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Explicit Instruction vs. Inquiry Based – Which is the Better Approach?
| Math Intervention
There is no shortage of disputes in mathematics education. Lively discussions and arguments over what works with our students and what doesn’t is the backbone…
Bar Modeling – Introduction, History, and Theoretical Underpinnings
| Primary Math
What Are Bar Models? Strip Diagrams, Tape Diagrams, Tape Models and others, are all names for the same thing – Bar Models. But as a…
How Much Homework? Using “Take & Play” to Connect Literature and Math in the Early Grades
| Primary Math
What’s the most recent and common question from parents & teachers of K-2 age students that I get when giving my Teaching Math using Children’s…
Student Journal Examples
| Singapore Math
Hello Teachers! We often get requests from teachers during our workshops to see examples of student journal entries at the various grade levels. We put…
Number Bonds – Critical Connections and a Student Introduction
| Primary Math
I was asked to teach a demonstration lesson for a handful of teachers last November. It was a class of first-graders, and they had already…
A Brief History of Singapore Mathematics
| Singapore Math
A Significant Start The relevant history to Singapore Mathematics begins in 1965. Prior to 1965 Singapore was a part of Malaysia and was a country…
iPad Apps Dr. Yeap Ban Har Uses
| Primary Math, Singapore Math
At every one of our conferences, without fail, we’re asked to share the apps we use during our workshops and in our classrooms. Below…
