Can maths board games make maths more fun? Most people would probably think that maths doesn’t belong in the same sentence as fun.    Board games can be fun, but adding maths to the mix! It has been proven that getting four and five year olds to play simple board games like snakes and ladders for

Working on my simple belief that maths is just grown up arithmetic and arithmetic is just numbers then when do we use numbers ?   Here is a short litany, using Mr Average, to show how often numbers could crop up in our everyday lives. Checking the time in the morning when the alarm goes

Using the old saying “Charity begins at home” we are trying to raise some cash for a few home grown charities that in one way or another affect everyone in the UK. At Numenko we have had personal experience of some of the illnesses that our chosen charities are striving to find a cure for,

Help me out please.    I would like you to test me on a new number trick I am learning to amaze the kids when I do our free presentations at schools. Are you up for being part of  a World Wide test? a.   Think of a number between 1 and 31. b.   Write the number

Dyscalculia. An inability to understand and manipulate numbers. Children with dyscalculia often have difficulty understanding numerical quantity.  They can’t see the connection, for instance, between five fingers and the number ’5′.  This is similar to children with dyslexia who have difficulty connecting sounds with letters. Children who are better at connecting numerical symbols and magnitudes