Singapore Math Workshop

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Singapore Math WorkshopAngela Chirico, 5th Grade TeacherNB Mills Elementary School

+Singapore Math

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/education/01math.html?_r=0

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/12/kentwood_first_west_michigan_s.html

+Alicia has $6.00 more than Bobby. If Bobby has $10.00, how much do they have altogether? Solve with your elbow partner. You must show your work.

http://www.schooltube.com/video/b956bb2a0d2e300fbb2f/Addition-Model-Drawing

Mrs. Gwinn drove 301 miles at the average speed of 43 miles per hour. How many hours did it take her to drive the 301 miles?

Directions: With your elbow partner, solve the problem above. Once you have solved the problem,draw a picture to show how you solved the problem and write an explanation of the steps you took to solve the problem.

+http://www.thesingaporemaths.com/

+Simon Arranged Chairs in the gym for an assembly. He put 42 chairs into 6 equal rows. How many chairs were in each row? Step One: Read the entire problem.

Step Two: Rewrite the question in sentence form, leaving a space for the answer.

There were _________chairs in each row.

Step Three: Determine who and/or what is involved in the problem.

Chairs in rows

+Problem Solving contd.

Step Four: Draw the unit bar(s).

Chairs in rows

42

Step Five: Chunk the problem, adjust the unit bars, and fill in the question mark.

A: “Simon arranged chairs in the gym for an assembly. He put 42 chairs…”

+Problem Solving contd.

B: “…into 6 equal rows. How many chairs were in each row?”

42

Chairs in rows

+Problem Solving contd.

Step Six: Correctly compute and solve the problem.

Chairs in rows

42

6u=42

1u=42/6

1u=7

? 7 7 7 7 7

+Problem Solving contd.

Step Seven: Write the answer in the sentence, and make sure the answer makes sense.

There were 7 chairs in each row.

+George Polya Demonstrating Problem Solving.

http://www.primary-education-oasis.com/math-problem-solving.html

+http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Nqt9h_-w0

5th Grade Example of Model Drawing

+http://www.carsondellosa.com/cd2/images/Singapore/Singapore_Math_Intro.pdf