CriticalLessonsforSchools(Implementing(Singapore(Math:( · Additional Resources for Singapore Math...
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Critical Lessons for Schools Implementing Singapore Math: Second grade: US Edition: 1B Unit 8 St Edition: 1B Unit 18 Third grade: US Edition: 2A Unit 2, Unit 5, Unit 6 2B Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 4 St Edition: 2A Unit 2, Unit 5, Unit 6 2B Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 10 Fourth grade: US Edition: 2A Unit 2, Unit 5, Unit 6 2B Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 4 3A Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4 3B – all St Edition: 2A Unit 2, Unit 5, Unit 6 2B Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 10 3A Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4 3B – all Fifth grade: US Edition: All the above and: 4A Unit 2 (multiplication by 2-‐Digit Number) Unit 3,
Unit 5 (if CC is of concern), Unit 7 4B Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 6 (if CC is of concern)
St Edition: All the above and: 4A Unit 2 (multiplication by 2 digit number), Unit 3
Unit 4 (if CC is of concern), Unit 5 4B Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 9 (if CC is of concern),
Unit 11(cubic units/volume if CC is of concern)
ForsuccessinSecondGrade:1B:Chapter16Numbersto1201B:Chapter17Addition&Subtractionto100 (concreteworkwithmats/basetenblocksordisks)1B:Chapter18MultiplicationandDivision (beginningconcepts–focusonconcreteunderstandings)ForsuccessinThirdGrade:2A:Chapter2Additionto10002A:Chapter3Subtractionto10002A:Chapter5Multiplication&Divisionconcepts2A:Chapter6Multiplicationwith2,5,and102B:Chapter10MentalMath&Estimation
Lesson10.1–MeaningofSumandLesson10.2–MeaningofDifferenceareparticularlyimportant.Knowledgeofindividualstudentsshouldguideteachersindecidingwhich(ifany)oftheotherstrategiesincludedinthischapterareessentialforsuccessinG3work.
2B:Chapter12Fractions(concretework)2B:Chapter15Multiplicationwith3and4ForsuccessinFourthGrade:3A:Chapter3Additionto10,0003A:Chapter4Subtractionto10,0003A:Chapter5BarModelsforAddition&Subtraction
ThischaptermaybeusedinsteadofChapters3&4.Algorithmsmaybecoveredasastrategyfordoingcalculationstosolvethewordproblemsinthischapter.Chapters3&4canbeusedasaproblembankforcreatingadditionalwordproblemsforstudentstosolve.
3A:Chapter6Multiplywith6,7,8and93A:Chapter7Multiplication(multi-digitbysingledigit)3A:Chapter8Division(Lesson8.3isnon-essential)
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ForsuccessinFourthGrade(con’t):3A:Chapter9UsingBarModels:Multiplication&Division
ThischaptermaybeusedinsteadofChapters7&8.Algorithmsmaybecoveredasastrategyfordoingcalculationstosolvethewordproblemsinthischapter.Chapters7&8canbeusedasaproblembankforcreatingadditionalwordproblemsforstudentstosolve.
Pleasenote:Ifastudentwillbeallowedtousecalculatorsonhighstakestests,itmaybeprudenttospendmoretimeonconceptualunderstandingandinterpretingwordproblemsthanonmasteringalgorithms.3B:Chapter14Fractions3B:Chapter17AnglesandLines3B:Chapter19Area/Perimeter(concrete)Studentsshouldalsounderstandhowtousearulertomeasureininches,feet,andyardsandtherelationshipsbetweentheseunitsofmeasure(e.g.,12inches=1foot)andthenotionthatthelargertheunit,thefewerofthatunitrequiredtoexpressaquantity…acriticalunderstandingwhichhasapplicationinfractionequivalenceaswell.ForsuccessinFifthGrade:4A:Chapter3WholeNumberMultiplicationandDivision Thischapterisonlycriticalifnocalculatorisallowedforhigh-stakestesting.4A:Chapter6FractionsandMixedNumbers4A:Chapter7Decimals4A:Chapter8Adding&SubtractingDecimals4B:Chapter12Area/Perimeter Lesson12.4UsingFormulasforAreaandPerimeter–enoughunderstandingof A=LxWtousethisformulatocalculatevolumeasV=B�h(whereBistheareaofthe baseofarectangularprismandhistheheightoftheprismasthisisakeyconceptforGrade5inCCSM)
AdditionalResourcesforSingaporeMath&MathInFocusAvailableatSingaporemath.com
ExtraPracticeBook–Grades1-6–WorkbooksForstudentsorclasseswhohavenotmasteredthelessonandneedadditionalpractice.
