【明報專訊】Mathematics is much more than doing calculations. Professor Leung Koon-shing, Frederick (梁貫成) of the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong says parents can nurture children's interest in maths by asking them questions and encouraging them to think more about the relationships of things in our daily lives. For example, parents may move a piece of furniture at home, and ask, "Is that corner spacious enough for the coffee table?" The scenario creates a good chance for children to learn to measure and develop their spatial sense.

(sources: Ming Pao, the University of Hong Kong website)

■Game １

The car park is so crowded. MoMo is in car 1 and she is stuck. Help her leave the car park by directing the cars to move forward or backward to make way for her. (Draw drafts to help remembering the steps.)

■Game ２

Eason's Pizza

Eason has played a trick on Bill and Pat. Before selling a pizza to them, he ate 1/6 of it. Feeling hungry, he ate another 1/3 of it. How big is the remaining pizza?

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■ English highway﹕spatial

It is an adjective relating to space and the position, size, shape, etc. of things in it.

e.g. Understanding the spatial distribution of population is important for the government to plan housing policies.

■ Glossary

nurture (v) 培養

spacious (adj) 寬敞的

systematic (adj) 有系統的

stuck (adj) 卡住的