"Age Problems for Grades 1–2 Students"—the first title under the "Singapore Math 2.0 Series"—is a Singapore math book suitable for teachers, tutors, and parents, who want to know what the best grades 1–2 math students in Singapore learn in school and at home, when it comes to solving non-routine questions related to mathematical topics on time and age.
In Singapore, age-related questions used to be the staple for Mathematical Olympiad Problems books meant for grades 1–2 students (or primary 1–2 pupils). Today, these same questions are found in a number of local lower primary school workbooks and assessment (or supplementary) titles; however, they're hardly found in US editions of Singapore math textbooks and workbooks.
These once non-routine questions have now become commonplace, and it’s not uncommon to witness more of these age problems in Singapore grades 1–2 mid- and final-year school exam papers.
This ebook exemplifies some age-related questions commonly set by local math authors and teachers, which are often used to filter the nerd from the herd. In many Singapore schools, a math score indirectly forms part of an assessment toolkit that is often used to channel the better students into the so-called A-Band classes. Once they learn to solve these age problems, these questions become routine even for average grades 1–2 math students.
By exposing your child or student to these age-related problems, you provide them with the same opportunity that most above-average Singapore math students would have, by equipping them with the mathematical problem-solving skills needed to solve these non-routine questions.
This ebook contains five dozen age questions, which would empower your grades 1–2 child or student to become more confident and motivated, as he or she tackles these age-related problems.
*****FEATURES of this ebook*****
* Different methods of solution to promote creative thinking in mathematics;
* Critical thinking questions to help consolidate conceptual understanding;
* Use of the Singapore model (or bar) method as a powerful visualization strategy;
* Contests- and olympiads-like questions for mathletes to practice for competition;
* Problem-solving strategies (draw a table or model, make a list, guess and check);
* Sample of age-related problems solved by above-average Singapore grades 1–2 math students.
In Singapore, age-related questions used to be the staple for Mathematical Olympiad Problems books meant for grades 1–2 students (or primary 1–2 pupils). Today, these same questions are found in a number of local lower primary school workbooks and assessment (or supplementary) titles; however, they're hardly found in US editions of Singapore math textbooks and workbooks.
These once non-routine questions have now become commonplace, and it’s not uncommon to witness more of these age problems in Singapore grades 1–2 mid- and final-year school exam papers.
This ebook exemplifies some age-related questions commonly set by local math authors and teachers, which are often used to filter the nerd from the herd. In many Singapore schools, a math score indirectly forms part of an assessment toolkit that is often used to channel the better students into the so-called A-Band classes. Once they learn to solve these age problems, these questions become routine even for average grades 1–2 math students.
By exposing your child or student to these age-related problems, you provide them with the same opportunity that most above-average Singapore math students would have, by equipping them with the mathematical problem-solving skills needed to solve these non-routine questions.
This ebook contains five dozen age questions, which would empower your grades 1–2 child or student to become more confident and motivated, as he or she tackles these age-related problems.
*****FEATURES of this ebook*****
* Different methods of solution to promote creative thinking in mathematics;
* Critical thinking questions to help consolidate conceptual understanding;
* Use of the Singapore model (or bar) method as a powerful visualization strategy;
* Contests- and olympiads-like questions for mathletes to practice for competition;
* Problem-solving strategies (draw a table or model, make a list, guess and check);
* Sample of age-related problems solved by above-average Singapore grades 1–2 math students.
