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Based on an imaginative approach that has  consistently  produced

the  top  students  worldwide  in Maths & Science

PRE-SCHOOL MATHS: set of 2 books (K1 & K2) to prepare children for Primary 1. Each book contains a careful selection of material important for excelling in Primary 1. A variety of interesting topics, activities and exercises is introduced to keep the young child keen and motivated. The 2 K1 & K2 books are designed to be used as a set. 48 pgs each   ~ Maths help ~ ENGLISH COMPREHENSION: designed with a wide variety of themes to widen comprehension and inference skills. The passages are graded into 3 levels: Basic, Intermediate & Advanced. Using open-ended and multiple choice exercises, thinking questions are incorporated to allow students to exercise opinions and make his conclusions. A glossary is included after every exercise to help students comprehend the passage better. Suggested answers are provided.    ~ English Literacy ~ MATHS THINKING SKILLS & HEURISTICS: focuses on the processes & strategies essential to problem solving. Covers a variety of thinking skills & heuristics. Thinking Skills: Analysing Parts & Wholes, Comparing, Classifying, Identifying Patterns & Relationships, Deduction, Induction, Spatial Visualisation. Heuristics: Modelling, Looking for Patterns, Working Backwards, Making Lists/Tables, Guess & Check, Before-After, Suppositions, Using Equations. Suggested solutions and workings provided.  ~ Maths help ~ MATHS PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES: to develop thinking skills and expand knowledge of maths concepts & formulae. provides ample practice on various routines problems, with numerous examples, word problems and step-by-step workings to demonstrate effective problem solving. Notes on important and relevant mathematical concepts and formulae are included. Challenging problems, which are indicated with asterisks, are also found in each topic. Suggested solutions and workings provided. ~ Maths help ~ ENGLISH GRAMMAR: designed to provide students with competence in the usage of grammar, to adequately understand language structure. It contains a variety of questions designed to provide students with a systematic approach to mastering grammar and usage, and each item of grammar item is re-enforced over a few exercises. Suggested answers are provided.  ~ English literacy ~ MENTAL MATHEMATICS: designed to provide a guide to mastering mental calculations. It consists of 52 Practice and Revision exercises, each demonstrating a strategy with an example and 10 practise questions. Each strategy helps to perform mental calculation within the shortest possible time, while obtaining accurate answers. These are practical skills that all students should acquire.  ~ Maths help  SCIENCE PARTNER BOOK: a complete resource for the key Science topics of Diversity, Cycles, Systems, Interactions & Energy, and is as an important companion to the 2 Learning Science workbooks. It has a variety of illustrations within each topic, with 4 different pictorial icons throughout the book to draw attention to different types of information. Important points are listed at the end of each topic under What I Have Learnt in this Chapter, for quick and easy reference.   ~ Science for kids ~ ENGLISH VOCABULARY: consists of several thematic exercises that include references, idioms, proverbs & phrasal terms. They are structured to help the student gradually develop language sophistication. Containing numerous challenging questions in different themes and topics, each theme or topic is enforced over a few exercises. Suggested answers are provided.  168 pgs   ~ English literacy ~ MATHS PARTNER BOOK: a guide book designed to help students understand basic primary maths concepts, and cover the key topics for the year level. It also provides useful tips or ‘short-cuts’ that help students solve maths problems with speed and accuracy, enabling them to become effective and efficient problem solvers. ~ Maths help ~ MATHS GYM Secondary 1 (Yr 7): designed to challenge secondary level students who enjoy ‘mental calistenics’, or who believe they will benefit from the additional effort. It contains numerous problems to help the student practise, enhance understanding and familiarise themselves with the key mathematical principles. Also contains useful notes, practical advice, reminders and explanations. Suggested solutions and workings are provided.  ~ Maths help ~ more..

Our Singapore Maths, Science & English books help children to:

ü gain self-esteem & confidence in their own abilities

ü discover enjoyment & fun in learning.

TheBalancedChild offers home learning workbooks that now give children here a similar headstart, based on the approach that has gained Singapore worldwide recognition for educational excellence.

Maths help, science for kids & English literacy - maths help & home school resources

US Dept of Education Study (click here for details): "...there must be something about the system that Singapore has developed to teach mathematics that is better than the system we use in the US".

2004: Impressed by Singapore's results, Massachusetts Educ Dept was among first to adopt Singapore teaching techniques (click here)

2009: US President Obama: "Singapore's middle-schoolers outperform ours 3 to 1... " (click here for details)
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The successful Singapore approach to Maths, Science & English builds a deep understanding of key concepts. Our Singapore books are very popular with the 'Gifted' (GAT) programs of schools, the home-school community, and parents throughout Australia & NZ.

Singapore has once again topped the latest

worldwide Maths & Science rankings

 

4-Yearly Worldwide Student Rankings

4th & 8th grade students: '95, '99, '03, '07

(the 2011 results will be published in late 2012)

Trends in Int'l Maths & Science (TIMSS)

Singapore students came top in '95, '99, '03 & '07 in the worldwide TIMSS survey (click for full details) which tracks Maths & Science achievement of 425,000 students from 59 countries, conducted by US researchers.

MATHS 2007

SCIENCE 2007

Grade:

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8

Grade:

4

8

Global Avg.

500

500

Global Avg.

500

500

Singapore

599

593

Singapore

587

567

Taiwan

576

598

Taiwan

557

561

Hong Kong

607

572

Hong Kong

554

530

England

541

513

England

542

542

USA

529

508

USA

539

520

Australia

516

496

Australia

527

515

N. Zealand

492

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N. Zealand

504

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Click here to view our Educational Games – an effective supplement to our Maths, Science & English workbooks, for children to also have an experiential approach to learning these basic academic disciplines.

FUN WITH SUMS: A series of self-correcting puzzles dealing with multiplication. Comes with a detailed activity book and 30 sets of 3 piece multiplication picture puzzles. ~ Maths Help ~ Fun with Fractions: Match the pizza pieces with the fractions.  ~ Maths Help ~ Fun With Sums – Addition-Subtraction Game: A series of self-correcting puzzles dealing with addition & subtraction. Comes with a detailed activity book and 30 sets of 3 piece addition/subtraction picture puzzles.  ~ Maths Help ~ PERIODIC TABLES Placemat: Features all the elements, with chemical symbols, atomic weights, valence configuration, crystal structure, etc. The reverse side features exercises.  ~ Science for Kids ~ THE HUMAN BODY Placemat: illustrates the Muscular, Skeletal, Digestive, Circulatory and Respiratory structure of the body with its corresponding organs & muscles. The reverse side features the various systems of the body  ~Science for kids~. Build A Sentence Pt 1 (of 3): A subject and predicate match up game. Children associate sentences that are as serious or funny as they like. Contains 60 cards. Helps in building simple sentences and the use of correct pronunciation.  ~ English literacy ~ Fun With Words: An exciting and fun exercise in word-building, the 30 sets of three piece jigsaws will help children learn common 3-letter words.   ~ English literacy ~ Speller Junior: A board game to help children learn spellings of carefully selected words which make up two thirds of English vocabulary.   ~ English literacy ~

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