The document discusses strategies for developing and improving mathematical practices, such as using anchor tasks, collaborative structures, questioning techniques, journals, textbooks for reflection, and focusing on visualization, generalization, and number sense. It also discusses moving from concrete to pictorial to abstract representations, and using anchor tasks and challenging word problems to teach Singapore math concepts.

1. Plenary Lecture 2  Yeap Ban Har @ban_har
Strategies to Develop and Improve
Mathematical Practices
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Day Two Slides
August 4

3. Strategies
• Use Anchor Task
• Use Collaborative
Structures (students
talking and doing)
• Use Questioning such as
Why? Are you sure?
• Use Journal
• Use Textbooks for
Reflection
• Focus on Visualization
and Generalization
• Focus on Number Sense

7. Concrete  Pictorial 
Abstract

8. Concrete  Pictorial 
Abstract
15  3 = 5
enactive
iconic
symboli
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J. Bruner

10. BreakOut 3 by Yeap Ban Har @ban_har
A1 Anchor Tasks in
Singapore Math
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16. BreakOut 4 by Yeap Ban Har @ban_har
A5 Challenging Word Problems
from Singapore Classrooms
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