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It is always great to have a change from the usual puzzle questions especially for the people who like number problems. I love puzzles but I had not seen this sort of area maze puzzle before. These Area Maze Puzzles is the new puzzle craze created by the world-renowned Japanese puzzle expert Naoki Inaba.
Maths is one of the most important lessons you learn at school and the skills you learn in these classes are utilised every day of your life. However, it is no secret that many children don’t like it – finding it difficult and boring. But I don’t think so!
During my school days, I never had an opportunity to learn about Technology and Engineering. All the girls at my old school were made to learn home economics like sewing and cookery, whilst the boys were given the opportunity to build their own stuff. I recall a teacher told me that I should choose nursing rather than accounting as it is more suitable for a girl.
The truth is, I always scored the highest for my accounting and maths subjects in my class but I was never encouraged to pursue it. I was never encouraged to look outside the socially acceptable roles and I want to see that changed.
I want my daughter to be given an opportunity to question and know those important skills. As a parent, I want STEM to be made accessible to girls.
STEM should be gender neutral and everyone should have equal opportunities to be able to learn and develop their knowledge. This is why I was especially interested and excited when I first heard about EDF Energy Pretty Curious programme. It focuses on raising awareness of the under-representation of girls in STEM. The programme aims to inspire girls to pursue STEM-related subjects at school and in their future careers. Did you know just one in four people working in core STEM roles in the UK are women?
Did you know that Letts have recently updated their Key Stage 2 books for next year’s SATs and given them a fun new look? They are also giving children and their parents the opportunity to pick the face for their next cover. One lucky entrant will win a set of the new books, plus some smiley stationery. To find out how to enter, please visit www.letts-revision.co.uk/faces to vote!
Letts are expanding their Wild About range workbooks to cover pre-school, KS1 and KS2. This range is written by teachers to help support the development of key skills at home. It is matched to the National Curriculum and takes children on an adventure, where they will practise key English and Maths skills and learn amazing animals’ facts along the way.
Mensa Train Your Brain: Cranium Crunchers and Perplexing Puzzles books are out now to buy from Carlton Books. These books are written by Dr Gareth Moore. They are suitable for ages seven and above. It will provide your child plenty of challenging puzzles for them to solve!
When I first came across PLYT Game, I had little clue as to how addictive and challenging this numeracy game would be. This is suitable for ages 4 and above and for 2 to 6 players. It is easy to play (when you set up all the rules), fun and competitive for all the family and it allows players of different ages and abilities to compete against each other with everyone being challenged. This game is a great game for everyone.
