Teach Mathematics through fun

It is one of the subjects most feared by young people, however, at the same time once they understand it is a very interesting subject. The Maths They do not enjoy good fame in the student world, but like all the knowledge that is taught in the school, they have to be mastered to obtain the best result during the school stage.

But no matter how terrified they may be at first, the Maths They can also be fun and the learning process very interesting for the little ones. You just have to find a way to do it as explained by the teacher David Mora Castor in one of his works for Pedagogy Magazine, where he deepens in the learning of these subjects.


The difficulty of Mathematics

As Mora explains Mathematics is a complex subject but necessary for learning. This subject must be learned not only at school, but also through other experiences. These others tools they will be possible taking into account the needs, interests, faculties and motivations of the participants. In this way, the teaching can be adapted to the characteristics of the students.

At this point it should be noted that given the complexity of the teaching of Mathematics, necessarily requires the didactic and methodological training of teachers according to the pedagogical proposals developed during the last ones. Therefore, when deciding on activities to help in the mastery of this subject, Mora points out the following aspects:


- All teaching activities must be geared towards children and their interests, abilities, abilities and difficulties.

- Young people must work actively, creatively, collectively and independently through these activities.

- Students must receive instructions from teachers during and after the process of learning and teaching mathematics. The instructions must be clear and detailed.

- Do not assume that the student knows something previously and start from scratch with any concept that you want to explain for the first time.

- Take advantage of real situations to connect this teaching and motivate the youngest to learn to master these contexts.

Games to learn Mathematics

Based on all these concepts, parents can propose different games to their children to make the learning of Mathematics more fun. These are Several of them with which you can learn in a fun way and that adapt to the different levels of the little ones:


- Order numbers. For the most basic levels children can learn the value of each number and if one is greater or lesser than another by placing it on a piece of paper. A small challenge to overcome.

- Carry a store. Maintaining a store is not easy and the cashier must learn to handle basic operations such as adding and subtracting to cash well and return the change correctly.

- Solve tracks. Hide a treasure and make the clues small mathematical problems to solve.

- Order the multiples. As when ordering numbers, the child is given several cards with multiples of a number that must be arranged from highest to lowest. A very fun way to learn the multiplication table.

- The weekly pay. How can the youngest children spend the weekly allowance? Inviting the children to find out what they can get with their pay is an excellent incentive to learn this subject. "If I have 1 euro and each candy costs 20 cents, how many can I buy?", An example that can be presented to children.

Damián Montero

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