is it possible to make Maths enjoyable?

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2cor41618:

karenmok:

I sent my kid to abacus class and she didn't like it. She hates maths and her grades reflect this. Is there some way I can make her to enjoy maths? I don't want to pressurize her but she should still manage the subject.

Hi, the reason most children do not like Math is basically they did not do well in it and the vicious cycle goes on. Try to make the work bite-size and easy for her at first and shower her with lots of praise and encouragement. You could start a chart and say, if she gets 10 stars, she gets a little reward, doesn't have to be something big (my daughter is contented with stickers ). Math is really all about practice and exposure. As your daughter experiences more success, I'm sure she will love the subject. Of course, mummy dearest has to put in a lot of hard work as well to prepare the materials suitable at her level. Happy teaching :rahrah:

Agree with the above totally.

Don't give them too much at any single time. Always give them stuff that they can finish without sweating too much. If they can complete what is given to them, they will have a little sense of satisfaction and pride.

One last thing that I am working on right now. Don't loss your temper.

Cheers

[tutorsg_punggol]

Hi,


One of the ways you can try is to let her try on easier questions first. The moment she keeps getting them correct, she will feel that maths is not that difficult. Once she has the confidence, you can try the harder ones. Always keep encouraging them. Tell them it’s okay to get it wrong but they must understand why they got it wrong and explain to them. Never let them move on without explaining the correct answer. If not, they will not get it correct the next time they see it and then they will feel demoralised again.

Another way is to let them play mathematical games. I do create some to let my students play. And they loved it.

All the best!

[2cor41618]

karenmok:

I sent my kid to abacus class and she didn't like it. She hates maths and her grades reflect this. Is there some way I can make her to enjoy maths? I don't want to pressurize her but she should still manage the subject.

Hi karenmok, one thing about abacus is that it is rather abstract, especially for younger kids who know nuts about number bonds yet. It's just one way to lead to 心算 and unless your kid loves it, i see no reason why you want to force it down her throat. Many kids who do not know 心算 still do well for Math. Cheers :celebrate:

[elderflowertea]

tutorsg_punggol:

Hi,


One of the ways you can try is to let her try on easier questions first. The moment she keeps getting them correct, she will feel that maths is not that difficult. Once she has the confidence, you can try the harder ones. Always keep encouraging them. Tell them it's okay to get it wrong but they must understand why they got it wrong and explain to them. Never let them move on without explaining the correct answer. If not, they will not get it correct the next time they see it and then they will feel demoralised again.

Another way is to let them play mathematical games. I do create some to let my students play. And they loved it.

All the best!

What math game? Care to share?

[tutorsg_punggol]

Hi,

I create simple additional, subtraction, multiplication and division questions. It could be in the form of a crossword puzzle style. Then let them answer. Of cos, will add another questions like those that include more than and less than since those are the questions that they always scratch their heads.

elderflowertea:

tutorsg_punggol:

Hi,

One of the ways you can try is to let her try on easier questions first. The moment she keeps getting them correct, she will feel that maths is not that difficult. Once she has the confidence, you can try the harder ones. Always keep encouraging them. Tell them it's okay to get it wrong but they must understand why they got it wrong and explain to them. Never let them move on without explaining the correct answer. If not, they will not get it correct the next time they see it and then they will feel demoralised again.

Another way is to let them play mathematical games. I do create some to let my students play. And they loved it.

All the best!

What math game? Care to share?

[BeContented]

2cor41618:

karenmok:

I sent my kid to abacus class and she didn't like it. She hates maths and her grades reflect this. Is there some way I can make her to enjoy maths? I don't want to pressurize her but she should still manage the subject.

Hi, the reason most children do not like Math is basically they did not do well in it and the vicious cycle goes on. Try to make the work bite-size and easy for her at first and shower her with lots of praise and encouragement. You could start a chart and say, if she gets 10 stars, she gets a little reward, doesn't have to be something big (my daughter is contented with stickers ). Math is really all about practice and exposure. As your daughter experiences more success, I'm sure she will love the subject. Of course, mummy dearest has to put in a lot of hard work as well to prepare the materials suitable at her level. Happy teaching :rahrah:

Agree with above totally.

My DS was a natural with maths, he just absorb and advances easily. Was really easy with him.

