Eradication of boredom

Puppetry can make what otherwise would be a boring experience interesting for children. Things that are unmemorable become memorable. Children love stories, they understand the world through stories, yet traditionally maths is not taught using stories. Yet how does one utilise the skills of the storyteller when teaching maths? Is not maths a subject that is so remote from the realm of storytelling that the task is impossible? We, at Puppet Maths, do not think so. We have created a world where we can make maths magical, where numbers and the things that they represent come alive. To this end amongst the characters in our imaginary land, we have created a Mathematical Wizard. This character uses magic to show how the number system works, how calculations can be accomplished through visualising the problem. This wise character is called upon whenever a description is complex and words don’t suffice to explain the concept or the mechanism by which maths works. He causes numbers to move about, to turn into coins, to resemble the dots on a dice - he explains from a number of different perspectives so that children can follow the logic of the subject no matter what their existing background and outlook may be.