Mathematical concepts are not just established in education for the sake of the curriculum, but they were established because of their need in our personal lives and for success in adult life.
Multiplication and division are the stepping stone that prepares learners not only for school, but it also prepares them for the application of more complex math skills in the future. Math is sequential, mathematical concepts are built upon one another. This basic skill builds a strong foundation of mathematical knowledge that will stand a test of time. With a knowledge base of mathematics education, it becomes easier to learn and master new concepts. Multiplication and division help learners to develop critical thinking skills and good memory for recalling facts.
These games’ edition puts focus on the acquisition of these skills which will assist learners to solve real-life situations in future such as handling money, determining travelling distances, sharing items and cutting food into portions. This game will teach learners how to analyse a situation through analysing number problems and manipulating them to get the answer. They will probably need this skill in their future to be able to analyse the situations and make decisions. This will teach learners the facts that lies under various situations which will lead them to know that to solve a problem you must firstly define the problem, discover possible solutions, evaluate the options and implement the approximate solution.
Therefore, it is important for parents and teachers to stress and put emphasis to these skills. It is the parents and teachers’ responsibility to expose learners to real-life situations where learners will have to apply these skills. Thus, this game can be taught with the use of concrete objects such as, bottle tops, pattern blocks, playdough, used as counters, as to stress the basic rules and make them to understand in which ways they can apply these skills.
