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Components consist of:• Student Books

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• Reteach

• Extra Practice

• Enrichment

• Assessments

• Teacher’s Edition and other teacher resources

• Technology and web-based resources

Math in Focus™: The Singapore Approach is the world-class math curriculum from Singapore adapted for U.S. classrooms based on updated math standards.

Math in Focus™: The Singapore Approach are skilled educators who know that the learning of mathematics can be a positive and rewarding experience for children. This Enrichment Book is created to complement the Math in Focus™ elementary mathematics program.

Each set of exercises is specially designed to extend the concepts, skills, and strategies that children have learned in the Student Book and Workbook. Filled with fun questions that involve logical reasoning and critical thinking, this is a book that will provide the challenge that children seek.

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Math in Focus™: The Singapore Approach is the world-class math curriculum from Singapore adapted for U.S. classrooms based on updated math standards. Based on their successful program for grades 1–5, publisher Marshall Cavendish has created an all-new Kindergarten Math in Focus program for U.S. schools. Teacher’s Edition pages strategically structure Kindergarten lessons in an Investigate–Discover–Explore–Apply format.

• Investigate — invites children to sing, clap, rhyme, and discuss colorful, playful scenes presented in the Big Book while the teacher systematically elicits related math talk

• Discover — provides hands-on work in small groups or pairs to allow children to act out or engage actively with the new math idea

• Explore — reinforces and enhances concepts as children go one step further with the concept

• Apply — provides children the opportunity to work independently with paper and pencil to practice the new concept or skill

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Student Activity Cards Cardstock sets of domino cards, numeral cards, and more allow students to easily manipulate pictorial and symbolic representations of quantity, shape, and other attributes.

Teacher Activity Cards Demonstration-size duplicates of the Student Activity Cards facilitate group instruction involving both pictorial and symbolic representations.

AssessmentsAge-appropriate assessments provide objective measures of students’ understanding of concepts and skills. Five “paper-and-pencil” assessments over the course of the year provide a clear picture of individual progress. Corresponding interview-style assessments provide an alternative assessment opportunity that allows students to interact with the teacher and actively demonstrate understanding.

Components for Kindergarten

Core ComponentsVolume A is designed for the first half of the year and Volume B is for the second half of the year.

The direct correlation of the Big Book and the Student Books allows for age-appropriate and mathematically sound practice, assessment, and development of problem-solving and thinking skills.

Additional learning activities found only in the Teacher’s Edition complete the instructional sequence for each lesson.

Student Books B, Parts 1 & 2

Student Books A, Parts 1 & 2

Big Book B

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Teacher’s Edition B

School-to-Home ConnectionsSchool-to-Home Connections contains parent involvement letters in English and Spanish. These communications provide “do at home” activities aligned to curriculum and key state learning objectives for each chapter.

Wraparound Teacher’s Edition A and B contains complete program support, including Chapter Overviews with math background, cross curricular connections, differentiation resources, a planning guide, assessment and remediation, point-of-use lesson support, math talk, best practices, checks for understanding, and more!

The Kindergarten Big Books are colorfully illustrated and engaging. They are used in the core instruction for investigation, meaningful discussion, and application of concepts.


• Workbooks

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• Extra Practice

• Enrichment

• Assessments




Math in Focus™: The Singapore Approach are skilled educators who know that the learning of mathematics can be a positive and rewarding experience for children. This Enrichment Book is created to complement the Math in Focus™ elementary mathematics program.

Each set of exercises is specially designed to extend the concepts, skills, and strategies that children have learned in the Student Book and Workbook. Filled with fun questions that involve logical reasoning and critical thinking, this is a book that will provide the challenge that children seek.

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Math in Focus™: The Singapore Approach Workbook complements the student textbook using a variety of questions, word problems, and riddles for reinforcement, testing and consolidation of concepts. Drawing on extensive feedback from teachers and students, the Workbook includes sections such as Challenging Practice, Problem Solving, and Cumulative Reviews.

