Q&A - P1 Math

[jenao]

I saw this in P1 term 1 school paper :

Four pupils A, B, C and D are to group themselves in pairs of two. How many different pairs can be formed?

How do you solve this at P1 level? Trial and error? Or is there another way to solve this?

Appreciate your reply. Thanks.

[BigDevil]

At P1, they are just required to list all the combos:


A, B
A, C
A, D
B, C
B, D
C, D

So answer is 6 different pairings.

[Daddy D]

balicheers:

Got the email reply from the publisher already.

Q1. The correct answer is white cylinder, so it is a printing error. They will change it on the next print.
Q2. The answer is Ken, not Ravi.
Conclusion, the teacher is not paying attention to what she is teaching. She should never assume that the questions/answers provided by the publisher must be 100% right.

Like that also can?
So the class of 40 all got wrong?
Has the teacher corrected her mistakes?
:faint:

[Michaelia0816]

To DaddyD question, I think would be no it must be, the teacher was responsible to correct it, right?

[kola]

Hi daddy and mummy,


Would like to check... Is 'Model Drawing' to be taught in Pri 1?

TIA

[Michaelia0816]

kola:

Hi daddy and mummy,


Would like to check... Is 'Model Drawing' to be taught in Pri 1?

TIA

Some of the better school, yes but some no. So I can't give you the actual answer!

[mrswongtuition]

kola:

Hi daddy and mummy,


Would like to check... Is 'Model Drawing' to be taught in Pri 1?

TIA

It's not part of the syllabus according to MOE and it's not a topic in the textbook (it is a topic in P2).

However, some schools want to give the kids a headstart to early understanding of model representations, so they do start teaching.

My personal take: Don't expect them to draw a model, but you can provide a model when going through problem sums with them to expose them to models.
Use different colours and explain to them that it simply represents a number.

Hope this helps.

Mrs Wong
[email protected]

[kola]

Hi Michaelia0816, thank you for the reply…


Hi mrswongtuition, thank you for the reply and the suggestion on the use of different colour, that will really help the little one to visualise…

Just wondering, if the school did not teach, is it ok for the child to apply this concept when answering questions during homework time?

[mrswongtuition]

kola:

Hi Michaelia0816, thank you for the reply…


Hi mrswongtuition, thank you for the reply and the suggestion on the use of different colour, that will really help the little one to visualise…

Just wondering, if the school did not teach, is it ok for the child to apply this concept when answering questions during homework time?

It's alright for them to draw a simple model to help visualize, but no marks will be awarded. They will still need to write their number sentence clearly.

I've attached a sample of a P3 question which I used different colours to help differentiate. You can do something similar. Your kiddo will definitely love getting to use colours!

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Another P6 question where colour is used:
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[Adam Ma]

How to teach a child to find the answer of ? - 2 = 6? The school teacher asked us to use number bond but my son seems can’t get it and is there other way to do?