Word Problems

We tell children stories and they visualize them using playing cards on the board.

We create a situation on the playing board using cards and let children make up a story that could play out.

We create a situation or a story on the playing board using cards and let children come up with questions related to the story.

We tell children a story. They visualize it on the playing board using cards and come up with a calculation related to the story.

We create a calculation on the playing board. We have children create a story related to this calculation. They visualize the story using cards on the playing board.

After reading a word problem, children will pick appropriate cards and visualize the story. Then they write it as a calculation and solve it. If they can’t find an appropriate image, they can use monochrome cards as a substitute.

Number

We perceive numbers in different representations and children should gradually familiarize themselves with them. The most natural representation of number is quantity.

We perceive numbers in different representations and children should gradually familiarize themselves with them. The second representation of number is address, sequence.

We perceive numbers in different representations and children should gradually familiarize themselves with them. The third representation of number is change.

Laying down cards in axial symmetry.

Understanding the basics of numerical operations stems from object manipulation. We use simple examples to show children WHY we calculate the way we do.

Understanding the basics of numerical operations stems from object manipulation. We use simple examples to show children WHY we calculate the way we do.