A good way to teach young children about arithmetic is with coins.
I started this project in 2010. But I got sidetracked. I only posted two lessons. I had a third, but I can't find it on YouTube or on my hard drive. Bummer.
You can imitate this if you think it would work. I authorize anyone to take my idea and run with it.
I put my camcorder above my desk facing down. You could use a smartphone attached to this $9 gadget: Light in the Box.
I used an inexpensive lapel microphone that plugged into the camcorder. This is crucial for good sound.
I covered the desk with a strip of white erasable plastic. It's cheap. I used erasable markers.
Then I got nine pennies.
For lesson three, I taught addition with carrying. For that, I used a bright shiny dime to show how carrying works. Then I got a rarity: a shiny silver dollar. That took carrying all the way out to three digits.
Kids can learn this stuff fast if you tie it to money. They understand money.
Another tip: be sure early in the lessons to show them that the = sign means the same as the underline does in vertical addition. Both mean this: the same number on both sides. The earlier that students learn this, the better they will be at mathematics. Example:
1 + 1 = 2
is the same as (equals)
1
+1
____
2
CONCLUSION
You can produce a mini-course on something. Give it some thought.
A full course is 180 lessons to meet state requirements.
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