Shakuntra Devi, Maths Genius, Has A Lot To Teach Parents To Help Them Help Their Children Do Well With Maths And The Times Tables
Have you come across people who are clearly geniuses in maths? Sometimes we see them in the newspapers or on the TV. One such genius is Shakuntala Devi, know as the human calculator.
Shakuntra visited many countries showing her abilities to thousands of admirers.
Her positive attitude to learning maths and to numbers can be a role model and inspiration to you as a teacher or parent and to your children.
An example of her skills can be found in the record books.
She was asked to multiply two thirteen figure numbers together and came up with the correct answer which was 18,947,668,177,995,426,462,773,730. Wow!
Quick as a flash in only 28 seconds she had the answer and had written it down. Amazing!
She says in her own words "At three I fell in love with numbers. It was sheer ecstasy for me to do sums and get the right answers. Numbers where toys with which I could play."
The fact that as a young child a major factor for this maths prodigy was that she fell in love with numbers gives us a pointer as to how we can help our children with their maths and in particular the times tables.
If your children loved numbers and loved maths do you think they would perform better at school and in maths in general and of course in knowing the answers to the times tables?
Times tables can in fact be the key to your children learning to love numbers and maths.
The thing about times tables is that there is a simple method of learning them so that they know the answers immediately without thinking. By using the method and getting the answers right your children can be like Shakuntra and motivated to learn more.
The way to encourage your children to learn the times tables well is to use a system of teaching and learning that uses your children's imagination and vivid clear images of the times tables, with all this linked together.
Do you have an image in your mind as to what a maths genius might be like? Well I found out a few years ago when I met with Shakuntala Devi. She was a pleasant lovely women.
A maths prodigy yes, and also a person you would want to know and spend time with.
Shakuntra can see patterns in numbers.
Here is a pattern taken from her book – 'Figuring'. The pattern is linked to the 11 times tables.
Would you be able to easily and quickly work out the answer to 33 times 11. Easy when you know the pattern. When you add three to three you get the number six. Now put the answer six in the middle of thirty three. So, what is the answer? It's three hundred and sixty three. Easy? Yes!
Patterns help children make what are apparently difficult sums much easier.
Your children can feel like geniuses when they have a method that shows them how to have fun and really enjoy numbers and also shows them the amazing patterns behind numbers.
Shakuntala Devi is an inspiration to children to love numbers and maths. With the right method your children can learn the times tables really well and be motivated to want to learn even more maths to be a success in school.
Questions and Answers
How should you teach the multiplication tables, or "multiplication facts?" There are so many methods to chose from, that you can get totally confused when trying to chose the ones that are best for you.
How best to use your children's natural imagination and sense of fun to get the best out of them to learn tables
There has to be a best way how to teach multiplication. How? Review the multiplication chart across the rows, and use printable
Times Tables Worksheets Are Not The Best For Memorising Times Tables, whereas they are good for testing. Children need a method of learning that is masses of fun and uses visual images to create a memory of the tables including the answers so that they have a 100% Instant Recall ability.
Times tables worksheets are for testing not learning. However, they are used wrongly as a tool for learning.
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