At Singapore Math Methods, Activities & Learning (SMMALz), our workshops offer children an interactive, hands-on experience of mathematics — far beyond traditional teaching. Founded in 2023 and based on over 15 years of international teaching experience, SMMALz designs small-group sessions that help students build strong mathematical foundations, develop problem-solving strategies, and gain true confidence through meaningful learning.
We offer two interconnected workshops:
1. Bar Models Workshop — visual problem-solving through Singapore Math’s signature bar model technique
2. Skills & Fact Fluency Workshop — mastering number sense, operations, and essential fluency for deeper understanding
We offer two interconnected workshops:
1. Bar Models Workshop — visual problem-solving through Singapore Math’s signature bar model technique
2. Skills & Fact Fluency Workshop — mastering number sense, operations, and essential fluency for deeper understanding
Ongoing Course
Course by Zoe Z.
Singapore Math Workshops
Cascais, Espaço Aberto space
For children 7–12
Small groups (study in person & online)
About the Author
Zoe Z.
The author of the course
All workshops are led by Zoe Z., the founder of SMMALz.
Zoe is an experienced educator with a background in early, upper primary, and middle school teaching, curriculum design, and coordination across international programmes, including the Cambridge International Curriculum.
Her teaching combines structured skill-building with creative, inquiry-based learning, inspiring students to see mathematics as a language of logic and imagination.
Zoe is an experienced educator with a background in early, upper primary, and middle school teaching, curriculum design, and coordination across international programmes, including the Cambridge International Curriculum.
Her teaching combines structured skill-building with creative, inquiry-based learning, inspiring students to see mathematics as a language of logic and imagination.
- Strengthening mathematical foundations and gaining confidence,
- Solving problems and exploring new strategies,
- Stretching your thinking with more advanced, multi-step challenges.
Each session is interactive and student-centred, combining:
Students learn to represent ideas concretely, then visually, and finally symbolically — building genuine mastery step by step.
- Hands-on learning with cubes, dice, number cards, and visual tools,
- Collaborative problem-solving using bar models and real-life word problems,
- Guided discussion to make thinking visible and deepen understanding,
- Differentiated materials tailored to each group’s needs and progress.
Students learn to represent ideas concretely, then visually, and finally symbolically — building genuine mastery step by step.
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How are we going to work?
- Conceptual understanding through the Concrete–Pictorial–Abstract (CPA) approach.
- Visual and logical reasoning through bar models and structured problem solving.
- Fact fluency and number sense — mastering addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts.
- Confidence to work independently and collaboratively on open-ended problems.
- Flexible mathematical thinking that supports success in all areas of learning.
What will we study?
These workshops are designed for children aged 7–12.
Each group is formed by age and ability, ensuring the right balance of support and challenge. Whether your child needs to build fluency, consolidate understanding, or go beyond it, the workshops encourage a positive, growth-oriented mindset in mathematics.
Each group is formed by age and ability, ensuring the right balance of support and challenge. Whether your child needs to build fluency, consolidate understanding, or go beyond it, the workshops encourage a positive, growth-oriented mindset in mathematics.
Who is this course for?
Program
Bar Models Workshop
Content
Bar Models Workshop is a visual and conceptual journey into problem solving.
Students learn to use bar models — rectangular diagrams representing quantities and relationships — to make sense of complex word problems.
Understanding
Word problems involving comparison models
Percentages
Word problems involving part-whole models
Students discover how to visualise relationships between numbers, identify what’s known and unknown, and select operations confidently.
Students learn to use bar models — rectangular diagrams representing quantities and relationships — to make sense of complex word problems.
Understanding
- The 4-step problem-solving process
- What types of Bar Models there are
- Addition and subtraction
- Multiplication and division
- Word problems involving part-whole models
- Word problems involving comparison models
Word problems involving comparison models
Percentages
Word problems involving part-whole models
Students discover how to visualise relationships between numbers, identify what’s known and unknown, and select operations confidently.
Skills & Fact Fluency Workshop
Content
Skills & Fact Fluency Workshop is focused on strengthening number fluency and foundational skills — the building blocks of mathematical confidence.
Levels:
Level 1:
Levels:
Level 1:
- Counting using the ten frames
- Part-Part-Whole Model
- Counting on to add
- Counting back to subtract
- Using doubles to add and subtract
- Adding using counting on
- Subtracting using counting back
- Finding the difference using Counting Up strategy
- Addition with doubles
- Subtraction with doubles
- Bridging Numbers
- Addition and Subtraction Facts
- Using Doubles to add and subtract
- Using Arrays in multiplication
- Multiplication tables of 2 to 9
- Multiplication and division fact families
- Multiplying and dividing rules
- Mental addition and subtraction strategies
- Mental Multiplication and division strategies
- Addition of 2- and 3- digit numbers
- Multiplication of 2-digit numbers
- Division by 1-digit numbers
- Fractions: comparing, ordering, simplifying
- Additions and subtraction with fractions
- Decimals: Addition and Subtraction
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication of 2- and 3-digit numbers
- Dividing by 2-digit numbers
- Greatest common factors
- Multiplying and dividing fractions
- Decimals: Multiplication and division
- Ratio and Percent.
Details
Age Group: 7–12 years old
Format: Small-group sessions (in person & online)
Duration: 1.5–2 hours
Language: English
When: ongoing course
Where: Espaço Aberto, Cascais
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