The Kenora Catholic District School Board is trying to flip the script at all of its schools including St. John’s in Red Lake.
Recent provincial standardized testing revealed a decline in math scores in younger students across the province and the Board is working to bring up their scores.
Numeracy Facilitator Jordan Temple says they are now using a number of visual activities that really help to incorporate different theories and ideas.
Temple says if you can try and show math in a visual way, it opens up different parts of the brain.
He notes it’s also more fun for the students and helps them enjoy mathematics more.
Temple says their is a math support person in all of their schools, and some classes have started to incorporate card games for quick mental math.
