Course Description
Language of Instruction:English|Category: Mathematics: 1st-4th grade; Mathematics: 5th-8th grade
Traditionally storytelling and vivid imagination have been used in subjects like English and History.
Mathematics hasn't used this format, this despite storytelling being a format that helps learning and retention!
Read on this story and see how imagination helps you learn and retain Mathematics:
The story begins as an excited guy named Anirudh glances through his presents. His curiosity is awakened as he opens in his presents a book named ‘Animath-e-Magic’ . While reading the book Anirudh gets transported to the magical world of numbers and puzzles.
First he comes face to face with a sphinx where he learns the concept of place value. Then he confronts a witch, the guardian of the key to unlock the treasure, who tests his skills on the ascending and descending order. Thereafter, he crosses a river where he learns about the number line and jumping numbers.
After crossing a river, he reaches his final destination, the tree in which the treasure is hidden. His final step involves revising the concepts he learns by solving the crossword puzzle, completing which the treasure is finally his.
Animath-e-magic is an interactive course filled of puzzles and games on Math concepts.
All the explanations are done in animation which will keep Grade 4-5 students immersed in the course, and will eliminate the thought that learning Mathematics is hard.
Course completely consists of 2D and 3D animated movie with story intertwined with important Math concepts !
What’s in the course:
Course outline:
Place value:
- Reading material
- Activity
- Revision
- Puzzle
Ascending and descending order
- Reading material
- Abacus activity
- Revision
- Puzzle
Multiples and factors
- Reading material
- Activity
- Revision
- puzzle
Jumping of numbers
- Reading material
- Activity
- Revision
- puzzle
About the instructor:
Amudha Nagarajan has trained students in Mathematics for 15+ years. Amudha holds a Master in Science from Annamalai University, India. His achievements include:
- Developing content for Manipal K-12, formerly known as Edurite Technologies, Rapid Math LLC (Seattle, USA).
- Developing content for Virtual Vibrants, Florida, for K-12 Mathematics
- Developing Content Sivmax Pvt. Ltd., India for CBSE Mathematics classes 6 to 12
- Securing Best Teacher Award while working in Mercy Model School
- Training as a Master Trainer in INTEL TEACH TO THE FUTURE PROGRAM
(April 2004)
- Training 12 teachers for INTEL TEACH TO THE FUTURE PROGRAM (Jan 2006)
- Attending Master Trainer Programme held in Noida (UP) from 30th May to 4th June 2005 on “Enhancement of Teaching Expertise”.
- Conducting a 2-day Training Programme in D.A.V Public School for primary school teachers on Mathematics and Multimedia.
- Participating in Microsoft Teacher Competition (ITLA 2005)
- Winning “Summer of Content 2010” competition hosted by Curriki Website.
- Featuring in a documentary made by WISE(World Innovation Summit for Education, Qatar) on Sharing Resources Across Borders.
(http://www.wise-qatar.org/en/laureats/Sharing+Resources+Across+Borders/Webdocumentary)
Amudha lives in Andhra Pradesh, India.