, chances are you are familiar with bar models. Bar-modeling is a tool to help students visualize the problem and then write the corresponding equation to solve the problem. When learned properly, it is a very useful tool which enables students as early as the 5th grade to solve word problems typically given in High school and College Entrance Tests. For example:
The ratio of the price of a bag to the price of a book was 9:4. During a sale, the prices of the bag and book were reduced by $7 and $2 respectively. The ratio of the price of the bag to the price of the book became 2:1. How much was the price of the bag at first?
Here are some tips on how NOT to teach the bar models:
To effectively learn how to use bar-models, students should be exposed to a variety of models starting from the simple (part-whole, comparison) to the more complex (repeated identity & unitary approach) in a systematic program with appropriate supporting materials and a properly designed progression.
“Research on children’s learning in the first six years of life demonstrates the importance of early experiences in mathematics. An engaging and encouraging climate for children’s early encounters with mathematics develops their confidence in their ability to understand and use mathematics. These positive experiences help children to develop dispositions such as curiosity, imagination, flexibility, inventiveness, and persistence, which contribute to their future success in and out of school (Clements & Conference Working Group, 2004)” http://www.nctm.org/earlychildhoodmath/