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1. Singapore Math at Highline Public Schools
March 2013  Session 1
Yeap Ban Har
www.banhar.blogspot.com
The Merlion by Yeap Ken Min

2. What is Singapore Math?
Thinking and Problem Solving
Nanyang Primary School, Singapore

3. thinkingschools
learningnation
Mathematics is “an excellent vehicle for
the development and improvement of a
person’s intellectual competence”.
Ministry of Education, Singapore (2006)

4. Ministry of Education, Singapore (1991, 2000, 2006, 2012)

7. Content & Pedagogy I
Let’s do some math.

8. Lesson 1 11th March 2013
Make 4 equal parts.
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10. Lesson 1 11th March 2013
Gus has 8 cherries.
Ava gives him 6 more.

11. Lesson 1 11th March 2013
Gus has 8 cherries.
Ava gives him 6 more.

12. Lesson 1 11th March 2013
Gus has 8 cherries.
Ava gives him 6 more.

13. Lesson 1 11th March 2013
Gus has 8 cherries.
Ava gives him 6 more.

14. Lesson 1 11th March 2013
Gus has 8 cherries.
Ava gives him 6 more.

15. Lesson 1 11th March 2013
Gus has 8 cherries.
Ava gives him 6 more.

16. Lesson 1 11th March 2013
Gus has 8 cherries.
Ava gives him 6 more.

17. Lesson 1 11th March 2013
Gus has 8 cherries.
Ava gives him 6 more.

18. Lesson 1 11th March 2013
Gus has 8 cherries.
Ava gives him 6 more.

19. Lesson 1 11th March 2013
Gus has 8 cherries.
Ava gives him 6 more.

20. Lesson 1 11th March 2013
Gus has 8 cherries.
8 + 6 = 10 + 4 = 
Ava gives him 6 more.
2 4
Gus has  cherries now.

23. Level 0 Ali is not able to add.
Level 1 Bill can add but not by making 10.
Level 2 Cheryl can add by making 10 but with
some scaffolding.
Dan can add by making 10 independently.
Level 3 Eliza can add by making 10 as well as other
methods including unusual ones.

24. Lesson 4 11th March 2013
3 friends share 63 candies equally.
63  3 =  +  =  3 63
60
60 3
3
3
0

25. Lesson 6 11th March 2013

26. Singapore Math at Highline Public Schools
March 2013 
Yeap Ban Har
yeapbanhar@gmail.com
The Merlion by Yeap Ken Min