Posts Tagged ‘Math’

Math over the summer

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Math is not something which you study in text books alone. Imagine shopping for grocery or planning a trip with friends and still learning Math! In fact Math is studied best when you are relaxed and enjoying the subject. The summer break is a good time to work on your Math skills. You can explore some of the activities given below to have fun with numbers this summer.

Shopping with Math - This activity offers endless possibilities, teaches budgeting and planning skills and is a fun way to work on your mental Math. You can offer to help your parents with the grocery shopping for the week. You can work with them on a list of things they need, estimate the cost and time it will take you to get the things and go shopping.

Plan a day out with Math - This can be a interesting way to learn how much your favorite activities cost. You can list down your favorite things to do or plan a trip with your friends. Budget the cost for each activity and ensure that you manage to have fun within the amount you set yourself.

Math worksheets - There are a lot of sites which offer free Math worksheets which you can print and work on. These worksheets are customized according to grades as well as the topic which you want to work on. You can look at http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/ATBasics/Curriculum/Math/worksheets.php for Math worksheets.

Online Math games - Your interest in computers can be combined with some Math fun over the summers. Sites such as http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/kindergarten.html and http://resources.oswego.org/games/ offer interesting Math games which you can use.

Another interesting and convenient way to work on your Math over the summers is by joining an online Summer Program like TutorVista’s. Our summer program is an easy way to improve and reinforce your Math skills and also get a head-start with concepts for the next school term.

You work one-on-one with a tutor over the summer at your own pace and time. Our sessions are also very interactive and student driven. So you decide when and what you would like to study and get the maximum out of learning this summer.

Summer’s need not always be a time for ‘learning loss‘. By creatively using your time you can actually learn a lot in an interesting way and be well prepared for the next school term.

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Advantage Math and Science

Monday, May 11th, 2009

President Obama’s new education policy highlighted a very significant point – American students are lagging behind students in the same age group in the rest of the world in Math and Science. He proposed giving an added impetus to these subjects since problem solving skills and mathematical ability can be key differentiators in today’s world.

What makes Math and Science so tough for a lot of students?

Very often we hear students saying - ‘It just seems so tough.’ Or, ‘I just don’t understand how this problem needs to be solved.’ So what makes the study of Math and Science so different? To do well in both these subjects, a student needs a complete understanding of the ‘why’ and ‘what’ behind each problem or phenomena. Since Math and Science are logic and concept driven, it is important to get the right guidance from the formative years itself.

However, in a regular classroom setting, a teacher has to concentrate on many students and as a result he/she cannot answer every question. Also, a lot of times, students maybe hesitant to ask and this leads to a lack of conceptual knowledge which only makes it tougher to understand these subjects with each passing year.

So what can be done?

Regular, one-on-one tutoring is the best way to understand Math and Science and also work on building concepts. A good tutoring program like TutorVista’s will not rush your child into tutoring. We first take an assessment test and figure out what are the specific areas your child needs help in. Post that, we tailor sessions to make your child comfortable in the subject. In fact our tutors are very involved in the academic progress of your child. Besides regular tutoring, they will work with your child on assignments and homework and are ready to assist them if they need help before an important test.

We have seen that students are extremely comfortable in asking questions in an online setting and a lot of them show remarkable improvement in Math and Science the first year of tutoring itself.

In fact online tutoring programs like TutorVista’s aren’t just about working out a few problems in Math and Science and logging off. We offer an extensive library of e–learning material like Math and Science question banks, simulations and animations to help the students ace the subject.

 

Your child gets personalized attention and decides how fast the lesson should progresses based on his/her grasping power.

This school year give your child the right guidance in Math and Science and open up a world of possibilities.

If you want to know more just take a demo session with us for free !

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