Category Archives: Tools

After Sudoku now Hidato

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A wonderful way to be creative with numbers without having to do much calculations is the Hidato puzzle. In our link for today an explanation of what they are and a supply to try it yourself.

Read all about it: HERE

Brain game

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A student from Dundee has developed a great game that you can play in the classroom and that teaches children about neurodiversity.

It focuses on autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, neurological tic disorder, sensory processing disorder, epilepsy and dyspraxia.

Players compete against one another, answering questions about the neurodiverse conditions for the chance to move their counter ahead on the colourful board.

Keira designed the game as part of her final-year studies at Dundee University’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design.

Read all about it: HERE

Math on a stick | Learn from Minnesota

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The Minnesota state fair has a wonderful action for children to work with math. They can for example download a card or get one from a booth at the fair and fill the card with items they find that has the numbers it is asking for, like a dog has 4 legs, there are 20 carts on the ferris wheel etc. Wonderful idea, this can be used at school fairs, neigborhood parties, on vacation with your children. Options enough.

Read all about it: HERE

Math on Youtube

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The Abakcus blog has curated no less than 30 youtube channels about math. Not all great for people with dyscalculia but still nice resources to mention here.

Read all about it: HERE

Math in the meta

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Are you familiar yet with the METAVERSE, the online world that Mark Zuckerberg thinks we will all start using in a while?

Well Robert Kaplinsky got together with some math teachers and tried it out how a math lesson could be in the meta verse, to see their experiences and read the pros and cons they found click our link below.

Read all about it: HERE