The secret to teaching math begins with teaching imagery. Lessons with manipulatives such as blocks empower children. By using these hand-held objects, students are more able to transition from concrete numbers to imaging equations and story problems, moving up the scale of difficulty.
The key is to dissolve the fears that paralyze these children.
Red Apple’s elementary level programs integrate number lines, blocks, and flashcards. Children find these programs fun. They love the ability to hold and move quantities. As we move the students up the math skills ladder, multiplication, fractions and story problems are taught in the same format.
Later we introduce equations and
trigonometry in like fashion. With these methods there are no limits to what our children can achieve.
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