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PSLE Open-Ended Science Questions – 4 Great Tips to Score
Open-ended Science Questions Come Primary 3, your child will be taking Science as a core subject. The Science exam has two...
Squaring Numbers Without Calculators – Type A Numbers
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Speed Maths: Multiplying by 11
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Squaring 2-digit numbers: Type B Numbers
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Hip Hip Heuristics: Guess & Check
Hip Hip Heuristics is a regular feature of Joyous Learning Mathematics syllabus. In this series, we share a different...
Growing the Brain With Chess
Chess is easy to learn but difficult to master, which is why it is one of the most popular games in the world. Learning...
Comparing Fractions: which is easier – numerator or denominator?
Certain questions require you to arrange fractions in increasing or decreasing order. How do you usually decide the order?...
Sieving out Prime Numbers with the Sieve of Eratosthenes
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PSLE English TOTW ~ Question Tags
In this week's Tip Of The Week, we look at a commonly misused end-of-statement question tag in local everyday...
Past-Year PSLE English ~ 2016 PSLE Compo – A Secret (Sample Response)
Past-Year PSLE English - Composition Last year's PSLE English composition question raised many concerns among candidates...
PSLE Maths TOTW ~ Ratio: All Items Changed
In this lesson, we'll look at a ratio question in which all the variables are changed by the end of the question. We'll not...
A Menacing Science Question – Salt Melts Ice?
Fun Fact: Salt Melts Ice? Will the question above appear as a PSLE Science Question? This is a common query among students...