Plenary Lecture 6 Yeap Ban HarStrategies for Advanced Learners www.banhar.blogspot.comDifferentiating Instruction Using Singapore Math

My Pals Are Here! Maths (Second Edition)

F R A CT I O N the C P Aapproach

Singapore Math Institute, Hawaii

1 fourth

4 eighteenths

+ 8 36

9 36

Primary School Leaving ExaminationSingapore Examination and Assessment Board

Initial Concrete

Experience

Subsequent Pictorial

Representation

Eventual Symbolic

Representation

My Pals Are Here! Maths (Second Edition)

St Edward’s School, Florida

Eventual Symbolic

Representation

My Pals Are Here! Maths (Second Edition)

St Edward’s School, Florida

St Edward’s School, Florida

Grade 2concrete pictorial abstract

Primary Mathematics (U.S. Edition)

It does not show half.

What does it show then?

It does not show fourth. What does it show

then?

F R A CT I O N opportunities for differentiation

Primary Mathematics (U.S. Edition)

extend the problemto increase level of thinking

The more advanced learners get to learn skills that they are not yet good at e.g. articulation of ideas.

Globe Academy, London

3x – 2 = 8

ReviewSolve 3x = 12

Main TaskSolve 3x + 1 = 16

Extension3x – 1 = 10

Guided Practice2x + 1 = 94x – 1 = 153x – 2 = 82x – 5 = 11

Globe Academy, London

deepen students’ thinkingpractice process

skills

12 + 34 = 46

What do you notice?

get them to generalizewhile the rest consolidate

Reedley International School, Manila

Reedley International School, Manila

Nury

Sue

3450

1286

2164

3450 – 1286 = 2164 ??

Check

Reedley International School, Manila

Reedley International School, Manila

Math Journal

use of journalingto differentiate instruction

Ministry of Education, Singapore

Susan says that 12 + 3 is the same as 3+ 12Is she right?Why? You can write or draw to show me.

Pathlight School, Singapore

Pathlight School, Singapore

Pathlight School, Singapore

Pathlight School, Singapore

Pathlight School, Singapore

Student A

Student B

4770+3250$8120

Reedley International School, Manila

Student C

Student D

4770-3250 1520

1520+3250 4770

Reedley International School, Manila

evaluate other’s solutions critical thinking

Lesson 2 June 18, 2012

Jack

Kyla

had

$2

more

than

Jack

Kyla

gave

$3

problem posingdefining ill-defined problems

Lesson 2 June 18, 2012

Open Lesson at Hawaii, USA

Assumption English School, Singapore

Assumption English School, Singapore

Plenary Lecture 6 Yeap Ban HarStrategies for Advanced Learners www.banhar.blogspot.comDifferentiating Instruction Using Singapore Math