Math tricks

10th September 2016Seun Awodiji

 Please all phones should be turned off or put
on silent.
 We are all learners.
 Everyone’s opinion is valued and must be
respected.
 Relax and be prepared to have fun.

 Focus on mental math to aid calculations in
math.
 Various ideas for mental math activities
 Quick tricks to aid mental math calculation
for children.
 Useful websites for fun math.

 Take turns to count on in 1s. For any number
in the three times table, you say buzz. If you
hesitate or you miss a turn, you are out. The
last man standing wins. You can vary this
activity for 4,5,6 timetables.

 Mental math is the solving of mathematical
problems using nothing but the human brain.
A person who is good at mental math can
solve simple math problems more quickly
without paper, pencils or calculators than
when they are using a calculating device!

 Mental math is a very important aspect of a
mathematics lesson. All lessons must begin
with a mental activity which may or may not
connect with the new topic about to be
taught.
 A mental math activity should be fun and
engaging for the pupils. It should help bring
the children alive and ready for the lesson.

 Since mental math relies on nothing but the human
brain, it is a great way of keeping the brain young
and active. This has many benefits as one grows
older. A person who learns to use mental
math effectively is very unlikely to stop using it, as it
is extremely convenient in everyday situations.
People who are good at mental math find it very
satisfying to solve mathematical problems with great
ease and speed. This fosters a love for mathematics
that is beneficial throughout a child’s education.
Mental math improves one’s concentration, and the
benefits of this are seen across all subjects! Further,
it improves one’s problem solving and reasoning
abilities. Initially, learning to do mental math may
seem difficult, but what’s a little hard work when it
pays off so well?

 People who are really serious about mental
math recommend practicing it for a fixed
amount of time everyday. Parents can give
their children easily available math
worksheets to practice their mental math
skills. There are no special problems one
must use to practice mental math.
The mental math secrets that one learns can
be put to use on any math problem
anywhere.

 The best thing about mental math is that
anyone can learn it! Mental math tricks are
what all practitioners of mental math rely
on. Luckily, many mental math secrets are
easily available online! Some mental math
tricks are very simple, and can be put to
practice immediately. More advanced mental
math tricks require greater practice to get
good at. The only way to excel at mental
math is to constantly practice these tricks
and secrets. After all, even magic requires
practice.

None of the following are true!
 You're born with a math gene, either you get
it or you don't.
 Math is for males, females never get math!
 It's hopeless, and much too hard for average
people.
 If the logical side of your brain isn't your
strength, you'll never do well in math.
 Math is a cultural thing, my culture never got
it!
 There's only one right way to do math.

 MULTIPLYING BY 11
 MULTIPLYING BY 9
 SQUARE A TWO DIGIT NUMBER ENDING IN 5
 SUBTRACTION ACROSS ZEROS
 DIVIDING BY 5, 50, 500
 LATTICE MULTIPLICATION

 Tenqq
 Around world
 Ping pong(number bonds)
 Number fans
 Follow me loop cards
 Popcorn
 Fire on the mountain
 Guess my number.

 www.teachingideas.co.uk
 www.primaryresources.com
 www.mathisfun.com
 www.primaryresources.co.uk
 www.ixl.com
 www.tes.co.uk
 www.bbc.co.uk
 www.ictgames.com
 www.emaths.co.uk
 www.gamequarium.com
 www.crickweb.co.uk

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