In the Workbook

• Practice reinforces essential mathematical concepts, skills, and problem-solving strategies

• Put on Your Thinking Cap!

Challenging Practice broadens students’ thinking skills and extends their understanding of mathematical concepts

Problem Solving challenges students to use relevant strategies for non-routine questions

• Math Journal offers opportunities for reasoning and refl ecting on mathematical concepts

• Cumulative Reviews integrate concepts and topics after every two or three chapters

• Mid-Year and End-of-Year Reviews integrate topics and concepts to strengthen connections between strands

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Math in Focus™: The Singapore Approach is the world-class math curriculum from Singapore adapted for U.S. classrooms based on updated math standards. Drawing on extensive feedback from teachers and students, this program has further strengthened mathematical concept development and introduced several features to meet the needs of educators and students.

In the Student Textbook

• Learn introduces concepts in an engaging and easy-to- understand format

• Guided Practice allows the teacher to work through exercises with students and assess understanding

• Let’s Practice reinforces and enhances concepts learned through exercises that are worked and reviewed in class

• Hands-On Activities and Games reinforce skills, concepts, and problem-solving strategies through cooperative learning

• Let’s Explore provides opportunities to carry out investigative activities that apply to learning


• Put on Your Thinking Cap! challenges students to apply thinking and reasoning skills to solve non-routine questions

• Chapter Review/Tests measure students’ mastery of concepts and skills in the chapter

Core Components*

Volume A is designed for the first half of the year and Volume B is for the second half of the year.

AssessmentsDiagnostic chapter pretests help teachers plan instruction. Chapter tests in test-prep format provide formal assessment opportunities. Benchmark, Mid-Year, and End-of-Year Assessments provide further measures of students’ mastery of concepts. There are a variety of question formats—multiple choice, short answer, and extended response.

The direct correlation of Student Books and Workbooks provides the full program of learning, consolidating, and practicing. Student Books and Workbooks are designed to work together. The Student Books focus on learning, classroom teaching, and discussion. The Workbook problems are assigned for individual work.

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Differentiation Resources*

For English Language LearnersThe clear drawings and visual aspect of Math in Focus means the entire program is inherently accessible to English Language Learners. Additionally, the Math in Focus Teacher’s Edition provides lesson-specific suggestions for facilitating instruction for English Language Learners.

For Struggling LearnersReteach pages provide more exposure to concepts for those students who need more time to master new skills or concepts. Additionally, the Math in Focus Teacher’s Edition provides tips for helping struggling students at point of use.

For On-Level StudentsExtra Practice pages correlate directly to the Workbook practices. Here again, Put on Your Thinking Cap! questions provide more practice on both non-routine and strategy-based questions.

For Advanced StudentsEnrichment exercises of varying complexity provide advanced students opportunities to extend the concepts, skills, and strategies they have learned in the Student Book and Workbook.

Enrichment A & B

Reteach A & B

Extra Practice A & B

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Additional Components: School-to-Home Connections contains parent involvement letters in English and Spanish. These communications provide “do at home” activities aligned to curriculum and key state learning objectives for each chapter.

Transition Guide (Grades 2–5) provides a map to help transition students into the Math in Focus program. The classroom teacher can easily scan through the skills and concepts presented in prior years to identify background knowledge necessary for student success. The Transition Guide addresses three key areas: number and operations, problem solving with bar models, and mental math strategies.

Student Whiteboards (Primary 1–2 and Intermediate 3–5) are convenient wipe-off boards that help students solve and show practice problems. They are packaged in sets of five.

Components for Grades 1–5

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The creators of Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach understand that family involvement contributes signifi cantly to children’s success in school. This School-to-Home Connections book is created to facilitate the communication between teacher and parent and help adults at home support their child’s experiences in math at school.

School-to-Home Connections is a series of newsletters designed provide parents a basic understanding of the key math skills and concepts their child will encounter in each chapter. This book contains one newsletter per chapter as well as a Welcome letterand an End-of-Year letter. Each one-page newsletter, provided in both English and Spanish, consists of

• chapter vocabulary terms with explanations,• a brief description of the math content for the chapter, and• a simple and engaging activity for the adult at home to do with the student to explore or practice a key concept or skill.

