The best answer or antidote to impulsive nature is practicing pause. Kids are the storehouse of dreams; they are super inquisitive too. They pounce upon any chance to explore, find, and innovate. Till the time, the energy is channeled positively, it is okay. The problem arises when there is so much hidden inside and avenues … Read more
Kindergarten is solely responsible for early cognitive development in children. What one learns during these years lays the foundation for a child’s academic life. These first few years are spent teaching children the English alphabet, numbers, names of animals and plants, and much more. Besides teaching children how to write words and count numbers, certain … Read more
Preschool is the first introduction point of any child to the world outside their families. When parents see their kids mimicking words, identifying things around, or repeating dialogues and expressions of elders around, parents feel the need to polish their skills further, and add newer ones to their natural skill-set too. To accomplish all these … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. If you see children counting the chocolates or gifts they receive on Birthdays, you may appreciate the importance of teaching counting. As the count of goodies (their just-found manipulatives) increases, the grin gets broader. Have you ever thought about what is actually … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. ‘There must be some playful way of teaching new math concepts to first graders.’ If this thought hits your mind often, especially when you see the child struggling through basic operations, here is good news for you! There are manipulatives available as … Read more
It is now a well-established fact that dyscalculia is a reality! Children suffering from dyscalculia cannot identify numbers or operational signs like ‘+’, ‘-‘, ‘x’, etc. That is why educators advocate replacing pen-and-paper practice by performing an action using manipulatives to understand numeric relationships and operations. Besides Dyscalculics, beginners of numeric operations can also get … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. If you are searching for board games to learn division, you probably are not too comfortable learning it with conventional methods. And, that is perfectly ok! You can have your own way of learning math or any other subject. Difficulty with mathematical … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. Are there any manipulatives for teaching about money to young learners? If you are asking this question, you certainly have dealt with the discomfort of dealing with money or have a child going through a similar condition. The answer is, thankfully, Yes! … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. Geometrical figures are taught to kindergarten students in a variety of interesting ways. The idea is to befriend them with the geometrical figures while helping them fight away the math scare. That is why; teachers consider using manipulatives for geometry so that … Read more
Fractions introduce children to the concept of breaking whole numbers into smaller parts. These parts are less than the whole number one, quantitywise. Making use of this idea of breaking numbers into fractions finds its best utility in real-life situations where something is to be divided into equal parts among a group of people. Fraction … Read more