How is Singapore Math Different?

 1.      Greater Depth/Less Breadth – More time is spent on each topic. Fewer topics are covered in a year. Greater emphasis on mastery. 

2.      More multi-step problems. Problems often require the use of several concepts. “Word problems” are more varied.

 3.      Review of concepts is not explicitly incorporated into the curriculum. Students are expected to have mastered a concept once it has been taught.

 4.      A higher level of expectation is implicit in the curriculum.

 5.  Probability is not included in the K-8 curriculum.