Changes in Singapore's 2007 Primary Math Syllabus

Updated: 12 January, 2007

A summary of the changes to Singapore's 2007 Primary Math Syllabus (primary 1 to 4) is given below.

(The remarks "new:", "moved:" and "removed:" indicates whether the content is new in 2007 syllabus, moved from another level in 2001 syllabus or removed from 2001 syllabus.)

Primary 1

• Whole Numbers
  • moved: addition and subtraction using formal algorithm (previously in primary 2)

Primary 2

• Whole Numbers
  • new: solving up to 2-step word problems involving addition and subtraction (previously 1-step problems)
  • removed: add and subtract using abacus
• Fractions
  • new: addition and subtraction of like fractions within one whole
• Measurement
  • removed: add and subtract money in compound units
  • removed: solve word problems involving money in compound units
• Geometry
  • new: forming different 2-D figures with cut-outs of
    * rectangle
    * square
    * triangle
    * semicircle
    * quarter circle
  • new: forming different 3-D figures with concrete models of
    * cube
    * cuboid
    * cone
    * cylinder
  • new: copying figures on dot grid or square grid

Primary 3

• Whole Numbers
  • removed: add and subtract using abacus
• Fractions
  • new: addition and subtraction of two related fractions within one whole
• Measurement
  • removed: add and subtract length, mass and volume in compound units
• Geometry
  • new: drawing perpendicular and parallel lines on square grids
  • moved: identifying and naming perpendicular and parallel lines (previoulsy in primary 4)
• Data Analysis
  • moved: completing a bar graph from given data (previoulsy in primary 4)

Primary 4

• Whole Numbers
  • new: estimation of answers in calculations involving division
• Decimals
  • new: estimation of answers in calculations involving division
• Measurement
  • moved: measurement of time in seconds (previously in primary 3)
  • moved: 24 hour clock (previously in primary 6)
• Geometry
  • new: Symmetry
    - designing and making patterns
  • new: Tessellation
    - designing and making patterns
  • moved: Angles (previously in primary 5)
    - 8 point compass
  • moved: Tessellation (previously in primary 5)
    - recognising shapes that can tessellate
    - identifying the basic shape in a tessellation
    - making different tessellations with a given shape
    - drawing a tessellation on dot paper
  • removed: visualise and identify the new solid formed by increasing/decreasing the number of cubes of a given solid drawn on an isometric grid
• Data Analysis
  • moved: reading and interpreting line graphs (previoulsy in primary 5)
  • moved: solving problems using information presented in line graphs (previoulsy in primary 5)

The above information is from the document "Changes in 2007 syllabus(P1-4)" produced by Singapore's Ministry Of Education (MOE).

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