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Problem Sums for Upper Primary

In Singapore, maths problem sums make up more than 60% of a child’s school Maths Exam paper. Problem Sums can be challenging for dyslexic learners, especially when trying to decode and gain meaning from the language of Maths. If your child in Primary 5 or Primary 6 standard maths is struggling with maths problem sums then the DAS Problem Sums for Upper Primary curriculum can help them.

Our Maths curriculum helps students with the skills to solve word problems systematically and logically. The Maths curriculum is in line with the Ministry of Education Mathematics syllabus and is delivered as per the school textbooks.

We use manipulatives to enable students to visualise and understand the concept being taught. Using manipulatives helps students to be more confident in selecting and documenting the right methods to work out the problem sum to arrive at the right answer.


Curriculum Objectives:

THINKING SKILLSThe maths problem sums curriculum develops our students thinking skills to solve a variety of routine and non-routine problems in the Upper Primary school syllabus.
STRENGTHEN MATH SKILLSProvides our students with the skills to strengthen their Maths concepts they have learned.
CONFIDENCEEnable students to confidently work out Word Problems.

Our Maths Programme:

  • Up to 6 students per class 
  • Dyslexia-friendly teaching 
  • Specialised support for struggling learners 
  • Personalised, multisensory teaching 
  • Evidence-based learning approach 
  • Bursaries available for eligible students 
  • Flexible entry for eligible P5 and P6 students

 

Unique Teaching Approach

The TRY—SHARE—LEARN—APPLY approach is unique to our programme and is used to help students walk through the process of problem solving in a collaborative and interactive way.




Our maths classes empower students with the confidence to work out maths concepts and strengthen their thinking and maths skills.


Class Structure

Lesson Structure2 lessons per concept
Execution Procedure
  • First lesson—Review relevant content skills on the concept.
  • Second lesson—Introduce routine and non-routine problem types
Home PracticeOne word problem as homework practice
ReviewGo through and check homework sum at next lesson
Mastery TestAfter homework checking and correction done, students do the mastery test on the concept

Enrolment is available every term.

Entry Critera:

  • Students who experience difficulties with Mathematics, whether diagnosed or undiagnosed. 
  • Must be taking Standard Mathematics in their mainstream school
  • Demonstrate strong computational skills
  • Demonstrate proficiency in Paper 1 and achieve an overall score of at least 50% in their latest school Mathematics examination
  • Meet the requirements of our profiling assessment. 
  • Students currently enrolled in the Essential Mathematics Programme who demonstrate a firm understanding of foundational mathematical concepts and have passed Paper 1 may be recommended by their current  Mathematics Educational Therapist

CAN YOU SOLVE THIS? Problem sums for Primary 5

A restaurant charges $75 per person for a banquet dinner. For every 4 people, the fifth person will dine for free. Mr & Mrs Lee celebrated their wedding anniversary with family and friends at the restaurant and paid a total of $600. What is the maximum number of people who could have been present at Mr and Mrs Lee’s wedding celebration party?

This article was first published in FACETS

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