choosing Math for the topic .
In accordance with the standard procedure followed at MedhoVikasam
Mrs.Kalpana gave a small lecture before getting on to a practical project.
She had the kids answer some of the questions like
What is Math ?
Who uses Math?
Their professional ambitions?
Mrs.Kalpana then asked the students to reason out how Math would apply
in the careers they wanted to choose.
Pat came the replies
"When I become a music teacher I need to count money for annual shows"
"If I am an art teacher I would need to count the papers"
"As a marine biologist I count organisms I see in water"
"I would need it to measure the medicine doses when I grow up to be a doctor"
The youngest kid goes
"I want to be a grown up and as a grown up I need to know math"
The children in the audience were aged between four and nine.
Aren't they such thoughtful replies considering their age?
MedhoVikasam personified!
This exercise led them to figure out that Math is universal.
Math is present in everyday life and the logic of Math is being used without us realizing so.
Mrs.Kalpana had finger multiplication and money worksheets for the hands on project.
Finger Multiplication was the highlight of the day.
Due to time constraints we just took the nine table for demonstration.
Raise both the hands with the palms facing you.
Remember the position in the multiplication table you are interested in.
Start counting from the left and drop that finger down. The dropped finger is the position
of the multiplication table. For example to get to the eight position you would
drop the eight finger ( COUNT HAS TO START FROM LEFT). The number
of fingers raised on the right side of the dropped finger gives the ones digit
of the result (in this case two ) , and the number of fingers raised on the left of the dropped finger gives the tens digit of the result ( in this case seven ). COOL!!
Since we had participants of varied ages Mrs.Kalpana had independent practice on the worksheets for counting coins and bills. Parent volunteers assisted the younger children who needed help.
The session concluded with yummy treats.
Our next class on December 8 introduces Yoga.
Adults could join us too.
Hope to see you all !!
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