If Starbucks has revolutionized the idea on how coffee should be marketed then perhaps Frank Ho, a Canadian certified math teacher, has revolutionized the math teaching methodology on how math should be taught especially at a math learning center.
Children already learned math at their day schools, so why they continue to spend time to learn math at after-school supplemental math program? The answer perhaps is very similar to respond to a similar question why children have P.E. classes at schools but continue to go to after-school soccer program or baseball program? Some to get better and some to reinforce basic skills learned and some simply need more instructional time. But is math a fun subject form children's eyes? The answers from most children we will get perhaps will be a no answer. Why is it this way? It is because that math skill is also a skill which needs to be practiced to get it right when tested just like to hit a baseball or play a chess game, the children need to practice it a lot. But from a child's eye, the practice of hitting a baseball or playing chess is much more fun than working on math worksheets.
I have been embarking on how to improve math worksheets so they can become much fun than traditional math worksheets for children to work on. Math worksheets can be made more fun by integrating chess into math. However this does not mean to have a chess lesson given along with math lessons under the same roof since this way the math worksheets do not integrate the fun part of chess into math.
By using the innovative technology of my invention of Geometry Chess Symbols, a set of innovative, game-based and puzzle-like math worksheets are created.
Children are more focused and more engaged when working on math and chess integrated worksheets. The purpose of integration is not to have children to become a future chess star rather to spark their interest in math and get them involved in more math work with fun and interest than traditional math worksheets could possibly have done.
The math and chess integrated worksheets are a delight. They inspire children and help them to understand underlying math concepts and getting children excited about doing math.
Working on math and chess integrated worksheets, children are more enthusiastic about math since math and chess integrated worksheets create a level of excitement and entertainment that other math worksheets can not achieve.
Math and chess integrated worksheets and teaching method is not a novelty, they do bring up children's math marks at schools and also improve their math IQ and problem solving skills.
The future of math earning centers will be more and more towards the integration of entertainment and education not just to have the game and math co-exist in the same classroom but a true integration in terms of teaching and math worksheets.
More information on math and chess integration teaching can be found at www.mathandchess.com.
Frank Ho is the founder of the only international child education franchise dedicated to teaching children math through integrated math and chess. He invented the world's first math and chess integrated workbooks using Geometric Chess Language (Patents applied), Frankho Chess Mazes, and Ho Math and Chess Teaching Set. Math and chess worksheets make the math learning more fun and engaged, as a result, children become more observant in processing iniformation and become more alert when playing chess. In additional improving children's math marks, Ho Math and Chess workbooks are an excellent training tool for for improving problem solving skills and improving memory and brainpower.
More information on testimonials (over 100), sample worksheets, and franchise, please visit www.mathandchess.com.
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