DD (1 year younger) was the happy-go-lucky and blur type and did not have a natural flare for Maths. At K1, I could go thru the same stuff repeatedly until she finally got it right. BUT the effect only lasted 1 day....next day, all wrong again :faint: :stupid: After weeks of repeating the correct-wrong next day- cycle, the poor gal kena scolded upsided down :oops: Eventually I lost all my patience and pushed to DH to coach her - he's the higher level Maths teacher in my household, more patient too He end up :spank: her, she cried damn pitifully :gloomy: DD started disliking Maths :nailbite:

We both realised we had to be A LOT more patient with DD.....and gotta make her understand the concept with visual/objects etc. Cannot expect her to be like DS 一点就通. I implemented all the highlighted above too.....slowly, DD experienced sweet little success (you could see her eyes beaming with happiness and pride ) & got more confident. By K2/P1, she was getting better and would request to do Maths worksheet/assessment. But of course, I gave her lotsa PRAISE for good effort (quite amusing to see her beaming soooo happily actually ) Our biggest surprise - she top Maths in P1. From there on things became a lot easier....tho we still face bouts of 'mental block', she is motivated.....and that is IMO the most important attribute. So far, her Maths is still consistently amongst the high....I know very well her 'kongfu' will never be as strong like the elder brother, but hey.....each child is different, I am satisfied with her progress.

Let the child experience small success & celebrate it. I believe many would start to like Maths more once they are better at it. I believe this would true for most kids. Even if they never really like the subject, at least dun hate it. Once there is resistance, it'll be harder to enjoy or do well in it (for kids)

Lastly, we need to manage our expectations......

[2cor41618]

Agree with above totally.


My DS was a natural with maths, he just absorb and advances easily. Was really easy with him.

DD (1 year younger) was the happy-go-lucky and blur type and did not have a natural flare for Maths. At K1, I could go thru the same stuff repeatedly until she finally got it right. BUT the effect only lasted 1 day....next day, all wrong again :faint: :stupid: After weeks of repeating the correct-wrong next day- cycle, the poor gal kena scolded upsided down :oops: Eventually I lost all my patience and pushed to DH to coach her - he's the higher level Maths teacher in my household, more patient too He end up :spank: her, she cried damn pitifully :gloomy: DD started disliking Maths :nailbite:

We both realised we had to be A LOT more patient with DD.....and gotta make her understand the concept with visual/objects etc. Cannot expect her to be like DS 一点就通. I implemented all the highlighted above too.....slowly, DD experienced sweet little success (you could see her eyes beaming with happiness and pride ) & got more confident. By K2/P1, she was getting better and would request to do Maths worksheet/assessment. But of course, I gave her lotsa PRAISE for good effort (quite amusing to see her beaming soooo happily actually ) Our biggest surprise - she top Maths in P1. From there on things became a lot easier....tho we still face bouts of 'mental block', she is motivated.....and that is IMO the most important attribute. So far, her Maths is still consistently amongst the high....I know very well her 'kongfu' will never be as strong like the elder brother, but hey.....each child is different, I am satisfied with her progress.

Let the child experience small success & celebrate it. I believe many would start to like Maths more once they are better at it. I believe this would true for most kids. Even if they never really like the subject, at least dun hate it. Once there is resistance, it'll be harder to enjoy or do well in it (for kids)

Lastly, we need to manage our expectations......[/quote]

Hi, i can totally identify with u, it's the same with my DS and DD!! :goodpost:

[lotto]

Can give a time specially for your kids to learn maths together with them.

As what others said, for the simple problem you can do it with visual math. But for PS type, i suggest to try to do the simple question with them first and then slowly go to harder one. If you do not know which question is easy and hard, try to make one yourself! Step by step, type by type, and eventually your kids will be able to do all types and all difficulty level of question.
If you do not have time, you can try to find a private tutor and give the tutor an idea on how you want them to teach.
Hopefully it would help (as i try it myself and it was quite a success)

[lotto]

Math is not all about counting. There are a lot of things in this world that can be related to maths.

In my opinion, it would be so much more enjoyable for our DC if we guide them ourselves in the early age than we send them to e centre.

[jedamum]

lotto:

Math is not all about counting. There are a lot of things in this world that can be related to maths.

In my opinion, it would be so much more enjoyable for our DC if we guide them ourselves in the early age than we send them to e centre.

i coach ds1 in math. to him, it is all about drill.
i send ds2 to math e centre. to him, math is all about games.
i think it is about attitude towards math. it is not about too teach.
if i had engaged a fun attutide when teaching ds1, he would have think that math is fun. if the math e centre that ds2 goes to focus on drilling, he would think it is about drilling.