Park that makes maths everyone’s favourite

LUDHIANA: A teacher at Government Primary School in Jandiali village has come to the rescue of students who otherwise used to get jitters while studying mathematics

Updated At : 06:11 AM Apr 16, 2017 IST

Children being taught at the Maths Park at Government Primary School, Jandiali village. Tribune Photo

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, April 15

A teacher at Government Primary School in Jandiali village has come to the rescue of students, who otherwise used to get jitters while studying mathematics.

To make the subject interesting and easy, Narinder Singh, a maths teacher, has created a Maths Park at the school. To pique students, several objects have been utilised to teach them simple calculations and learn tables.

“To teach counting and do simple calculations, we have painted the stones with different digits,” says Narinder.

“Children go step by step counting these. Through simple counting, children are made to do addition, subtraction and simple calculations with these stones. Even signs like plus, minus, multiply, etc. have been painted on these stones,” he says.

Multiplication and division is taught to students of Class III, IV and V. “We have utilised waste material and planted trees in tyres,” he said.

For reading time, clocks of both 12 hour and 24-hour format have been painted. Metal hands for hour, minute and seconds have been created. Students are given problems for doing simple calculations of time practically. Geometric angles are also taught.

“To make students gain interest in the subject, we have displayed pictures of old currency notes and new ones as well. Math tables have also been displayed and Abacuses have also been kept in the park,” he said.

He has named the park after great Indian mathematician Srinivas Ramanujan. Though it has been a week since the park was completed, students are already taking interest in the subject, said Narinder. “It is much better than teaching them on blackboard, as through such activities not only do students learn faster and understand easily, but are able to understand practical applications of the subject which can help in everyday life,” he says. The reason for developing the park was not only to make the subject easy for students, but also to make them feel equal to those studying in private schools, says the national- award winning teacher.