Most of the kids in school dread a math test. I know many students who would rather prefer to get their cavities filled then take a math test in school. But why is that? Why do students fear this subject so much? Well, the reason is more of psychological then academic. Kids love to study when they are having fun. They also like to study subjects which come easy to them and in most schools; math is the subject that doesn’t come in any of these two categories.
Therefore, it is very important to make math fun for the students. Doesn’t matter if you are a parent or a teacher, it is very important to hold the child’s attention and make him have fun with it. This is where math puzzles are a great help.
Math puzzles don’t only make learning and teaching math interesting, but it also motivates children to do better in other subjects as well. Most children who would rather play a computer game then go to a math class, so why not mix these two together?
You can provide the child with various maths puzzles which he can play and practice the fields he is weak at. Math puzzles don’t teach students anything new, but they help strengthen their basic concepts and build a solid foundation for their future classes. These puzzles help teachers to teach the weaker students in class. For example, if some students in a class are not clear with some basic concepts of math like subtraction or addition, then in order to make the catch up with the rest of the class the teacher will need to give them more attention. But this will make the rest of the class. But if the teacher provides the weaker students with some quick learning math puzzles, they can learn without wasting class’ time.
Math puzzles also instill the urge to study and learn independently. Instead of being dependent on somebody else’s attention to study, math puzzles give the students freedom to work on their own. This aspect of such puzzles also helps kids who are shy or feel embarrassed to discuss their weaknesses in public.
But don’t think that math puzzles are only for weak students. You can also use math puzzles for students who are good at it. These puzzles work as a great practice tool and also a confidence booster. While shopping for math puzzles, you should first decide on which type of puzzle you would like to provide the child with. There is a wide range of math puzzles like arcade style, puzzle style and normal question answer style games.
You can also buy games which include favorite cartoon or movie characters of the child. Make sure that the puzzles hold some element of interest for the child as he will only practice it if he feels attracted towards it.
But never take these games as a substitute for a teacher or parental guidance in teaching math. Math puzzles only help students to brush up the skills they are already taught. The puzzles don’t teach students any new skills. So make sure that you are there for your child or student on his quest for learning math.
By: Derek De Bres
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Math Puzzles
March 29th, 2010Fun Children’s Website- Learning Online and Having Fun Along!
November 18th, 2009
The nearby kid’s ‘play home’ or the amusement/fun center may not be near enough for you or maybe you are engaged in other commitments!! In any case, you’ve always one option to fall back on, which is fun children’s website- online fun center for your kid. In fact, this can very well be your primary option in some time.
Fun children’s website is a website wherein kids do one simple thing, which they love the most- have fun! Kids are assigned with tasks or work which are informative and yet fun for them. Not just the task in itself but the way it’s presented to them adds on to the ‘fun quotient’. For example, a cartoon character teaching simple mathematics as a part of a game played interactively with friends will surely excite that little angel of yours much more than a colorful book or how about this? – creating a kids wall chart online, by collecting images/pictures on the internet, taking the print out of the kids wall chart and hanging it in his/her room! Similar games, puzzles and other fun filled and educative activities take the center stage of the fun children’s website.
Your kid can now be engaged or kept engrossed anywhere! All you need is internet- it could be your office, your mobile, your home. Secondly, since your darling can now stay at home and have fun, you needn’t have a worrying thought of getting him/her back from play home or dropping him/her there etc (you must be well aware of the worries!). What more? With fun children’s website you can be rest assured of what the kid’s learning or giving time into because these website provide quality course material that will groom your kid in al aspects and boost his/her confidence.
A word of advice here, do not let your kid to be glued to PC/mobile, for health concerns. So, to say, regulation is necessary. With fun children’s website and electronic gadgets like PC and mobile you could always use a timer/automatic shut down/ child lock etc for regulation and control! Seems like all your worries are ending finally!
By: Anirban Bhattacharya
