Math education

Math can be difficult and even frightening at times for many students. If you’re a parent or teacher, phrases like “I hate math” or “I just don’t get these fractions”, are unfortunately, far too common! But then again, this is the real world of math teaching and math learning!

A great way to help your child develop their math skills is by adding a little fun to the equation. Using tangible ways to demonstrate skills such as fractions, as well as providing entertaining opportunities for practice and application, is half the battle!

Making Your Own Math Games is Easy

I’ll share with you several fraction math games to make, that are a lot of fun and cost little or nothing out of your pocket! Keep in mind that you can create similar games for learning all kinds of math skills! All that’s required are some helpful manipulatives to create or buy such as fractional circles, bars, squares or number lines. Also, the Internet has many great sites where you can obtain fractional and other math templates to use for free.
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Maths or Mathematics is enjoyable. However, most children are afraid of it. It is not their fault. It is just that the way it is taught to them that they feel that maths is difficult.

However, Maths is the only subject which gives children the opportunity to explore deep, if they wish to, without any help. Internet is available to them to learn new concepts. However, they need to learn the basics in such a manner that they can build over it.

The beauty of maths is the you know it or you don’t. You can’t pretend that you know a concept. Children must be taught in a manner that they will remember the concepts for a long time. Do you know that parents actually spend lot of time on Google searching for math problems and worksheets. This is because practise makes one perfect. However, most children learn the concept well and are able to implement it, but forget them when they haven’t solved problems of that type for some time.
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You are about to take the first step on a journey of discovery with your child. Although this series of articles is about how children learn maths, they also focus on how young children learn most effectively. Yes, maths is fun when introduced utilising the most potent motivational force in the world… play.

Combine the power of play with the most complete math manipulative ever devised, Cuisenaire Rods, and the results can be startling.

Young children are predominantly kinesthetic and tactile learners. They love to play, explore and test things out for themselves. The most important state for learning is the emotional state. Stress, the enemy of learning, causes an ‘electrical storm’ in the brain ensuring that the higher thinking skills cannot be accessed. The more traditional approach to Maths teaching often causes stress and that is why many adults have unhappy memories of the Math class.
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