ChallengingWordProblems-Grades1-6–Workbookstoextendanddifferentiateforhigherlevellearners.
DifferentiatedSprints-Grades1-5Workbooktobeusedtodevelopfactfluencyandusedasmentalmathpractice.Teachersfrequentlygodownagradeortwotoreinforcepriorconcepts.
PlaceValueDisks–Manipulativeusedtodevelopwholenumberanddecimalplacevalue.AvailableonSingaporemath.comColorcodedtomatchtextbookssingaporemathNOW.com
MathWorks–5a,5b,6aand6b–Writtenforstudentswholackfoundationalskills.EarlierconceptsarepresentedinamorematuremannerthanPrimarytextbooks.Bestusedtoforstrugglingstudentsingrades5and6.AlsocanbeusedbysubjecttopreteachconceptsinPrimaryMathforthosewhoarenotreadyforthelesson.
SpeedMaths–WorkbooksthatgivestudentsextrapracticeinMentalMathstrategies.(UsetheseinsteadofFrankShaffermaterialsavailableatbookstores.)
TeacherResourceBooks–availablefromvarioussources(checkouteBay)
TeachingStudent-CenteredMathematicsbyJohnA.VandeWalle–availableforgradesK-3,3-5and5-8.Excellentresourcefornotonlyunderstandingthemathbehindtheteaching,butalsofullofreadytoimplementteachingstrategiesandtasks. TheSingaporeModelMethodforLearningMathematicsbySingaporeMinistryofEducation
TheRekenrek-byJeffFrykholmOutlineslessonsondevelopingsubitizingandvisualthinking,maketenstrategy.
ElementaryMathematicsforTeachersbyParker/Baldridge–AtextforteacherswishingtodeepentheirownmathematicalknowledgeandwaystoputthatknowledgeintopracticeusingSingaporemethods.
MathematicalMindsets:UnleashingStudents’PotentialthroughCreativeMath,InspiringMessagesandInnovativeTeachingbyJoBoaler
AvailableatSingaporeMathNOW.com
AFTERSCHOOLCLUB-writtenbySMARTTraining.Eachbinderisapullout,fullyscriptedsetof20lessonscoveringfoundationalconcepts.Canbeusedforintervention,summerprogramorreteachtool.
SMARTSUMSandSMARTSUBTRACTION–K-2differentiatedkitdevelopedbyGregTangtoreinforceMakeTenStrategyTenFrameStampsBlankTenFrameStampNumberBondStampPlaceValueDisks–WholenumberandDecimalthatarecolorcodedtotextbooks.MathTwister–cardgameforfactfluencyandproblemsolvingforgrades3andup.FactFluencyComputerSprintsforLevels1-5ForMACorPCSiteSchoolSiteLicenseonetimefee.RocketSolversGame-Storybasedmathgamecoveringmaterialtaughtin1stgrade.Greatforreview2ndto4thgrade
ComputerResources-Mostofthesearefreeunlessotherwisenoted
http://www.thesingaporemaths.comGivesinstructionandpracticesolvingcomputationsusingthebarmodelmethod.
