This document outlines an upcoming professional development workshop for Weston Public Schools teachers on the fundamentals of Singapore Math. The workshop will cover case studies and examples for teaching equivalent fractions to grade 3 students, integer multiplication to grade 7 students, finding the area of polygons in grade 4, the Pythagorean theorem in grade 8, and general modeling techniques. It will provide an overview of the Singapore Math approach including the concrete-pictorial-abstract methodology and an emphasis on problem solving.

1. Weston Public Schools, CT
Fundamentals of Singapore Math
Grades 3 – 4 and 7 – 8 & Special Education
Yeap Ban Har
Group 1
August 22, 2013
8.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.
www.banhar.blogspot.com

3. Weston Public Schools, CT
Fundamentals of Singapore Math
Grades 3 – 4 and 7 – 8 & Special Education
• Case Study
• Case 1 Grade 3 Equivalent Fraction
• Case 2 Grade 7 Integer Multiplication
• Case 3 Grade 4 Area of Polygons
• Case 4 Grade 8 Pythagorean Theorem
• Case 5 General Bar Models
• Singapore Math Fundamentals
• CPA Approach
• Problem-Solving Approach

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5 (-3)
4 (-3)
3 (-3)
2 (-3)
1 (-3)
0 (-3)

16. Ladprao Bilingual School, Thailand

22. Lesson to learn basic
concept (equivalent
fractions)
Lesson to learn basic
concept (integer
multiplication)
Lesson to consolidate a
skill (finding area)
Emphasis on
visualization
Emphasis on
generalization
Emphasis on
visualization
and generalization