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Jumpstart Your Singapore Math 2024
Registration Open! "I have been in education for over a decade, and this has been one of the most engaging, practical, and meaningful Professional Development opportunities of my career. Thank you to these amazingly bright and helpful experts!" Keith Griffin1st and 2nd Grade Math Specialist "This is the best training I’ve been to. Every … [Keep Reading...]
Making Math Masters
My students love math class. In fact, many will tell you math is their favorite subject. Why? They’ll tell you it’s because Singapore math is fun. I’d say it’s because once they understand how math works, they become confident in their abilities. So what exactly is Singapore math? Wait, math from Singapore? Isn’t that … [Keep Reading...]
Comparing Singapore Texts
One of the most Frequently Asked Questions I get is, “Which "Singapore Math" curriculum should we use?”There are a lot of differences between the series' and yet, they are alike in many ways as well. To help you compare the main curriculums that have been released in the past few years, this page includes some … [Keep Reading...]
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Comparing Singapore Math Materials: Teacher’s Guides
First in a three-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 … [Keep Reading...]
Strip Models, Tape Diagrams, Bar Models, Oh My!
My session entitled Strip Models, Tape Diagrams, Bar Models, Oh My! has been accepted for both 2015 national conferences of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) and the National … [Keep Reading...]
Word Problem Wednesday – Screws and Nails
This month's Word Problem Wednesday problem comes from Dimensions Math 4A (available spring of 2019). There are twice as many nails as screws in a bin. If 510 of the nails and 75 of the screws are … [Keep Reading...]