[What is Singapore Math?]

On 4/9/2019 at 9:45 PM, 8FillTheHeart said:

SM does not equate to a yr ahead of most US math curriculum.

Yes, agree. In terms of curriculum it is the same level.

[What is Singapore Math?]

I have read quite a few discussions about Singapore Math on this forum. Many have acronyms like MIF, CWP, HIG, etc. I have compiled an outline here. Hope it helps.

The Singapore Math curriculum was conceptualized by the Ministry of Education in Singapore. It became popular worldwide due to its consistent top ranking on Trends in International Math and Science Study (TIMSS).  The early adopters are home school students. Currently Singapore Math is used in 100 over US school districts.

The math learning process comprises three steps which are: concrete, pictorial, and abstract. The concrete step refers to students learning through manipulation of objects like pens, erasers or clips. In the next step, pictorial representations like bar models are used to represent the problem.

The syllabus is about 1 year ahead of syllabus in other countries. For example primary 3 may be equivalent to elementary 4 in other countries. The most challenging word problems are those related to pre-algebra.

Textbook titles with US Edition are listed here below. The titles not only have textbooks but they also have workbooks, home instructor guides and teacher’s guides.

Dimension Math  by Singapore Math Inc

Math in Focus  by Marshall Cavendish, reseller Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Challenging Word Problems by Marshall Cavendish

Primary Math Marshall Cavendish

 In addition to workbooks, students/instructors can tap on worksheet question banks in free test papers -> Sg Math, for challenging word problems. Grades 4 to 6 are extremely challenging.

About

Marshall Cavendish is a Singapore-based textbook publisher whose publication are used in Singapore schools.

Singapore Math Inc is an US publisher that adapted the curriculum to the American education market

 

 

[Math help]

11 hours ago, OKBud said:

 

Hmm you can go either way. Add review to a good mastery program, or add more conceptual, reaching information to a spiral, but not at her peak conceptual level, program. Which one sounds more straightforward to you?

My own preference is for the latter, just because it gets there eventually and in the meantime we can do other things (mathematically and otherwise). However, I have friends who've done the former beautifully. And it's not all that onerous... sometimes it's as simple as doing a word problem a day in morning time...like from Denise Glaskin's book... together. Sometimes it means running separate curricula simultaneously. Or just a workbook... Singapore Challenge problems or Evan Moor daily work problems or whatever... on the side while continuing with MM or whatever works. 

 

Singapore Challenge problems can be found at free test papers.  There are math problems at 1st to 6th grade.  Grade 4 to 6 problems are quite challenging.