Maths, in the order it should be taught
Most maths trouble is not really about the topic a child is stuck on. It is about something underneath it that never quite set. These plans go in order for that reason — start at the top, even if the problem looks like it is further down.
Before numbers
गिनती से पहलेBefore any of it is written down. Almost everything sold for this age has no evidence behind it — two free things do, and one of them is a board game you draw on paper.
- Counting with meaning
- What "how many" means
- Seeing amounts
Place value
स्थानीय मानFor the child who knows 6 × 3 but cannot do 34 × 6 — because the 3 in 34 still means three to him, not thirty. Matchsticks, rubber bands, ten minutes a day.
- Tens & ones
- Regrouping
- Reading big numbers
Times tables & division
पहाड़ेTimes tables that stick, and division that finally makes sense. An eight-week plan for the child who counts 3, 6, 9, 12… instead of just knowing that 3 × 7 is 21.
- Times tables 1–12
- Multiplication
- Division & remainders
Fractions
भिन्नHalves, quarters and thirds — starting with a roti and a real argument about fair shares, long before the notation arrives.
- Fair shares
- Equivalent fractions
- Comparing
Not sure where to start?
If your child knows his tables but falls apart on something like 34 × 6, the problem is almost certainly place value rather than multiplication. Begin there — it takes ten minutes to find out, and the times tables plan will work far better afterwards.
Six questions to find out →