http://www.thinkingblocks.com/Givesinstructionandpracticeinsolvingwordproblemsusingthebarmodelmethod
www.MissKoh.infoisawebsitesupportedbySingapore’sStraitsTimes.Ifyouclickontheacademicyear,thenthegradelevelyouareinterestedin,youwillbebroughttoapageofmid-yearandfinalsemestralpapersaswellasafewcontinualassessmentpapers,allfromtopschoolsinSingapore.Forexample;select2008andPrimary6andyouareofferedtestpapersforEnglish,Chinese,MathorSciencefrom5schools.(Youneedtoregisterforsomeoftheschools)
http://www.kosjourney.com/Ko'sJourneytakesatargetedstorybasedapproachinapart-time6weekprogramfocusingonthecriticalareasoftheCommonCore.Beautifulartandintegratedmathematics.Aimedfor6thgradeandup
www.mathplayground.comAvarietyofgamesandvirtualmanipulativesforallgrades
www.ixl.comAgreatmathpracticesite.Feebased
www.dreambox.com-adaptivelearningplatformthatpersonalizesinstructionfrominterventionthroughenrichment;Continuousformativeassessmentinandbetweenlessons,analyzesover48,000datapointsperstudentperhourtoprovidetherightnextlessonattherighttime–feebased
www.sumdog.comStudentscancompetewithstudentsfromotherschoolsorwithintheschoolinFactFluency
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/goodsiteforfactfluencyaimedfor7-11yearolds
http://mathartfun.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/Greeting.htmlWheremathandartmeet
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/games.shtmlLotsofpuzzlestopromoteproblemsolving
https://www.youcubed.org/JoBoaler’ssiteforactivities/teachingstrategiesthatencouragegrowthmindset
iPadAppsforStudents
ZoomMath–utilizesthepinchresizingoftheiPadtoreinforcenumericorderandrelativesize
PickaPath-Problemsolvingmath
NumberRack–AvirtualRekenRek
Tangram–Virtualtangrampuzzles
SingaporeMath–BarModelproblems
NumberBondMemorizer–Buildsfoundationally.Studentmustexhibitskillinaddingcreatingnumbersbondsstartingwiththe#1
iLiveMath–reallifewordproblems
FindSums–usingnumbersbondspartwholepractice
MathMonkey–requiresgamingskilltotargetcorrectanswerforfunmathpractice
RocketSolver-Recognizing10friendlynumbers,numberbondsreinforcementanddecomposingtomake10
BEWARETHATTHEREAREANUMNEROFAPPSINTHEiTUNESSTORETHATCLAIMTOBENUMBERBONDSBUTARESTRICTLYFACTPRACTICETHEREISNOPICTORIALREPRESENTATIONOFANUMBERBOND
SingaporeMath/MathInFocusReviewSeries(Excellentforsummerbridging)
RSMReviewSingaporeMath–Blacklinemasterorstudentworkbook(withsolutions).NOTE:Level3reviewsmathcontentfrom2ndgrade.Availablefromwww.SingaporeMathNow.com
SingaporeSummerShape-Ups–StudentworkbooksavailableforlevelsK–PreAlgebra(Course2MIF)
NOTE:Level2reviewsmathcontentfrom2ndgrade.Includesa“ThinkingGuide”whichprovides“coaching”forstudents/parentstruetoSingaporeMath&MathInFocusstrategiesalongwithsolutionsAvailablefromwww.3mathmavens.com
iPadAppsforTeachers
EduCreations–Forteachers-becomesaninteractivewhiteboardthatyoucanrecordlessonstoshare,emailwithstudentsorcolleagues
AirServer–GotoAirserver.comanddownloadsoftwarethatwillallowyoutomirrorwirelesslyonaprojectoryouriPad(AlsoworksonAndroiddevices)SmallFee
Edmodo-FreesoftwaretomirroryouriPad
CommonCore-Thestandardsbytopicandgradelevel
KhanAcademy–Everythingfromlessonsonteachingadditiontoadvancedproblemsolving
ForParents
ArithmeticforParentsbyRonAharonipublishedbySumidazt