Mind map explanation
The Mind Map is a tool invented by Tony Buzan for consolidating ideas and how the brain builds and connects them. Even Leonardo Da Vinci used mapping to chart his ideas! This MathRiders Junior Mind Map gives a holistic view of the elements that make up an actual MathRiders lesson.
Brain jogs (all ages)
Brain Jogs are quick and fun energizing activities that prepare a learner for thinking and coordination skills. Each activity uses movements that cross the midline and connects both brain hemispheres. When the brain hemispheres are connected, the student is able to use right brain creativity and left brain logic simultaneously. It is being proven more and more that an approach which integrates these two different activities of the brain leads to far more effective learning. Brain Jogs bring movement and learning together.
Musical activities: (younger ages)
The children do fun mathematical activities with percussion instruments in order to strengthen mental arithmetic abilities, inventive thinking and group dynamics, as well as non-verbal individual participation.
Hands on: (all ages)
Learning is dynamic for MathRiders Junior students. Students explore and investigate maths through age and developmentally appropriate hands-on activities and games. These include, interlocking cubes, measuring each other’s height using a non-conventional standard of measure (bricks, books or other objects) building a clock, colouring, comparing items, and many different ways to see mathematics in action. Once the hands-on activity has been done, it is time to express it in mathematical terms.
Self-expression: (all ages)
The child expresses himself as an individual as well as part of a group. During the core part of the lesson in which the child examines mathematical problems in a concrete, hands-on manner, he is encouraged to verbally express what he has discovered and to improve his manner of expression. His views and thoughts are respected and thus help build his self-esteem, legitimize his thoughts and strengthen his belief in himself. This, in turn, increases his motivational level, which, in turn, generates success. He verbally expresses the hands-on mathematical activity the group has just done, and together with the teacher, he and the group learn to transform this to ‘real world’ activity into a mathematical exercise on paper.
Written activities: (all ages)
All students, from Levels 1 through 6 have written workbook activities that mirror the lesson activity. The children work in unique workbooks in order to establish and strengthen their abilities and understanding of the numerals as opposed to verbal/mental arithmetic. The teacher is able to confirm that lessons and concepts are absorbed by each student. These written activities balance the lesson; in combining written activities with movement and play, knowledge is retained longer and students successfully learn maths. As the levels progress, students are challenged and receive lots of positive reinforcement to succeed.
Songs and stories
In levels 1 and 2, lessons contain songs relating to counting to help the child remember the basics of maths. Lessons for Levels 1 – 4 often end with a story that: depicts the life of a great mathematician, tells an aspect of the history of maths, or relates to mathematical concepts.
In this way, the child connects to the emotional side of the subject and is able to reflect on yet another facet of the world of mathematics.
Mind map explanation
The Mind Map is a tool invented by Tony Buzan for consolidating ideas and how the brain builds and connects them. Even Leonardo Da Vinci used mapping to chart his ideas! This MathRiders Junior Mind Map gives a holistic view of the elements that make up an actual MathRiders lesson.
Brain jogs (all ages)
Brain Jogs are quick and fun energizing activities that prepare a learner for thinking and coordination skills. Each activity uses movements that cross the midline and connects both brain hemispheres. When the brain hemispheres are connected, the student is able to use right brain creativity and left brain logic simultaneously. It is being proven more and more that an approach which integrates these two different activities of the brain leads to far more effective learning. Brain Jogs bring movement and learning together.
Musical activities: (younger ages)
The children do fun mathematical activities with percussion instruments in order to strengthen mental arithmetic abilities, inventive thinking and group dynamics, as well as non-verbal individual participation.
Hands on: (all ages)
Learning is dynamic for MathRiders Junior students. Students explore and investigate maths through age and developmentally appropriate hands-on activities and games. These include, interlocking cubes, measuring each other’s height using a non-conventional standard of measure (bricks, books or other objects) building a clock, colouring, comparing items, and many different ways to see mathematics in action. Once the hands-on activity has been done, it is time to express it in mathematical terms.
Self-expression: (all ages)
The child expresses himself as an individual as well as part of a group. During the core part of the lesson in which the child examines mathematical problems in a concrete, hands-on manner, he is encouraged to verbally express what he has discovered and to improve his manner of expression. His views and thoughts are respected and thus help build his self-esteem, legitimize his thoughts and strengthen his belief in himself. This, in turn, increases his motivational level, which, in turn, generates success. He verbally expresses the hands-on mathematical activity the group has just done, and together with the teacher, he and the group learn to transform this to ‘real world’ activity into a mathematical exercise on paper.
