The Visual/Verbal Fun Way to Learn Math
From the time they are infants, children learn to make sense of the world through visual cues. Soon, they are able to discern and understand patterns. By kindergarten, many kids can comprehend abstract concepts such as interpreting quantative data presented in graphs, charts and diagrams. Long before children can read–or even speak many words–they are able to assimilate visual information with ease.
If you try explaining mathematical concepts with words alone, it takes a while. If you add illustration to the words, the meaning is made clear. This is known as visual/verbal synergy. For example: if you try explaining the concept of “half-ness” solely with text, it wouldn’t be as illuminating as showing an illustration of a half-full (half-empty) glass, or two equal-size piles with the same number of objects in each.
The visual/verbal synergy found in the sets in this catalog helps kids to understand basic arithmetic operations–like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division–to more advanced concepts such as fractions, geometry, algebra and more.
By using visual learning strategies, MathStart can increase the learning potential of all children
