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Math Games

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Ali, a math teacher who publishes on Medium, shares his choice of 7 very nice math games. They are not all perfect for children with Dyscalculia but they all help with understanding math and in the area of edu – tainment they all fall on the edu side of things.

Read all about it: HERE

Move to remember

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From the LDA newsletter we bring this wonderful story about ways to more effectively have children remember their math:

In their book The Kinesthetic Classroom, Traci Lengel and Mike Kuczala cite studies that show us how learning certain concepts through movement is efficient and long-lasting.

Movement gives learning experiences something fresh and new, which the brain likes. This novelty helps keep the attention of the students, making their learning efficient. It’s been my experience over years of using movement in math class that even those students who are timid and reluctant to participate at first are nevertheless paying attention and are interested in what’s going on around them. Their brains are still activated.

Read all about it: HERE

‘Smart’ versus ‘doing great’

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New research shows that students who are known for being smart have a tendency to be more dishonest and cheat!

Read all about it: HERE

Rekenrek all over the world

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Rekenrek, originally invented by the Dutch mathematician Adrian Treffers. Being native Dutch, Dr Schreuder is available to train you and your staff in the use of the Rekenrek in the classroom or when tutoring children.

Read all about it: HERE

Subtraction without regrouping

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