Doing well in math. Still stuck when the question changes?

Your upper primary child can follow a lesson and answer familiar questions. Then a question changes, and they do not know where to begin. In this free live Zoom webinar, Dr Norman Tien will work through a fraction question and other challenging math questions to show what capable students may overlook, and how seeing what the question hides can help them find a first step for themselves.

FREE LIVE ZOOM WEBINAR · Saturday 17 October, 2:00–3:30 pm.

Singapore time. Both sessions cover the same material.

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Free live Zoom webinar · For upper primary parents

Doing well in math.
Still stuck when the question changes?

Your child understands the lesson and answers familiar questions. Then a question changes, and they cannot see where to begin.

Join Dr Norman Tien to explore what capable children may overlook—and what they need to notice before they can find a first step for themselves.

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Recognise the gap

Why knowing a method may still leave a child unsure how to begin.

Experience Seeing Math

Try real questions and discover the information they hide.

Find a first step

See what a child must notice before deciding what to calculate.

Experience Seeing Math

What must your child notice before they know how to begin?

Try these two questions. Both use familiar math. Reveal what the questions were hiding only after you have looked for a first step.

Question 1 · Fractions

Would knowing every fraction operation be enough?

Three triangles are shaded. How many more must be shaded for 4/9 of the whole figure to be shaded?

Before you reveal: The child may know fractions and still not see how to start. What is missing from the diagram?

Show me what the question was hiding

Five lines that are not drawn divide the whole figure into 18 equal triangles. The hidden structure makes the fraction usable.

4/9 = 8/18 → 8 triangles needed → 8 − 3 = 5 more

The first step was seeing what the diagram did not draw.

Question 2 · Average

Would knowing the average formula be enough?

The average weight of some boys was 39 kg. Arnold joined the group and the average became 42 kg. If Arnold weighed 66 kg, how many boys were there at first?

Before you reveal: All three weights are given. What relationships do you need to work out for yourself?

Show me the unstated clues

The numbers 3 kg and 24 kg are hidden in the relationships.

42 − 39 = 3 kgThe original group needs 3 kg extra per boy, on average, to reach the new average.
66 − 42 = 24 kgArnold contributes 24 kg above that new average.
24 ÷ 3 = 8 boysHis excess covers the 3 kg difference eight times.

The answer is eight boys. The crucial 3 kg and 24 kg were never stated.

Seeing Math begins when your child looks beyond what is given and discovers a possible first step. Join the live webinar to see how to help them build that response.

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