Prayagraj: Now mathematics kits to make Maths easier and interesting for kids

PRAYAGRAJ: With an aim to improve the quality of education, as many as 2,470 primary schools in Prayagraj district have been offered mathematics kits.
These mathematics kits will help thousands of school children studying in primary and upper primary schools to learn the various concepts of mathematics in an interesting way when the schools will reopen.
Educational institutes, including primary, upper primary and intermediate colleges, are currently closed owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Basic Shiksha Adhikari (Prayagraj) Sanjay Kushwaha told TOI, “The mathematics kit will help enhance the interest of students in mathematics, which can prove to be a difficult subject for quite a few students otherwise.”
He added “The kit will help kids of primary schools to learn while playing, and attract them towards the subject.”
“The kits contain 21 elements including abacus, cloth clips, fraction strips, play money and manuals for teachers—all of which combine to make learning and teaching the subject a fun-filled experience,” said Kushwaha.
“Many kids feel anxious and nervous to even hear the word ‘maths’, let alone understanding the subject,” said the BSA, adding “If they use these mathematics kits while attending classes, they will participate in the lectures way more actively and will be more attentive. Using these kits can even make most of the students love the subject.”
Introducing mathematics kit is an initiative that aims at turning maths, once perceived as an inveterate foe of the students, into their friend. The initiative has been rolled out in government primary and upper primary schools across the state.
After the mathematics kits, education department is all set to introduce science kits as well in primary and upper primary schools across the state.
Aditi Pandey, a school teacher, observed that kids were often taught to just memorize formulae and regurgitate them, leading to poor performances in the subject.
“Mathematics isn’t a classy subject, and we use it everyday. The only way teachers can get primary school students closer to the subject is if we have something interesting for them to learn. Mathematics kits are the only way the different concepts of maths will always stay in the memory of kids ,“ she added.
BSA, meanwhile, said these mathematics learning kits will certainly turn mathematics, a subject dreaded by many, into a fun subject for government school kids. Not only will the kits make it easy for students to grasp concepts, it will also increase their curiosity to learn more about the subject.
Officials of education department were of the view that imparting knowledge to little students in such interesting ways will help them crack even the difficult questions in seconds.