Learning Out Of the Box

Learning Out Of the Box We believe that every child can do well in Math while having fun learning Math.

While we help our children do their best in school, we also help them to learn how to improve confidence and esteem using "out of the box" learning strategies.

06/09/2026

A child freezes on a question and everyone rushes to fill in the answer for them.
That’s the exact moment I stopped talking, because someone once did the same to me.

I used to stammer as a kid from anxiety, and teachers would finish my sentences for me. Now with my AL3-6 students, I do the opposite. I let them struggle, stay present, and give them the space to think, one word at a time if that’s what it takes.

Follow for more on how I coach kids to AL1-2, not by rushing them, but by teaching them how to think.

06/09/2026

P5/6 math: Many used
wrong model to solve this question. Instead of two models, they only drew one. Common PSLE math concept: Internal transfer with more than.

05/09/2026

Common PSLE math concept. This is the 3rd kind. Remaind concept plus additional so you need to draw model. To help solve more easily.

04/09/2026

Common PSLE question type: grouping. The small differences and the big difference will tell you the number of pairs. Use this fast PSLE math method to solve this easily.

03/09/2026

P5 math: find the smallest number of unit cubes to form a solid cube. Kids lack spatial visualisation. Here’s an easy way to get this P5/ PSLE math correct.

01/09/2026

Your child got the question wrong again.
Not because they didn’t know the answer. It’s because they were too scared to try it.

Here’s what I actually did differently with a few P6 kids this year. Went from math being their weakest subject to 80, 90+ in their prelims. And it’s not just more teaching. It’s also strategic guidance and coaching.

Follow for more real PSLE strategies 📌

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27/08/2026

“I did badly for my P6 math prelim. One more mark from AL1, only 89/100.” I shared this with my student who came in with 60+. Focus not on where you should be, but on how far you have come for PSLE math.

25/08/2026

Slow down in math exam to gain more marks. I told my P6s who scored 83/100 for his P6 prelim math paper. Used to dislike math and struggled with paper 2, now he finds solving PSLE math questions easier with our easier solving techniques.

Math prelim marks is back.The number looks ok. You don't feel ok.Some of you already know what that means.Others are sti...
25/08/2026

Math prelim marks is back.
The number looks ok. You don't feel ok.

Some of you already know what that means.

Others are still telling yourselves it's just one paper.

Either way, PSLE is in 4 weeks.

And what you do with the next 4 weeks decides the BIG day.

I've seen this pattern for 6 years now.

Parents either use this window to do more of the same...

Or they get targeted, specific about exactly which topics and question types their child still needs to nail.

The second group is the one that sees the jump.

So this Tuesday, 25 Aug, 8.30pm, I'm running a free live session on Zoom.
(That's tonight!)

Here's what I'll go through with you and your child.

Post-Prelims PSLE prep strategy - what to focus on in these final weeks, based on what the Prelims just revealed.

Spot questions for 2026 - some of my read on the question types most likely to appear this year, based on 6 years of paper patterns.

Live walkthrough - bring your child along so they hear it straight from me, not secondhand from you.

This is best for P5/P6 parents who are hands on, want their child to improve, and are open to trying something different in these last 4 weeks.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81051808868?pwd=9UvLg5cuwasDXqnCv4eIvIg6JvmtAh.1
Meeting ID: 810 5180 8868
Passcode: joinjohn

25/8 Tuesday, 8.30pm. (That's tonight!)

See you n your child there.

John

17/07/2026

P6 Math Grouping is a commonly tested PSLE math concept. Two ways to spot it and four faster steps to secure all the steps.

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