Use of words

When subtracting using the formal paper and pencil method, when the size of the digit that's being taken away is larger than that of the number its being taken away from, ten more have to be moved across from the next, bigger column. Just moving numbers about is not likely to inspire a child's imagination. How much better it would be to "steal" ten from the next column. Now there's an exciting word, full of conspiracy and danger. How much more fun can that be than just moving a number about? Children love stories, so when teaching maths, give them stories. Give them something that interests them. So much of the language of maths is dry and boring. This is a necessity in the adult world, where precision and certainty is needed. But is a big disadvantage when viewed from a child's perspective, they want romance and adventure. If this is what children want, lets give it to them, and have them learn arithmetic at the same time. This is what Puppet Maths aims to do.