Mental Maths Mastery

How does one explain mental maths? As an adult, we often forget the process we went through to achieve our current level of mental calculative abilities. We weren’t born with them, and we certainly didn’t just have a light bulb go off one day! Hours of practice may be one aspect of developing this skill, but it can be made easier and quicker.

During this two-hour workshop, students will be introduced to several different tips and tricks to improve their mental abilities and reduce their need for pen and paper! By the end of the workshop, students will be able to add, subtract, and multiply in their heads easier, as well as reduce the time needed for such calculations. Not only will this develop crucial skills for future exams, they’re lifelong skills too!

All students are welcome from ages seven and above! Students participating are expected to be able to read and write without assistance and be familiar with addition, subtraction multiplication and division.

Agenda

• The elusive number 9 trick
• Why doubles are so important
• How to add in order to subtract
• Facts, facts, facts
• Times tables and how they relate to each other
• 2, 4, 8 times tables and how you only need to know one
• Partitioning and how it makes it all so much easier