Homeschooling Math can be a major challenge for many parents. Using Math games to teach 7-13 year olds is a very big boon however. The mention of ‘Games’ captures the attention and focus of all young students. Imagine being able to let your children learn Mathematics through playing Mathematical games. This can produce an enormously positive effect on your children. Picture the amount of energy and motivation that your children have as they play a competitive game of sports or video game. It is this spirit of wanting to win that led to the creation of ‘Winning Maths!’

 

Shimes Education’s ‘Winning Maths!’ games are topically focused and they can be played in any Mathematics class setting, as long as there is pencil or pen. In fact, besides home-schooling parents, they can be used by private tutors and teachers as well. There are variations in difficulty levels within a game that allow it to be played not only between student and teacher, but even between students themselves.  After learning the basics of, for example, addition, parents can play a round of addition games with their children to get them familiarized with the rules. The children can be left on their own subsequently to challenge each other to the Math games. This prospect of a challenge amongst friends will motivate children to brush up on the relevant Mathematical skills. They can then play the Math games like Tic Tac Toe against each other at home or on the move.

 

Teaching Math to children need not be a chore. With foreseeable need of their Math skills (in games), children can be very motivated to grasp their Math concepts well. Furthermore, these Math games help to take a small portion of video game time away from children and get them engaged in a more constructive manner; getting them to subconsciously revise their Mathematics! Plus, it is a huge bonus for everyone. Parents are happy, and so are children. More importantly, this is one very simple way to teach Math faster.




By: Justin Lee