fun with geomag

Oh, i came across this fabulous toy on the internet, every time i see geomag videos on youtube i want it more and more.

Multiplication with fingers

I show the video in my multiplication classrooms. But i don't explain it. Kids are encouraged to view the video again and again and understand the process of solving equations using fingers. Its fun to watch the kids discuss, go back and forth, agree-disagree. This exercise puts the onus of learning on the student, shifting the onus of learning onto the learner is one of my favourtie classroom strategy.

Mental Math Software

I got this software custom programed to make oral drills fun and add more visual appeal to the subject.

Using Playing Dice

A good mental math student should be capable of promplty responding to single digit equations.

We use playing dices with different sizes (indicating higher place value HTU)

I also bought wooden paper weight and etched numbers on it as i dint find dices with numbers in our local stationary or toy stores.

Multiplication Table

With my first graders we work with pegboards to understand power of multiplication with its impact quick counting.
Kids create a 3X8 peg block on the board and learn to read it also as 8X3. This activity is repeated and reinforce with a powerpoint presentation for the same concept.

class in action

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