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\With America's strong interest in Singapore's mathematics textbooks, these researchers caution against thinking that Singapore's high achievement comes from its books alone. In particular, they explore the preparation and support of mathematics teachers who, unlike their counterparts in the United States, are guided by a coherent national curriculum; benefit from comprehensive preparation programs that emphasize subject-matter knowledge, pedagogy, and classroombased learning; and have several options to grow as educators.

Site for Dr. Yeap Ban Har, Author, Educator & Consultant on Singapore Math Curriculum. -Infrequently updated problem of the week -Slides from presentations -Links to his other sites: Lesson Study and Ask Ban Har -Reserach papers

OILF is a blog for left-brainers and parents of left-brainers. It discusses left-brain needs, promotes left-brain strengths, and monitors right-brain biases. Compares sample problems from various curricula including Singapore Math. Author blogs frequently about math and autism.

From Singapore Registration required to download workbooks & ebooks in pdf format by grade level. Primary 1 workbook 1 has 3 worksheet sets that go along with the lessons in 1A. Library also has semestral and continual assessments.

-Publisher of materials based on My Pals are Here, currently in use in Singapore.

online education for Singapore Math -Alternate set of placement tests.

From Science Daily: New research from Vanderbilt University has found students benefit more from being taught the concepts behind math problems rather than the exact procedures to solve the problems. The findings offer teachers new insights on how best to shape math instruction to have the greatest impact on student learning.

Singapore Project working with 3rd, 4th & 5th grade students and teachers. -Sample lesson plans, worksheets and assessments -Presentations and conference papers

The Publisher's site. -Order books -Scope & Sequence -Some articles -suggested Trainers

Comparison of NCTM Focal Points and Singapore Math

Singapore -Printable worksheets & assessments for students in grades 4,5, & 6. Some items are free, others require payment. -Worksheets are both multiple choice and constructed response. -Sample lessons, including model drawing with word problems from PSLE exams.

Interesting blog post from Parent in Kuala Lumpur learning Singapore Math

From the U.K. Printable materials: Playdough mats Number bonds Operations Counting Shapes Vocabulary

Need a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from ‑18 to 32 by 5's? Or a set of pattern blocks where all shapes have one-inch sides? You can create all those things and more with the Dynamic Paper tool. Place the images you want, then export it as a PDF activity sheet for your students or as a JPEG image for use in other applications or on the web.

A nice synopsis based on Liping Ma's research on what teachers need to know.

Good math education articles from Singapore's National Institute of Education.

From United States Awesome flash-based site. Thinking Blocks is an engaging, interactive math tool developed by classroom teachers to help students learn how to solve multistep word problems. Using brightly colored blocks, students model the relationships among the components of each word problem. With the help of a virtual teacher, students walk through a simple problem solving process and arrive at a solution. When building the models, students must identify information that is given as well as information that is unknown. Identifying and solving for an unknown quantity is a key concept in algebra. Thinking Blocks encourages students to look beyond the surface to discover the concepts and relationships that are at the core of every math problem

From Singapore Background & inform on the Singapore Syllabus & Curriculum. Topic include: # Overview # Syllabus 2001 # Syllabus 2007 # Syllabus 06/07 # Approved Books # Heuristics # Models # PSLE Format

From Singapore Bar Model problems and solutions Lessons taught with slides- can be used on Interactive White Boards Great place to learn more about the bar model method.

From a Singapore tutor and former teacher Great teacher reference! Topics include: Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Comparison Fractions Percentage Decimals Average Ratio