Adults tend to want their children to outgrow using their fingers to solve number problems. “The finger technique is considered to be a less intelligent way of counting and calculating,” Aditya ...

"When counting the stairs, they could start raising the fingers at the same time as they're using the words," continued Berteletti. Or count with your fingers as your kids do household chores. When ...

Doing maths on your fingers can function as good building blocks for smart kids and come extremely handy in teaching kids maths. Do you tend to double-check or have a habit to count on your fingers?

In a new paper, Stanford professor Jo Boaler argues that math teachers should use more visual approaches in their classrooms, including encouraging students to use their fingers to count and represent ...

Dear Dr. Fournier My daughter is a bright third-grader who still counts on her fingers. Her teacher tells me she struggles to finish her work on time in math. We have tried to get her to understand ...

Using fingers to count is an important part of learning maths in young children, researchers have found. They found that children who learned to count with their fingers, in combination with games ...

Is it OK for children to count on their fingers? Generations of pupils have been discouraged by their teachers from using their hands when learning maths. But a new research article shows using ...

It's a tried and tested method for counting, and now research has found that using fingers can help young children with their maths. A new study suggests that playing finger games - such as holding up ...

If you ask a small child a simple maths question, such as 4+2, they may count on their fingers to work it out. Should we encourage young children to do this? This seemingly simple question is ...

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