Learning addition is an important building block for a child's mathematical development. It is the foundation for more advanced mathematical concepts such as subtraction, multiplication, and division. It also helps children to develop number sense, which is the ability to understand and use numbers in a flexible way. Furthermore, being able to add numbers fluently and accurately is a key skill for their overall academic progress.

Our Math Board is a great tool for learning addition as it provides a hands-on, interactive, and visual way for children to understand mathematical concepts, which is a more engaging and effective way of learning math.

Chitrani ® Math Board is typically a board with 5 small brackets to contain number and symbol tiles along with 3 larger brackets to contain beads or other counting loose parts. Since it is very important for kindergarten kids to understand the value of numbers in order to figure out the new total when they start learning addition, so starting the addition with Math Board is an ideal hands-on activity instead of straightaway doing it on notebooks.

Number tiles that go with Math Board can be a helpful tool for reinforcing math learning, particularly when it comes to recalling number facts. The visual cue of the number on the tile can serve as a memory aid, helping children to remember the number and the corresponding mathematical operation. Playing with Number tiles on the Math Board instead of writing will get the complete attention of the child in the learning session.

Beads or any loose part can be used to create a physical representation of a number. Beads are great math manipulatives since children can use beads to create a visual representation of a number, which can help them understand the concept of quantity. Kids can use beads to perform simple addition problems by physically adding the beads to represent the numbers being added and counting the total number of beads. This can help children to understand the mathematical process and make it more meaningful.

So Addition with Math Board is a very simple exercise. You can start with any equation by placing the number tiles on Math Board that sums up to the number 10. Now have your child place the same amount of beads on large corresponding brackets.

In the Next step ask them to place all the beads together from the first 2 brackets to the third one and count to get the answer. Then you can ask to find the tile of the same value as the answer and place it on the 5th bracket of the board. Similarly, they can solve the equation in a notebook as well after doing the hands-on with Math Board.

Once they have the understanding to count the manipulative to find the sum, we can skip the number tiles step. They simply count the beads on the Math Board and solve the equation in a notebook.