From a discussion on the Well-Trained Mind Forums is a question about some the supplemental material available for the Primary Mathematics curriculum: On the (SingaporeMath.com) site there are some supplemental books I don’t recognize, but I can’t tell what they’re for–if they’re new-new or replacing-CWP-new Math Works? i-Excel? Math Express? Brain Maths? I wrote here [...]

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From a discussion on the Well-Trained Mind Forums comes a question about some the supplemental material available for the Primary Mathematics curriculum: On the (SingaporeMath.com) site there are some supplemental books I don’t recognize, but I can’t tell what they’re for–if they’re new-new or replacing-CWP-new Math Works? i-Excel? Math Express? Brain Maths? First, these aren’t [...]

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In Part 1 and 2,  I shared examples from the Teacher’s Guides and textbooks from four sets of materials used in Singapore and the United States. The materials are all from the third grade level: Primary Mathematics U.S. Edition (2003)  from SingaporeMath.com Primary Mathematics Standards Edition (2008)  from SingaporeMath.com My Pals Are Here Maths (2007) [...]

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In Part 1, I shared some examples from the Teacher’s Guide from four sets of materials used in Singapore and the United States. The materials are all from the third grade level: Primary Mathematics U.S. Edition (2003)  from SingaporeMath.com Primary Mathematics Standards Edition (2008)  from SingaporeMath.com My Pals Are Here Maths (2007) obtained in Singapore [...]

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First in a four-part series I thought it might be interesting to provide examples of how a lesson is presented in four different sets of Singapore Math materials. Part 1 compares the materials where a lesson begins – the Teacher’s Guide. The rest of the series will include textbooks, workbook and supplemental materials. All four [...]

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