Written activities: (all ages)
All students, from Levels 1 through 6 have written workbook activities that mirror the lesson activity. The children work in unique workbooks in order to establish and strengthen their abilities and understanding of the numerals as opposed to verbal/mental arithmetic. The teacher is able to confirm that lessons and concepts are absorbed by each student. These written activities balance the lesson; in combining written activities with movement and play, knowledge is retained longer and students successfully learn maths. As the levels progress, students are challenged and receive lots of positive reinforcement to succeed.
Songs and stories
In levels 1 and 2, lessons contain songs relating to counting to help the child remember the basics of maths. Lessons for Levels 1 – 4 often end with a story that: depicts the life of a great mathematician, tells an aspect of the history of maths, or relates to mathematical concepts.
In this way, the child connects to the emotional side of the subject and is able to reflect on yet another facet of the world of mathematics.
Mind map explanation
The Mind Map is a tool invented by Tony Buzan for consolidating ideas and how the brain builds and connects them. Even Leonardo Da Vinci used mapping to chart his ideas! This MathRiders Junior Mind Map gives a holistic view of the elements that make up an actual MathRiders lesson.
Brain jogs
Brain Jogs are quick and fun energizing activities that prepare a learner for thinking and coordination skills. Each activity uses movements that cross the midline and connects both brain hemispheres. When the brain hemispheres are connected, the student is able to use right brain creativity and left brain logic simultaneously. It is being proven more and more that an approach which integrates these two different activities of the brain leads to far more effective learning. Brain Jogs bring movement and learning together.
Musical activities: (younger ages)
The children do fun mathematical activities with percussion instruments in order to strengthen mental arithmetic abilities, inventive thinking and group dynamics, as well as non-verbal individual participation.
Hands on: (all ages)
Learning is dynamic for MathRiders Junior students. Students explore and investigate maths through age and developmentally appropriate hands-on activities and games. These include, interlocking cubes, measuring each other’s height using a non-conventional standard of measure (bricks, books or other objects) building a clock, colouring, comparing items, and many different ways to see mathematics in action. Once the hands-on activity has been done, it is time to express it in mathematical terms.
Self-expression: (all ages)
The child expresses himself as an individual as well as part of a group. During the core part of the lesson in which the child examines mathematical problems in a concrete, hands-on manner, he is encouraged to verbally express what he has discovered and to improve his manner of expression. His views and thoughts are respected and thus help build his self-esteem, legitimize his thoughts and strengthen his belief in himself. This, in turn, increases his motivational level, which, in turn, generates success. He verbally expresses the hands-on mathematical activity the group has just done, and together with the teacher, he and the group learn to transform this to ‘real world’ activity into a mathematical exercise on paper.
Written activities: (all ages)
All students, from Levels 1 through 6 have written workbook activities that mirror the lesson activity. The children work in unique workbooks in order to establish and strengthen their abilities and understanding of the numerals as opposed to verbal/mental arithmetic. The teacher is able to confirm that lessons and concepts are absorbed by each student. These written activities balance the lesson; in combining written activities with movement and play, knowledge is retained longer and students successfully learn maths. As the levels progress, students are challenged and receive lots of positive reinforcement to succeed.
Songs and stories
For Starter students as well as those In levels 1 and 2, lessons contain songs relating to counting to help the child remember the basics of maths. Lessons for Levels 1 – 4 often end with a story that depicts the life of a great mathematician, tells an aspect of the history of maths, or relates to mathematical concepts.
In this way, the child connects to the emotional side of the subject and is able to reflect on yet another facet of the world of mathematics.
Mind map explanation
The Mind Map is a tool invented by Tony Buzan for consolidating ideas and how the brain builds and connects them. Even Leonardo Da Vinci used mapping to chart his ideas! This MathRiders Junior Mind Map gives a holistic view of the elements that make up an actual MathRiders lesson.
Brain jogs (all ages)
Brain Jogs are quick and fun energizing activities that prepare a learner for thinking and coordination skills. Each activity uses movements that cross the midline and connects both brain hemispheres. When the brain hemispheres are connected, the student is able to use right brain creativity and left brain logic simultaneously. It is being proven more and more that an approach which integrates these two different activities of the brain leads to far more effective learning. Brain Jogs bring movement and learning together.
Musical activities: (younger ages)
The children do fun mathematical activities with percussion instruments in order to strengthen mental arithmetic abilities, inventive thinking and group dynamics, as well as non-verbal individual participation.
Hands on: (all ages)
Learning is dynamic for MathRiders Junior students. Students explore and investigate maths through age and developmentally appropriate hands-on activities and games. These include, interlocking cubes, measuring each other’s height using a non-conventional standard of measure (bricks, books or other objects) building a clock, colouring, comparing items, and many different ways to see mathematics in action. Once the hands-on activity has been done, it is time to express it in mathematical terms.
