Math has never been more important. Nearly everything in our modern world, it seems, has a number attached to it, and our success depends greatly upon our ability to understand and manipulate those numbers. A person with weak mathematical abilities faces a lifetime of struggle in a society driven by computers, clocks, and commerce.
Unfortunately, many children have difficulty with math and lack even a basic understanding of arithmetic. Traditional teaching methods, which rely on rote memorization, abstract problem solving, and rapid drills of equations, simply do not work for a segment of the population. It is critical that these children understand, as early in their academic life as possible, the spatial concept of a line of numbers from zero up to infinity. This mental number line is a prerequisite for success in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and all other branches of mathematics.
Pathematics™ is a new approach to teaching math. Instead of experiencing numbers as abstract symbols on a piece of paper, Pathematics™ allows students to move about in a unique numerical space where they can acquire a deep understanding of where numbers are relative to each other. On the Pathematics™ Runway, a number like 44 is not just a symbol – it’s a place. Through various kinesthetic exercises involving role-playing games, dancing, and rhythm, children learn that mathematical functions like addition and multiplication are simply ways of moving back and forth on that infinite procession of numbers. Pathematics™ shows children (and adults) a new way of thinking about math and opens doors of understanding.
The Pathematics™ Runway is a large, colorful array composed of numbers and color-coded shapes arranged in a completely logical pattern. By stepping only on specific colored shapes, students can move through the numbers in steps of one, two, or any other factor, effectively multiplying with their feet. Concepts such as prime and composite numbers, fractions, common factors and square numbers can be easily seen in this unique graphic display.
This fun, active teaching method offers those struggling with math concepts a new path into the world of numbers, and gives more advanced students (and teachers) new insights into math concepts, from basic number sense to graphing and statistics.
Please check out how Pathematics™ works, and let us show you how it can work for your students.
Welcome to Pathematics™
Math has never been more important. Nearly everything in our modern world, it seems, has a number attached to it, and our success depends greatly upon our ability to understand and manipulate those numbers. A person with weak mathematical abilities faces a lifetime of struggle in a society driven by computers, clocks, and commerce.
Unfortunately, many children have difficulty with math and lack even a basic understanding of arithmetic. Traditional teaching methods, which rely on rote memorization, abstract problem solving, and rapid drills of equations, simply do not work for a segment of the population. It is critical that these children understand, as early in their academic life as possible, the spatial concept of a line of numbers from zero up to infinity. This mental number line is a prerequisite for success in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and all other branches of mathematics.
Pathematics™ is a new approach to teaching math. Instead of experiencing numbers as abstract symbols on a piece of paper, Pathematics™ allows students to move about in a unique numerical space where they can acquire a deep understanding of where numbers are relative to each other. On the Pathematics™ Runway, a number like 44 is not just a symbol – it’s a place. Through various kinesthetic exercises involving role-playing games, dancing, and rhythm, children learn that mathematical functions like addition and multiplication are simply ways of moving back and forth on that infinite procession of numbers. Pathematics™ shows children (and adults) a new way of thinking about math and opens doors of understanding.
The Pathematics™ Runway is a large, colorful array composed of numbers and color-coded shapes arranged in a completely logical pattern. By stepping only on specific colored shapes, students can move through the numbers in steps of one, two, or any other factor, effectively multiplying with their feet. Concepts such as prime and composite numbers, fractions, common factors and square numbers can be easily seen in this unique graphic display.
This fun, active teaching method offers those struggling with math concepts a new path into the world of numbers, and gives more advanced students (and teachers) new insights into math concepts, from basic number sense to graphing and statistics.
Please check out how Pathematics™ works, and let us show you how it can work for your students.