Nov12
For many children, the transition between counting and beginning to add or subtract can be a challenge. We start with our fingers, drawing lines, adding and taking away objects, but perhaps we don’t know that subtraction and addition tables also exist. These tables, that are numbered from 0, allow us to visually represent the way […]
Continue reading »Nov05
In today’s post, we are going to look at the difference between a sequence and a pattern, join us! Like we have seen in an earlier post, a sequence is a string of organized objects following criteria, which can be: Ordered (increasing or decreasing). Established by a pattern. Today we are going to concentrate on […]
Continue reading »Oct29
For today´s entry, we are going to solve math problems where the relevant data is displayed on a table. The reason is clear – to be able to resolve any situation we need to know how to read, discriminate, and manage all types of data and the ways of exhibiting them, including: In text. Visual […]
Continue reading »Oct22
Today you will learn what symmetry is and we will see some symmetry exercises that children do during their Smartick sessions and the typical mistakes that are usually made. What is Symmetry? Symmetry is one of the mathematical concepts that students start to learn about outside of school. Yet, they still study it in early […]
Continue reading »Oct15
If we talk about percentages, it seems to be a familiar topic but: Would we know what a percentage is? How it is calculated? And what it means exactly? This post is going to resolve all these doubts, let’s get to it! A percentage is, actually, a symbol. A symbol that represents a fraction with […]
Continue reading »Oct08
Goals and Objectives of the Singapore Curriculum The general education objectives for mathematics in Singapore allow the students to: Acquire math concepts and skills for daily use and to continue learning mathematics. Develop cognitive and metacognitive skills through a mathematical approach to problem-solving. Establish positive attitudes towards mathematics. The math curriculum consists of a set […]
Continue reading »Oct01
In today’s post, we are going to learn a little more about rational numbers. In an earlier post, we saw how to represent numbers on a number line and in another, what types of rational numbers exist. Now we are going to get to know them in a bit more detail. Properties of Rational Numbers […]
Continue reading »Sep24
The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple. – S. Gudder Today we are going to see an interesting strategy, that you may not know about, to solve problems of addition and subtraction of natural numbers. It is called a fact family, and it is a strategy that […]
Continue reading »Sep17
Today’s post about division is directed towards parents, to enhance their childs conception and processing in a practical way. Combined with their daily 15 minute math session on Smartick, I am sure they can perfectly understand division by the end of summer. Like every learning process, especially when referring to children, it is convenient to […]
Continue reading »Sep10
In this post, we are going to learn all about Cartesian coordinates: what they are, what they are used for, and how they work. Additionally, you will see some examples of coordinate exercises that children do during their personalized, daily Smartick sessions. What are Cartesian Coordinates? When we play Battleship we say a letter for […]
Continue reading »Aug27
The Importance of Math Education in Singapore Singapore is very aware that math learning is a fundamental part of any education system with the objective to prepare citizens for the twenty-first century. This is reflected in the document describing the education reform that was first implemented in 2013. The nation knows that the development of […]
Continue reading »Aug20
In today’s post, we are going to take a look at activities that you can practice in your everyday life, as a game, to familiarize yourself with units of measurement in the Metric System. With the activities’ help, you’ll stop seeing units of measurement as “abstract entities,” with which you perform calculations guided by rules […]
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