Trial Class - Singapore Math Problem Solving

Completed by 2 learners

Ages 8-13

Live One-Time Class

A trial class for learners to get a sense of what they will be learning for the 4 day workshop on Singapore Math Problem Solving Methods.

Teacher Regine PGDE

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(6 reviews)

Live video meetings

Meets once

3-8 learners per class

25 min

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What's included

1 live meeting

25 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

*This is a one-time trial class for your learner to have a sense of my style of teaching problem solving. Same example and strategy will be used for this particular class each time.*

Word Problems can seem convoluted to students, resulting in confusion. Often students do not even know where to begin solving the questions. This is a prelude to heuristic skills that I teach to solve Math problems. 
What is Heuristic?
It is a mental shortcut that allows people to make decisions swiftly and efficiently. Heuristic is one of the keystones of Singapore Math. It is not only a tool to help learners solve Mathematical word problems, it is also a skill that develops the learners’ minds to effectively manipulate, see relationships and manoeuvre around the information to solve real world problems. 
This camp is highly suitable for students who have a sound foundation in fundamentals of Whole Numbers and Fractions. The word problems are carefully handpicked to scaffold students’ thinking and achieve mastery. This will be enrichment to students who love a challenge and extension to what they have learnt from the regular syllabus.

Learning Goals

Student will recognise some ways of solving Math problems fast.

Other Details

Supply List

Paper, pencil, rubber

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Teacher Regine PGDE

Joined October, 2021

5.0

6reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Graduated from National Institute of Education, the only Teachers' College in Singapore which has produced excellent teachers who have consistently helped students achieve stellar results in national examinations and international assessments like PIRLS, PISA and TIMSS, I have been teaching Mathematics and Science to students between the ages of 6 and 15 since 2009 in Singapore and New Zealand.

If you are looking for a teacher to teach Singapore Math, have confidence with a teacher like me whose tutors in Teachers' College were Dr Yeap Ban Har and Dr Koay Phong Lee, some of the curriculum developers of Singapore Math.

Born and brought up in Singapore until 2016, I have since moved to New Zealand and now living in the Bahamas where I am developing the math curriculum of my current school to use Singapore math. 

The lockdowns in New Zealand have allowed me to develop valuable teaching methods online. 

Teaching effectively to me is making explanations simple to understand. I do that by using diagrams, models and hands on activities easily created at home.

I choose teaching because it is rewarding when my students are able to apply what they learn in life.