The model method is a method by which mathematics in elementary schools in Singapore is taught. By using those methods students visualize abstract mathematical relationships and the varying problem structures through pictorial representations. These representations are actually rectangles, which, if needed, can be divided in smaller rectangles. The model method is taught in the early years of primary school and is used during schooling as a strategy for solving problems which include whole numbers, fractions, ratios and percentages. In the upper grades of primary school and in secondary school, the model method can be integrated with algebra to help students understand and formulate algebra equations. Students in primary school are introduced to two types of models: part-whole model and comparison model. Part-whole model is used when one size (a whole featuring large rectangles) needs to be divided into smaller sizes (two or more parts featuring smaller rectangles). When the parts are given, then we can nd the whole. Sometimes the whole and some parts are given, and therefore the unknown part can be found. The comparison model shows the relationship between two or more quantities when they are compared. The research has shown that students understand algebra problems much better when they are using the model method. The problems aren't being solved automatically but with understanding and better eciency.