Books in Math in Focus series

Math in Focus from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt presents the Singapore approach to math in a way that is easy to use and understand. Available for Kindergarten through 5th grade, Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach is the United States edition of Singapore’s most widely used program. Singapore Math Curriculum is a problem-based approach that thoughtfully builds on a concrete-to-pictorial-to-abstract progression for greater depth of instruction and mastery of math concepts. Visualization strategies including model drawing allow students to master more complex problems. The program also uses powerful number bond models to enhance the instruction for mental math, number sense, and computation. • Carefully paced instruction that focuses on teaching fewer math topics per year to a level of mastery • Consistent use of visual models and manipulatives that carefully bridge the concrete and the abstract—encouraging algebraic thinking, facilitating communication of math ideas, and solidif