Singapore Bar Method
Use of Singapore Bar Modelling to support students with
problem solving in Years 5,6 and 7 Mathematics
Friday 16th June 2017
10am—3pm
at
Manor Fields Primary School, Penningtons, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, CM23 4LE
The Bar Model approach is a tool used by students to visualise mathematical concepts and solve problems. It is
used extensively in the maths textbooks and workbooks in Singapore.
One of the key learning principles behind the success of Singapore maths is the bar model method. This pictorial
model is a tool used by students to visualise mathematical concepts and solve problems.
The model method is pictorial : It develops from children handling actual objects, to drawing pictures and then
drawing boxes to represent objects. Students learn how to translate information into visual models which can
then be manipulated to solve problems. These bar models can be used to understand almost any concept in
maths,
including multiplication, division and even algebra.
The main aims of the course are to:
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Introduce bar modelling as a tool to support children in problem solving.
Represent abstract problems using the concrete and pictorial.
Get an opportunity to practise using and applying bar modelling tool to problems.
Think about ways in which teachers can stretch and challenge the higher attainers when using the bar model
approach.
 To facilitate a discussion around additive and multiplicative reasoning and think about potential misconceptions
with bar models.
Matrix Essex and Herts Maths Hub
This course is free of charge.
To register please click here
c/o The Hertfordshire & Essex High
School
Warwick Road
Bishop’s Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 5NJ
Phone: 01279 654127 ext 279
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