“How can I help my child to improve in Math?” Sounds familiar? This is the most common question asked by parents when they meet their child’s Math teacher. Over the years, I have gathered that the following pointers, though simple, are essential ways to help a child cope with Math.

Many pupils often feel very lost and jump into solving problem sums quickly without proper analysis of the questions. The STAR approach is a good framework to help pupils get started and solve the problem sums in a systematic manner.

It is important to read, understand and pick out contextual clues before we decide on the strategy to apply. This is a procedure which many pupils did not take seriously when it comes to solving problem sums. Slowing down and taking time to think through is absolutely necessary...

Pupils often find concepts involving fractions abstract and difficult to understand as the values involved are not whole numbers. In this article, I will share with you 5 examples of commonly used keywords in Fractions so that you can tackle those problem sums with ease.