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
Language is a classic enabler of communication that sets humans apart from other living beings. And, grammar skills make anybody truly language literate. Various parts of speech are the first lesson that anybody needs to master as a language learner. So far, all this is easy to understand. What becomes difficult to understand is – … 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
Spelling difficulties are a truth that even some adults face on a daily basis. The pattern of letters, their sounds, the silent letters, and so on, perplex people a lot. Although there are different types of assistive technologies for people with reading difficulties, the basics of spelling become rather harder to learn through pen-and-paper methods. … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. Children struggling with reading is a common sight, especially at the preschool stage. Their read-to-learn skills are underdeveloped since they are not familiar with the letters’ shapes and sounds. With regular practice, students acquire reading skills; however, this discomfort continues to … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. Writing and reading are the basic and most important skills that lay the foundation for strong learning. However, not all kids are equipped with these basic skills or have the capacity to grasp them. These children, having conspicuous learning difficulties pertaining … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. Kids absorb a lot from their environments. Their inherent tool for learning is imitation. And after imitation, comes the games. Their curious minds want to learn by touch, seeing, and acting. That is why books boggle them and they demonstrate anxieties … Read more