Many P6 students can name the heuristics — bar model, units and parts, supposition, working backwards — and still hesitate when a long question needs one of them. The difficulty may be the idea, the question, or deciding where to start.
Recognising a bar model is one thing. Choosing which model to use — three quantities, or units and parts — can take practice.
In class we start with the question: what is given, what is asked, and which method fits. Students practise choosing a method and showing the working, then use feedback to see what still needs another explanation. Timed practice is added when the class is ready for it.
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Each term covers 8 weekly lessons — we run 8-week cycles rather than following the 10-week MOE school terms. The 10% bundle rate applies when you take 2 or more subjects — any combination, not a fixed pairing. Missed lessons are credited into the next term — credit applies for public holidays, school holidays, official school activities, and absences with a medical certificate.
The P6 topics we teach, building on P4 and P5 work. The official scope is set by the MOE Primary Mathematics syllabus and the SEAB PSLE Mathematics examination for your child's year.
The methods we teach with — applied across the term, calibrated to where each student needs them most.
Some difficulties come up again and again in P6. Here is how we work on them.
The PSLE-style problem: "At first, Adam had $40 more than Ben. After each gave $20 to charity, Adam had twice as much as Ben. How much did Ben have at first?" Most students start on calculations. We start on the diagram. Two bars: Adam's $40 longer than Ben's. After both lose $20, the difference between the bars is unchanged — still $40. Adam's remaining = 2 × Ben's remaining, so Ben's remaining = $40 (the difference), meaning Ben started with $40 + $20 = $60. The diagram does the heavy lifting. Three lines of working, and the reasoning is visible for every mark it can earn.
No surprises. The structure is the same week to week — students settle in fast.
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Primary students have joined us from schools across the north and west of Singapore.
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