Month: January 2022
Highlight of the Summer Singapore Math Snakes & Ladder Program
- Customized learning program based on assessment for each child.
- Visual learning approach with a focus on concepts.
- Daily practice worksheets.
- Play a game of snakes & ladder and win gifts
- Final Analysis and way forward.
You will have an option to choose from one of the 2 programs:
Normal Program – 3 days a week
Accelerated program – 5 days a week
Get Ready, the Game is on…
S.A.M Achievers 2017
for their outstanding performance in 2017
SAM wishes everyone a very Happy Independence Day!
As we celebrate our 72nd Indepence Day, we thought of sharing some interesting mathematical facts about our National Flag.
- Shape: As per the Indian Flag Code, the shape of our National Flag should be a rectangle
- Ratio: The ratio of length and width of the Indian National Flag is 3:2
- Panel Size: The tricolor panels of the flag should be equal in size (both in terms of length and width)
- Position of Ashoka Chakra: The Ashoka Chakra is placed right at the centre of the white panel
- Making of the Ashoka Chakra: It is made of 24 spokes which are equally spaced
- Other Fact: The flags hoisted on Red Fort & Rashtrapati Bhavan are of 12*8 feet in size
(FUN Time) Let us check how much you know about our National Flag:
Children of Pre-Primary Level (Upto Senior Kg)
- How many basic shapes do you see in our National Flag? Can you describe them?
- How many colors do you see in our National Flag? Can you describe them?
- Can you count the number of spokes inside the Ashoka Chakra?
- How many types of lines can you see in the National Flag?
Children of Primary Level (Class 1 to Class 3)
- Can you find any parallel lines in our National Flag?
- Are there any lines which are perpendicular to one another?
- How many rectangles can you see in our National Flag?
- Given that each line is evenly placed in the below image, what is the degree of angle between two lines?
Children of Secondary Level (Class 4 to Class 6)
- Please find the length and breadth of the above Flag.
- How much cloth of each colour will be required to make the flag with above dimensions?
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Do you find it challenging to get your children to learn Maths? Here are some useful secrets to help get them going:
1. Study Smart, Not Study Hard
Often, children may underperform in Maths when they have a poor grasp of the fundamental concepts. This might be due to that fact that they are learning Maths through rote memorisation and practice, without truly understanding the concepts or the problem-solving process.
Understanding concepts is very important. For example, 7 x 6 is 7 groups of 6 objects within each group. It is not just about memorising the multiplication table. Understanding the root concepts enables your children to figure out their own answers even if they forget the multiplication table.
Maths questions are usually non-routine nowadays, and they challenge your children’s minds in different ways. Remember – the process is more important than the product.
2. Demonstrate Ideas with Concrete Examples
Questions involving ‘less than’ or ‘more than’ in problem sums, for example, can be quite confusing for some children. You can demonstrate these ideas more clearly by using everyday objects such as paper clips or dried pasta pieces.
For example, to illustrate 3 more than 4 – place 4 paper clips on the table in a line, then add 3 more paper clips slowly to demonstrate ‘more than’. Instead of memorising the answer 7, your children can see for themselves what ‘3 more than 4’ actually means.
3. Take Sufficient Time and Care to Read the Question
Children often do not get the correct answer because they tend to read the question incorrectly, which is different from not understanding the question. Maths is more than just about numbers as it requires a significant amount of language processing. It is important for children to build on their language skills in order to read questions correctly.
4. Learn In Small Incremental Steps
Because Maths places great emphasis on conceptual understanding, practising at home in daily bite-sized chunks is better suited to children’s attention spans, rather than cramming a lot of information in one day.
Let your children learn in small incremental steps to build upon their knowledge day by day. Over time, a much stronger Mathematical foundation can be built this way.
For instance, you can start your children on practices for 15 to 30 minutes per day, gradually increasing the duration over time, if required. Alternatively, you can get them to complete one more question than the previous day. Also, create a consistent habit of practice by setting a specific time during the day for your children to do so.
5. Use Real World Examples as Stories
If you think about it, Maths is everywhere. For example, to explain what 1/4 means, you can illustrate it with a story about 4 children wanting to share a birthday cake. What do we do? What if there are 8 children who want to share the same cake? Will each child get more or less cake? Children learn better when they can see mathematics being applied in the real world.
With the secrets now revealed to you, you can nurture your children on their Mathematical journey of learning!
The bar model method is one of the key problem solving heuristics that students use to solve word problems in Singapore maths. It falls under the heuristic “draw a picture”.
By drawing a pictorial model of a word problem, students are able to visualise, represent and relate the known and unknown quantities in the word problem. This allows students to understand the word problem and find the solution to it. Bar models help students develop their mathematical thinking, communication, reasoning and problem-solving skills.
There are two main types of bar models, the part-whole model and the comparison model.
Word problems can be solved using variations or a combination of the two main types of bar models. Here is an overview of how bar models are used to solve word problems on different math topics.
1. Whole Number (P4)
Jimmy has 364 more cards than Tim. If Jimmy gives 210 cards to Tim, how many more cards does Tim have than Jimmy in the end?
2. Fractions (P5)
At a party, 1/2 of the adults is equal to 2/5 of the children. If there are 279 people altogether, how many children are there?
3. Decimals (P4)
2 teachers and 6 pupils visited a zoo. Each teacher paid $24.60 and each pupil paid 1/3 of the amount for the entrance fees. How much did they pay altogether?
4. Ratio (P6)
A a school concert, 1/5 of the audience was adults and the rest was children. There were 567 more children than adults. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls was 2:7. How many girls were there at the concert?
5. Percentage (P6)
At a Family Day event, 25% of the participants were parents. There were 84 more boys than parents who participated. The remaining 166 participants were girls. How many participants were there altogether?