21 February 2026
At Matrix Math, we provide an engaging and detailed learning experience for your child. Matrix Math Tuition programme focuses on essential concepts that will further strengthen their mathematical foundation. The lesson synopsis gives parents a clear preview of the topics and problem-solving skills that will be covered in class. At Matrix Math, we ensure that each lesson is designed to build confidence and mastery in math, preparing students for success in both school and beyond.
This week’s lesson strengthened students’ understanding of addition and subtraction within 10 through structured part–whole reasoning . Students learnt to interpret comparison, change and “before” situations by identifying relationships between parts, wholes, and differences rather than relying on keywords.
Learn to identify the smaller group and bigger group in “more than” and “fewer than” comparisons.
Apply the part–whole model to find missing parts and totals systematically.
Practise interpreting difference as the gap between two quantities.
Introduce finding before by reversing subtraction to reconstruct the original whole.
Reinforce finding change in increase situations using comparison logic.
Consolidate number bonds to 10 to organise information clearly.
Strengthen recognition of number patterns to support flexible computation.
This week’s lesson strengthened students’ understanding of the four operations, with focus on structured reasoning in equal sharing and grouping problems. Students learnt to identify whether a problem required finding the total, the number of groups, or the value in one group, and to organise information before selecting operations.
Reinforce place value to support accurate computation across operations.
Introduce the total concept linking multiplication and division.
Learn to map relationships clearly: Total → Groups → Value in 1 group.
Apply direct division in “shared equally” situations.
Practise finding the number of groups when total and group size are known.
Introduce indirect totals by combining quantities before dividing.
Strengthen multi-step reasoning through repeat application of operations.
Consolidate strategy selection based on relationships, not keywords.
This week’s lesson strengthened students’ application of the four operations in multi-step word problems, with emphasis on working backwards, grouping with remainders, and integrating the total and difference concepts . Students were trained to organise information before computing and to analyse how quantities change across stages.
Reinforce place value and computation accuracy to support complex calculations.
Introduce working backwards by reversing operations to recover missing starting values.
Apply the total concept to connect multiplication and division within structured models.
Practise grouping (ignore remainder) in promotional or free-item contexts.
Practise grouping (consider remainder) when full groups are required.
Strengthen difference concept by interpreting increases spread equally across groups.
Consolidate multi-step reasoning by sequencing addition, subtraction, multiplication and division logically.
This week’s lesson focused on shortage and surplus problems using structured listing and the units method . Students learnt to analyse how totals relate to different group sizes, and to distinguish between situations with fixed groups and no fixed groups before selecting a strategy.
Introduce shortage and surplus scenarios involving remainders and deficits.
Apply the listing method (no fixed groups) to identify common values within a given range.
Apply the listing method (fixed number of groups) by holding the number of groups constant.
Reinforce the importance of interpreting remainder vs short of accurately.
Introduce the units method to model equal value per group systematically.
Strengthen comparison between two scenarios to form and solve equations logically.
This week’s lesson strengthened students’ ability to handle complex difference, shortage–surplus, and quantity transferproblems through structured modelling . Emphasis was placed on analysing how quantities change over time or after transfer, and organising information using units before computation.
Reinforce the difference concept in rate problems by comparing change per unit time.
Apply shortage and surplus reasoning to determine unit value before finding totals.
Introduce quantity external transfer where amounts are removed equally without changing difference.
Introduce quantity internal transfer where values shift between parties, affecting comparison.
Strengthen use of the units method to model ratios and equal relationships clearly.
Practise grouping with remainder in payment and commission contexts.
This week’s lesson focused on advanced ratio and proportion problem types involving percentage change, external transfer, and the units and parts method . Students were trained to establish a common base, track before–after changes systematically, and organise multi-layered information before solving.
Reinforce percentage to ratio conversion to standardise comparison.
Apply proportion external transfer where quantities are added or removed before comparison.
Introduce scenarios where all groups change, requiring the units and parts method.
Strengthen ability to form simultaneous relationships from two conditions.
Practise integrating ratio with total constraints to solve for unknown units.
Consolidate modelling of before–after analysis in multi-step contexts.
Extend reasoning to geometry and rate problems requiring structured breakdown.
