Word Problem Wednesday – Robin, Marcia, & Anna’s Ages
Word Problem Wednesday was such a hit, we’re going to continue throughout the year with one problem a month. This problem was taken from Noetic Learning’s problem of the week and builds on the problem...
View ArticleWord Problem Wednesday – Pei Ling, Zandy, and Sulaiman
This month’s problem comes from the website TestPapersFree.com, which provides past copies of continual and semestral assessments from Singapore Primary Schools. This is a great resource if you’re...
View ArticleWord Problem Wednesday – Laiza’s Dress
This month’s problem comes from Dimensions Math 6A and highlights the unitary method of solving problems: Laiza spent 38% of her money on a dress and the rest on a purse. If she spent $114 on the...
View ArticleWord Problem Wednesday – Jason and Louis
This month’s Word Problem Wednesday problem comes from Primary Mathematics Challenging Word Problems 3. Jason and Louis picked up a total of 30 cans. For every 2 cans that Jason picked up, Louis picked...
View ArticleWord Problem Wednesday – Farmer Fred
This month’s Word Problem Wednesday problem comes from Math in Focus Grade 3. Farmer Fred makes 4 quarts of orange juice on Monday. He makes 2 quarts more orange juice on Tuesday than on Monday. He...
View ArticleGuest Post – Problem Solving: The Heart of Singapore Math
This article originally was featured in the fall 2018 issue of St. Anne’s-Belfield School’s Perspectives magazine and is republished with both the school and author’s permission. The author, Sara...
View ArticleWord Problem Wednesday – Screws and Nails
This month’s Word Problem Wednesday problem comes from Dimensions Math 4A (available spring of 2019). There are twice as many nails as screws in a bin. If 510 of the nails and 75 of the screws are...
View ArticleWord Problem Wednesday – Comic Books
This month’s Word Problem Wednesday problem comes from the chapter on Real-World Problems Math in Focus 2A: Tom has 275 comic books in his collection. Chris sells 82 comic books to Tom. Then Chris has...
View ArticleWord Problem Wednesday – Ava, Ben, and Carlos
This month’s Word Problem Wednesday problem comes from the chapter on the “Model Method and Algebra” from The Singapore Model Method for Learning Mathematics. The book models the Unitary Method as well...
View ArticleWord Problem Wednesday – Marbles
This month’s Word Problem Wednesday problem comes from an article in the Daily Express, a UK newpaper. The headline teases: This is the maths puzzle that is baffling everyone – but could you solve it?...
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