Want to Take Math Challenge from Me?
The problem: “There are 2 flowers in each jar. There are 5 jars. How many flowers are there altogether?” “What is one thing you need to do?” Johnson asked no one in particular. “Write a word sentence,”...
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You can add to solve that.” Satisfied that the youngsters understood the solution, Johnson asked them to erase their personal slates. “Who can remember from yesterday what we learned that’s the...
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Primary grade teachers in the elementary schools of North Middlesex Regional frequently use manipulable materials to help pupils visualize math problems, a step that clearly makes it easier for them to...
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Another way that Singapore Math encourages children to visualize a problem is by having them draw a number bond. Asked to subtract 13 from 83, a student will draw a box and write 83 in it, representing...
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Meanwhile, the students raced to the answer by constructing two bar models, one split into two boxes of 50 each for the males and the other split into three boxes of 50 each for the females. They...
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