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Wraparound Teacher’s Edition A and B contains complete program support, including Chapter Overviews with math background, cross curricular connections, differentiation resources, planning guide, assessment and remediation, point-of-use lesson support, common error alerts, math discussion suggestions, best practices, checks for understanding, and more!

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Attribute blocks (desk set, 60 shapes) 3 4 4

Balance scale with bucket 1 1

Blank number cubes with labels 6 6

Coins in a bag (96 coins) 1 2 2 1 1

Color number cubes (set of 12) 4 1 1 1 1 1

Craft sticks (set of 1,000) 1 1 1 1 1

Cubic liter container 4

Demonstration clock 1 1 1

Dual scale ruler (set of 12) 2 2

Dual-dial scale 1 1

Flexible plastic ruler (set of 10) 3

Fraction pieces (set of 24, showing 1/2 to 1/8) 1 6

Geoboards (set of 10) 1 1

Geometric solids (set of 12) 3 3 2 1

Geometric shapes 1

Hundred flat (set of 10) 1 3 3 1

Jumbo, multi-colored paper clips (p/k 40) 6

Manipulite® counters (set of 125) 3

Math balance 1

Math measurement tools (ruler, protractor, two set squares) 24

Measuring pitchers (set of 3, dual scale) 2 2 2

Measuring tape, inches/centimeters (individual) 5

Measuring tape, inches/centimeters (set of 10) 3 3 1

Number cubes with dots (set of 6) 2

Paper money set (100 bills) 2 2 1 1

Pennies (set of 100) 1

Place value strips 3

Place value chips set (assorted) 1 1

Protractor, 4 inch (set of 24) 1

Snap cubes (set of 100) 3 6 2 2 3

Ten rods (set of 50) 2 4 4 1

Ten-sided dice (set of 5, all numbered 0–9) 2 3 3

Thousand cube 1 2

Transparent 3/4-in. counters (set of 250) 2 1 1 1 1

Transparent spinners (set of 5) 2 2 2 2 2

Unit cubes (set of 100) 2 2 2 1

Manipulative use plays a key role in the concrete-pictorial-abstract learning sequence. The following materials are included in the Math in Focus Classroom Manipulative Kits.

Classroom Manipulative Kits Grades K–5 Technology Grades K–5

Technology Resources*

Convenient, practical, technology-based resources are available online and on CD-ROMs to facilitate class instruction and discussions.

Student Book A


Online Assessment Generator

Virtual Manipulatives CD-ROM

Teacher Resources CD-ROM

Online Assessment Generator, Grades 1–5 The Online Assessment Generator allows you to create additional tests and quizzes. Problems include multiple choice, short answer, extended response, and are aligned with standards and lesson objectives.

Student Book Online eBook The Student Book Online eBook contains all of the pages from the Student Book for access from school or home 24/7. It is also whiteboard ready to enhance and enrich classroom instruction. Interactive capabilities allow you to zoom, call out, and focus on particular sections of the pages.

Virtual Manipulatives CD-ROMThe Virtual Manipulatives CD-ROM (Primary K–2 and Intermediate 3–5) is perfect for use with interactive whiteboard technology or other projection technology. These digital tools provide engaging activities to model concepts and enhance instruction.

Teacher Resources CD-ROMThe Teacher Resources CD-ROM includes Problem of the Lessons, Reteach, Extra Practice, Enrichment, and Assessments, and additional blackline masters in printable pdf format.

Student Workbook Online eBook, Grades 1–5 The Student Workbook Online eBook contains all of the Student Workbook A and B pages for use as an alternative to the consumable Student Workbook. The pages are printable.

Teacher’s Edition Online eBook The Teacher’s Edition Online eBook gives teachers access to complete Teacher's Edition A and B from school or home for planning and preparation.

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