What if maths was fun? What if there were math learning games that kids enjoyed doing, that acted as a reward system and that was so good dozens of schools employed them? There is such a thing and it’s called Multibandz. The concept is quite simple – and it’s surprisingly cheap. Multibandz is a math learning game that builds your child’s skills. Each band has a times table – from 1 through 12 - and the child can refer to the band on their hand until they master that particular multiplication skill.
As the Professional Learning Board says, “One way of developing a skill is to make it a stored routine in the students’ system. As a skill is practiced or rehearsed over days and weeks, the activity becomes easier and easier while naturally forcing the skill to a subconscious level where it becomes permanently stored for recall and habitual use at any time.” That’s the principal behind Multibandz; repetition, encouraged over days and weeks.
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