Small-group classes for Primary 4, 5 and 6 with Ms Fara, a problem-solving heuristics specialist with 19 years of teaching experience.
“I need to bribe my son with the iPad, otherwise he won't be motivated to do his Maths homework!”
“My daughter is always on the computer. I have to keep nagging her before she turns it off. I really wish I didn't have to nag.”
“My daughter can't seem to focus for long. After 10 minutes of homework, she gets tired…”
“My son gets bored easily and lacks motivation to do any self-study.”
“The MOE syllabus is getting more and more difficult! I never had to solve this kind of question at his age!”
“My child doesn't understand what the teacher taught in school and struggles to finish her Maths homework.”
“I tried to teach my son the way I learnt it, but he still didn't understand. I ended up shouting at him, and now I feel terrible.”
Think positively: for every problem, there is always a solution.
Often, we parents blame our children for their shortcomings without listening to understand why they are underperforming.
Not all tuition centres provide the best learning for your child. Just because a centre is popular, it does not mean the tutor you get is the right one for your child.
Every parent wants the best for their child. You want a teacher who not only has the right credentials to deliver results and provide the best education for your child, but who also cares about your child as much as you do, and can inspire and ignite your child's love for learning.
The mediocre teacher tells,
the good teacher explains,
the superior teacher demonstrates,
the great teacher inspires.
Here are the top 5 habits of strong Maths students, proven to improve any student's grades and overall learning experience.
Tip 1
The brain is not a muscle, but it works like one. Even the smartest people said “goo goo ga ga” as babies. It takes time and a lot of practice before the brain can form words, and later sentences. In other words, the brain gets stronger the more we practise.
Likewise, in Maths, the more you practise, the better you become, so anyone can be good at Maths and excel at word problems. People with a growth mindset believe they can achieve anything with effort and practice. People with a fixed mindset give up before they really try. So ditch the fixed mindset and adopt a growth mindset. As they say, practice makes perfect!
Tip 2
Many institutions believe each person has a different learning style: visual, auditory or kinaesthetic. Recent research, however, suggests that learning styles are a myth (watch this TEDx talk to learn more).
What isn't a myth is that all students understand and remember more when learning involves several senses. Fractions, for example, can be learnt by cutting a pizza into parts and eating it, or through hands-on investigations followed by group discussion. Multisensory learning helps children make meaningful connections, which improves memory and deepens understanding.
There are 12 animals on a farm. Some are cows and the rest are chickens. There are 28 animal legs in all.
How many cows are there? How many chickens are there?
Tip 3
We all know what whole numbers are, but did you know there are many types of whole-number problem sums, each needing a different strategy? The cow and chicken question here can be solved with two heuristics: Guess and Check, or the Assumption Method.
Many of the harder questions in your child's exam paper need other heuristics. Even the ever-popular model drawing has many variations depending on the question, such as Before-After, Constant Total, Constant Difference and Working Backwards. So the trick to scoring well in the long problem sums is to master heuristics, not just topics.
Tip 4
There are two parts to this: don't be scared to make mistakes, but don't make silly ones.
It's okay to make mistakes, as long as your child learns from them. Students who are too afraid of mistakes often have a fixed mindset (see Tip 1), and this stunts their learning. That said, careless mistakes and calculation errors add nothing to a child's learning and lose them unnecessary marks. There are many methods and tricks to reduce careless mistakes, and a good teacher or tutor can coach your child to use them.
Tip 5
This is where we can help.
Ms Fara has taught Maths for 19 years. She trained primary school students for local and international Maths Olympiads at Maths Hub, co-wrote and edited two Maths Olympiad books published by EPH, and taught Grades 3 to 5 at NPS International School, where she received a Teaching Commendation Award for her effective teaching strategies.
She specialises in problem-solving heuristics: the strategies that help children crack the hardest problem sums.
A few of the messages parents have sent Ms Fara. Tap a message to read it in full.
“Ms Fara! Jarius got AL 1 for math prelims!!! thank your for coaching him.”
“Mia told me shes so grateful to u to teach her Maths. Alhamdulillah.”
“She has gone frm merely a pass to achieving higher grades. Happy for her cos she feels happy too”
“Marcus scored 84% for his Maths… He improved by leaps and bounds! Thank you so much!”
“Can tell he's more confident now. Thank you for your kind guidance!”
Ms Fara tailors her lessons to each child's needs. She uses flashcards, hands-on activities, games, oral quizzes, worksheets and past exam papers for a multisensory approach that helps children understand and remember.
As a Maths Olympiad trainer and heuristics specialist, she has many tricks up her sleeve for challenging word problems, especially the 4- and 5‑mark questions. Students enjoy her warm, friendly and patient nature, and 100% of her students show improvement in their grades within a few months of coaching.
| Level | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Primary 4 | Thursday | 4.00pm – 5.30pm |
| Primary 5 | Friday | 4.30pm – 6.00pm |
| Primary 6 | Friday | 6.15pm – 8.15pm |
Prefer another time? WhatsApp or call +65 9665 2893 and we'll try our best to accommodate you. Online one‑to‑one lessons are available by prior arrangement.
19 years of teaching Mathematics, with a background in Maths Olympiad training and problem-solving heuristics, in many primary schools including RGPS, NYPS, MGS, Nan Hua, Henry Park and Tao Nan.
Years of designing lessons, worksheets, workshops and programmes for both the MOE and the IB curriculums, so she can spot your child's weak areas and design a lesson that meets their needs.
Ms Fara co-wrote two Maths Olympiad books, and her new heuristics book, Problem Sums? No Problem!, is coming soon.
Maths is meant to be fun. Flashcards, games, whiteboards, hands-on activities, worksheets and mock papers make concepts stick, and Ms Fara explains each one patiently. Our record of exam improvements speaks for itself.
With at most 6 students per session, we believe in quality, not quantity. Your child gets the tutor's full attention and plenty of interaction.
Ms Fara's new book teaches 14 maths heuristics step by step, with 182 guided and self-practice questions, an answer key and a video explainer for every chapter.
We're so confident in our classes, we'll give you the first one for free. Leave your details and Ms Fara will get back to you by the next working day.
1028A Upper Serangoon Road
Singapore 534766
Our classroom is near Kovan MRT (NE13).
