PSLE Science: why a correct answer still gets marked wrong

Kydon posted a video about an electromagnet answer — number of turns versus number of coils — and it got a bigger reaction than anything else on the channel. This is the follow-up, and it is about something most parents never see: two markers can look at the same correct idea and only one of […]

What a tuition teacher actually thinks about every day

An unscripted answer to a simple question: what do you think about every day? Most of it, Kydon says, is one problem turned over and over — how to make a particular student understand a particular concept. How to explain a Maths idea so the child can then do it alone. How to build a […]

Make the Same with the smallest number

When you add fractions, which number should the denominators become? The way we teach it at LevelUp: the smallest one. 1/4 + 1/6: you could multiply 4 × 6 = 24, but then you get 10/24 and must simplify at the end – a mark lost if you forget. Instead, count up both times tables: […]

How to compare fractions: Make the Same

How to tell which fraction is bigger, the way we teach it at LevelUp. 1/3 or 1/5? Many children pick 1/5 because 5 is bigger than 3. But the denominator tells you how many pieces the whole is cut into: cut into 5, each piece is smaller. When the numerators are the same, the smaller […]

PSLE Maths: how to halve 5 units without a decimal

Boys and girls are in the ratio 2:5. Three boys join the group and half the girls leave. Standard PSLE ratio setup — and there is a trap in it that costs marks for no good reason. Half of 5 units is 2.5 units. That is correct, and it is also the beginning of a […]

PSLE Science: why does grass have NO petals??

Grass flowers have no colourful petals and no smell, because they are pollinated by the wind, not by insects. Their pollen is very light, so the wind carries it from flower to flower. Book a trial class or WhatsApp us at 9826 4717.