Mathematical Situations to Provoke Awareness
What is it that will allow us to teach mathematics to anyone with a desire to learn? Simply, finding a way to make the learner aware of the powers of their mind — the powers in use everyday, those which allowed them to learn their native language, to walk, sit, play, imagine and relate. To teach mathematics, we must bring about self-awareness in learners through the most appropriate means available. Visible & Tangible Math materials are designed to provoke self awareness – specifically those awarenesses which generate mathematics. Here are some examples:
A Situation Which Generates Awareness of Short Division Using Algebricks
Visible & Tangible Math is an approach to teaching mathematics that is based on unlocking the powers of children and emphasizing the process for generating mathematics in the mind.
A Situation Which Generates Awareness of Addition Using Algebricks
A Situation Which Generates Awareness of Pythagoras’ Theorem Using the Geoboard
A Situation Which Generates Awareness of Pythagoras’ Theorem Using Algebricks
A Situation Which Generates Awareness of Factorials Using Algebricks
A Situation Which Generates Awareness of Fractions of Fractions using Algebricks
