Math in Focus™: The Singapore ApproachSingapore Math Program Components 

Designed to meet the specific needs of U.S. classrooms!

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

Grades 1–5 Components

Grades 1–5 Core Components
The wraparound Teacher's Editions A and B contain 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!

The direct correlation of Student Books A and B and Workbooks A and B 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.

Grads 1–5 Assessments
Assessments include diagnostic chapter pretests that 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 including multiple-choice, short-answer, and extended-response.

Grades 1–5 Differentiation Resources

For English Language Learners
The clear drawings and visual aspect of Math in Focus™: The Singapore Approach 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 Learners
Reteach 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 Students
Extra Practice pages correlate directly to the Workbooks. Again, Put on Your Thinking Cap! questions provide more practice on both non-routine and strategy-based questions.

For Advanced Students
Enrichment A and B exercises of varying complexity provide advanced students with opportunities to extend the concepts, skills, and strategies they have learned in the Student Books and Workbooks.

Grades 1–5 Additional Components
School-to-Home Connections contain 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.

The 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.

Individual Student Whiteboard Mats (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.

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