Manpreet Singh
Is mental math a skill, or is it a concept that can be learned over time? As much as it is taught in schools through the traditional methods, there are many forums that are now helping children acquire the ability to calculate in one’s minds and become a master at it! Mental math forums comprise … Read more
From buying half kilograms of tomatoes to eating a quarter piece of the cake, we deal with fractions every single day without even realizing how important they are! Fractions are mathematical expressions that represent a part of the whole and thereby help us to break whole numbers into smaller parts. A fraction consists of two … Read more
Who doesn’t adore indulging in games and activities? These are apparently the pre-eminent pedagogies for little ones. While gamification and indulging in activities can be the modus operandi for basics like phonics and alphabets, instructors can also employ these to preach other notions like shapes and colors too. One such shape which must be taught … Read more
I teach my kids at home and have been doing it for years now. Kids have their own pace of learning. But, more or less, they attain fluency almost in sync unless they are suffering from any learning disability. One simple observation is that kids try to add numbers on fingers at the start, and … Read more
It is undeniable that the essence of board games has been unruffled. These games are often fragmentary without dice. More than just being an imperative part of the games, dice have turned handy in learning a vital mathematical concept, which is fractions! From activities to worksheets, educators use a number of methods to inculcate the … Read more
Kids often learn fascinating notions by observing various visual cues like commercials, nameplates, and street signs. Clearly, we all like learning visually. Another fascinating aspect of these sources is that they offer bits of easy information frequently, often at regular intervals. The same notion is employed with the use of flashcards in learning. These miniature … Read more
Dyscalculia is a mathematical learning disorder. Being poor in math is not dyscalculia. However, struggling with basic arithmetic could be a sign of learning impairment. Things like losing track when adding or subtracting numbers, inability to group things together, lacking number sense, or simply having a difficult time reading clocks could all be alarming signs. … Read more
Have you ever done additions or subtractions of fractions? If yes, then you will have a wonderful revision today. Fraction strips are rectangular pieces of distinct parts of a whole equal number. It comes in numerous colors, shapes, and sizes. One needs to take out a whole number or a definite value by addition or … Read more
What is the first picture that comes to your head when you hear the word ‘abacus’? A group of kids (exaggeration on ‘kids’) trying to manipulate a set of beads within a frame. An abacus is a tool that aids in performing various mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, etc, and improves math … Read more
Regular academics get fascinating when distinct manipulatives are employed in pedagogies. Math is one such subject where pupils can employ estimators. Abacus is one such handy reckoner that has attained universality. In View of after-school programs, the abacus has a set of edges and catches too. Does the implementation of Soroban mitigate these? While the … Read more