Singapore Math

What is Singapore Math?

Helping Parents Explain Math - Word Problems
Parents and educators see demo on how to use "thinking blocks" to help even young children - 1st grade, 2nd grade - understand, model and solve word problems.

Helping Parents Explain Math - Word Problems 2
Part 2: 2-Step Word Problem.

Word Problems according to Topics

These lessons and videos show how to use the block diagrams (Singapore Math) method to solve word problems. The blocks can assist the students in visualizing and solving the word problems without using algebra.

Word Problems according to Grades

Grade 1 or Primary 1

Videos

Number Bonds
Numbers To 10: Making number bonds with cubes
Learn Number Bonds in Song
What Makes 10?

Fact Families or Family of Number Sentences
Making A Family Of Number Sentences
Fact Families

Numbers to 20: Place Value

Addition using number bonds
Add a Two-Digit Number and One-Digit Number
Adding by grouping tens

Subtraction using number bonds
Subtract a One-Digit Number from a Two-Digit Number

Adding and Subtracting Multiples of 10
Adding a Multiple of 10 to a Two-Digit Number
Subtract a Multiple of 10 from a Two-Digit Number

Word Problems for addition and subtraction

Grade 2 or Primary 2

Videos

Numbers
Tens and Ones
Two-Digit Number Words
Lesson in place value

Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division

Word Problems
Time Word Problem
Fraction Word Problem

Word Problems and Model Drawing
Using Models to solve Word Problems
Addition Model Drawing

Grade 3 or Primary 3

Videos

Numbers and Place Values
Read and write numbers less than 10,000.
Relate each 4-digit number to its place value.
Place value, compare and order numbers within 10,000
Number patterns with place values

Adding 4-digit numbers
Subtracting 4-digit numbers

Basic Word Problems
2-Step Word Problems and Bar Models
Solving Word Problems using the Bar Models

More Word Problems
Multiplication Word Problem
Mass Word Problem
Time Word Problem

Grade 4 or Primary 4

Videos

Fractions
Types of Fractions
Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Simplifying Fractions and GCF
Comparing Unlike Fractions and LCM
Subtracting Related Fractions

Shape and Area
Which Shape cannot tessellate?
Area of Figure

Word Problems
Word Problems with time
Word Problems with weight
Word Problems with volume
Word Problems with measures

Grade 5 or Primary 5

Videos

Whole Numbers
Place Values of Whole Numbers
Writing Whole Numbers from Figures to Words
Writing Whole Numbers from Words to Figures or Numerals

Whole Numbers - Comparison and Approximation
Comparison, Ordering and Patterns in Whole Numbers
Approximation and Estimation, Whole Numbers

Whole Numbers - Operations
Multiplying Whole Numbers by 10s, 100s and 1000s
Dividing Whole Numbers by 10s, 100s and 1000s
Operations on Whole Numbers, Order of Operations

Solving Whole Numbers Word Problems - using modelling
Whole Numbers Word Problems 1 - 4
Whole Numbers Word Problems 5 - 8
Whole Numbers Word Problems 9 - 12
Whole Numbers Word Problems 13 -16
Whole Numbers Word Problems 17 - 20
Whole Numbers Word Problems 21 - 23

Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Adding fractions (adding unlike fractions)
Subtracting fractions (subtracting unlike fractions)
Adding mixed fractions or mixed numbers
Subtracting mixed numbers or mixed fractions

Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Multiplying fractions
Multiplying a mixed number (mixed fraction) and a whole number
Dividing a proper fraction by a whole number
Concept of fraction as division

Decimals
Fractions and decimals
Multiplying Decimals by 10s, 100s and 1000s
Dividing Decimal Numbers by 10s, 100s and 1000s
Rounding off Decimals
Approximation and Estimation of Decimals

Solving Decimal Word Problems using Modelling
Decimal Word Problems 1 - 4
Subtraction of two decimals and unit conversion
Measurement using decimals to explain unit conversion
Decimal Word Problems 5 - 8
Multiplying decimals by 10s and rounding off decimals
Word problem on decimals involving rounding off
Word problem involving decimals, fractions and measurement
Compare decimals involving measurement (volume)
Decimal Word Problems 9 - 11
A measurement (area) word problem involving decimals
Word problem involving decimals, measurement (mass) and unit conversion

Percentage
Introduction to Percentage
Percentage and Fraction
Percentage and Decimal

Percentage Word Problem using Modelling
Percentage Word Problem 1 - 4
Fraction and Percentage
Discounte, Prices, Tax
Percentage Word Problem 5 - 8
Basic Banking Principles
Measurement (length)
Converting Percentage to fraction

Ratio
What is a ratio?
Equivalent Ratios
Simplifying Ratios

Data Analysis
What is Average?
Average Word Problems

Grade 5 Word Problems

Grade 6 or Primary 6

Grade 6 Word Problems 1 - 4
Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
Average Speed
Circles
Triangles and 4-sided figures
Grade 6 Word Problems 5 - 11
Venn Diagram
More Challenging Word Problems

Heuristic Approach to Problem Solving
Elementary and Intermediate
Advanced

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