Mighty Math Programme

Mighty Math is an ability-based enrichment programme that focusses on school related work or tutorial. Emphasis is placed on learning and grasping concepts over passing exams. We understand the importance of catering to the needg and to the understanding of individual child.

The thrust of the Mighty Math approach is concept based learning and application of these concepts. Independence and initiatives in self-learning are valuable for students, and is encouraged.

Mighty Math's Principles

• Concept building – laying the foundation (not rote learning!!!)
• Application and problem solving – real world applications
• Computation Training – Empower the learning
• Games that make Math Fun Fun Fun!

Mighty Math's Curriculum

• Understand Concepts and its Applications (not by rote learning)
• Develops and Enhances Different Thinking Skills and Problem-Solving strategie
• Creative Exercises That Make Math Fun! (not just worksheets)
• Suits Pre-School to Primary
• Covers All Topics Required by Ministry Of Education

Mighty Math's System

1.     Mighty Math Foundation Building

This foundation aims to build a solid foundation for its students in terms of arithmetic skills through conceptual understanding and its application rather than blind mechanical finger counting or rote learning. When students have an excellent foundation to rely on, learning complex processes in the higher primary will be much easier.

2.    Mighty Math Heuristics Approach

This approach exposes it’s students to the 6 main areas of problem-solving as required by the MOE syllabus:

• Use of Diagram/Model
• Make a list
• Look for Pattern(s)
• Work backwards
• Use of Before/After Concepts
• Guess & Check
• “Heuristics” strategies for problem solving
• Different levels of thinking skills: Logical reasoning, understanding patterns and changes, visualization and spatial reasoning.

3.    Mighty Math Exam Preparation

Students will have a chance to try past exam papers. The aim is for students to be familiar with exam formats, as well as understand how questions can be taken on different forms. Questions will be explained to students so that they can learn, understand from mistakes, and progress.

Mighty Math's Main Strength:
The use of manipulatives in teaching mathematics is the main strength of the Mighty Math system. Long-term use of manipulatives has a positive effect on student achievement by allowing students to use concrete objects to observe, model, and internalize abstract concepts.

Manipulatives not only allow students to construct their own cognitive models for abstract mathematical ideas and processes, it also provides a common language with which to communicate these models to the teacher and other students.

In addition to the ability of manipulatives to aid directly in the cognitive process, manipulatives have the additional advantage of engaging students and increasing both interest in and enjoyment of mathematics.

Students who are presented with the opportunity to use manipulatives report that they are more interested in mathematics. And, long-term interest in mathematics translates to increased mathematical ability.

We use the following manipulatives:

1. Space Cube (SC) for learning counting and place-value exercises

2. Space Cube Activity Board (CAB) for learning place-value and multiplication exercises

3. Number Bond Balance (NBB) for learning NBs and four functions (+ , - , x , ÷) exercises

4. Tangrams for learning shapes and patterns

5. Number Track for learning number sequences

6. Student Clock for learning to read time

7. Measuring Balance for learning weight measurement and volume

 

8. Math Mirror for learning mirror imagine and symmetry of shapes

9. Linking Base Ten for learning place values, decimal system, area and volume

10. Linkable Abacus for learning place values, addition and subtraction

11.     Number Sticks for learning counting, sorting and comparing

For more information, please contact Madam Heng @ 9106-7837.