Like you read certain words totally by sight and do not put conscious efforts into reading them, there are basic calculations that you can do without counting them on your fingers. It is more like calculating by eyes. This method of finding a certain amount without actually counting elements one by one is called subitizing. … Read more
It is a common observation that kids are always trying to find the exact numbers of objects lying in a group. This is the basic premise where the number skills grow. Even before starting to count, the kids know how to estimate or know what is more, or what is less. This ability to give … Read more
Please Note : This post may contains affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. Can manipulatives be used for teaching addition and subtraction? The answer is ‘yes’. The concept of addition and subtraction is not something alien to children by the time they reach grade 1. (Chapter 7, Adding it Up, Consensus Study Report, … Read more
Teachers introduce counting to early learners at the preschool or kindergarten stage. The forward counting becomes easier to learn with rhythmic rote learning and by participating in various rote counting activities. But, the same is not the case with backward counting. It is commonly observed that kids tend to take a pause when they are … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. Have you ever tried to suggest games as a tool for learning geometry to high school students? The idea sounds very interesting and is worth a try. First, let’s understand how geometry games and math skills correlate. You must have known by … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. Algebra is the branch of mathematics in which numbers are replaced by symbols, and then, various arithmetic signs are used to define the relationships among them. Typically, this branch enters a student’s life in grades 3-4. By then, they are expected … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. Multiplication is a skill expected to be well-developed in a student from grade 3 onwards. This arithmetic operation speeds up counting the objects by grouping them instead of counting them individually. Though meant to simplify things, the operation ends up giving … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. Math and its scare is not something unknown to the world. Most of the early learners display reluctant behavior in acclimatizing to numbers and related operations. In such a scenario, children suffering from learning difficulties get camouflaged in the horde. Therefore, … Read more
MEDICALLY REVIEWED BY NUMBERDYSLEXIA’S MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL ON JUNE 24, 2020 The fear of Mathematics and numbers is called Dyscalculia which is a learning disability also termed as number blindness. Extensive studies have recorded that nearly 7% of the population with average intelligence have the problem. The innate number sense of the human brain is not in … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. “That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” This quote by Jumpa Lahiri holds so true that ultimate book lovers would have experienced it already. If you want to feel it then read it. There is … Read more