2025 Webinar Recordings SET A for Grades 1-2-Recording Webinar 10

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This webinar session served as the final lesson for a Math Kangaroo preparation course, focusing on a timed mock test to simulate the real competition experience. Students were guided through solving various math problems ranging from pattern recognition and age-related logic questions to time calculations and basic statistics, emphasizing strategic problem-solving methods. Key points highlighted included the importance of careful reading to fully understand questions, the use of visual aids such as drawing or listing to organize information, and the application of previously learned strategies like the four-step method: understanding the problem, choosing an appropriate strategy, solving step-by-step, and checking solutions. The test questions varied in difficulty and were timed according to their point values (three, four, or five points), encouraging students to balance speed and accuracy. Participants practiced interpreting symmetrical and identical figures, repeated pattern sequences, logical reasoning with age and candies distribution, time-elapsed problems through clock readings, and solving simple algebraic equations. The session reinforced using written calculations rather than relying solely on mental math to improve accuracy. Towards the end, instructors reviewed solutions, clarified common pitfalls, and encouraged students to use newly introduced strategies and practice tests available through their accounts. The course concluded with an invitation to continue learning in the next set starting in January, which will introduce new and more challenging topics. Parents were asked to complete a course evaluation to help improve future lessons. The instructors wished students good luck in the Math Kangaroo competition and happy holidays.

Keywords

Math Kangaroo

mock test

timed practice

pattern recognition

age logic problems

time calculations

basic statistics

problem-solving strategies

four-step method

algebraic equations