Self-expression: (all ages)
The child expresses himself as an individual as well as part of a group. During the core part of the lesson in which the child examines mathematical problems in a concrete, hands-on manner, he is encouraged to verbally express what he has discovered and to improve his manner of expression. His views and thoughts are respected and thus help build his self-esteem, legitimize his thoughts and strengthen his belief in himself. This, in turn, increases his motivational level, which, in turn, generates success. He verbally expresses the hands-on mathematical activity the group has just done, and together with the teacher, he and the group learn to transform this to ‘real world’ activity into a mathematical exercise on paper.
Written activities: (all ages)
All students, from Levels 1 through 6 have written workbook activities that mirror the lesson activity. The children work in unique workbooks in order to establish and strengthen their abilities and understanding of the numerals as opposed to verbal/mental arithmetic. The teacher is able to confirm that lessons and concepts are absorbed by each student. These written activities balance the lesson; in combining written activities with movement and play, knowledge is retained longer and students successfully learn maths. As the levels progress, students are challenged and receive lots of positive reinforcement to succeed.
Songs and stories
In levels 1 and 2, lessons contain songs relating to counting to help the child remember the basics of maths. Lessons for Levels 1 – 4 often end with a story that: depicts the life of a great mathematician, tells an aspect of the history of maths, or relates to mathematical concepts.
In this way, the child connects to the emotional side of the subject and is able to reflect on yet another facet of the world of mathematics.
Ages 5-11
Building Strong Mathematical Foundations
MathRiders’ young learners recognize and apply maths in real-life situations with ease and confidence. Through an effective and fun learning programme that includes games, music, songs and stories, MathRiders helps build a strong maths foundation, reasoning and problem-solving skills.
Hands-on learning experiences turning into mathematical concepts
We provide the opportunity and encouragement to touch, move, explore and, in general, to play with various materials related to maths and numerosity. Understanding of maths concepts comes naturally from personal experience and experimentation: from counting with fingers to throwing dice and from counting to determining the probability of an event. This way of exploring maths allows children to be exposed to concepts naturally and at a faster pace.
Musical activities
Playing with percussion instruments activates a child’s sense of sound and rhythms which helps in understanding basic concepts and solving maths problems. For example, through the song Five Little Frogs, children are able to experience ordinal counting, patterns, sequence, and if / then prediction.
Brain jogs
Based on Research studies and developed by a joint team of mathematicians and educators, our unique methodology uses cross-body movements to build connections between the brain hemispheres which strengthens mental arithmetic abilities, inventive thinking and is proven to help solve mathematical problems.
Communication and leadership
Effective combination of individual learning tasks with group activities encourages students to express themselves, improve their reasoning skills, develop critical thinking as well as receptivity and tolerance for others’ opinions.
Advantages for Your Child
Broad foundations and deep understanding of the maths subjects
Confidence in finding and making use of symbolic and logical structures
Optimal balance between practicing mathematical techniques and their practical application
Optimal balance between practicing mathematical techniques and their practical application
Strong ability to extract and organize data in various forms of representation for efficient processing
Strong ability to extract and organize data in various forms of representation for efficient processing
Advanced spatial thinking and its application to solving problems
Comprehensive development of social competencies and leadership
Mathematical Concepts Learned
Numbers &Operations
Pre-Algebra
Measurement
Geometry
Data Analysis
Courses
Level 1
Age 5 to 6 Years
Have you ever played maths? Have you ever sung maths? Have you ever tasted maths? MathRiders students answer YES! Because they learn counting forwards and backwards through singing, sequencing and sorting – playing with dice, dominoes, and creating diagrams while… eating fruit. That’s how learning is done the natural way!
Student Age
5 to 6 Years
Number of Lessons
32 lessons
Lesson Length
50-60 minutes
Learning Materials
Backpack
4 Workbooks
Helen Doron Stream
Topics
- Counting, ordering, comparing and writing numbers to 20, odd and even numbers
- Addition and subtraction to 20
- Measurement of length and weight, solving time and money word problems
- Recognition of 2D and 3D shapes in the real-life objects
- Sorting objects into categories based on their attributes
Learning Materials
Backpack
4 Workbooks
Helen Doron Stream
Level 2
Age 6 to 7 Years
In MathRiders, we believe that maths is not the art of counting, but the art of thinking! Ollie the Owl, the MathRiders main character and guide, introduces the main maths domains to young thinkers and supports them while gaining essential skills for further successful learning.
Student Age
6 to 7 Years
Number of Lessons
32 lessons
Lesson Length
50-60 minutes
Learning Materials
Backpack
4 Workbooks
Helen Doron Stream
Topics
- Place value and two-digit numbers to 100
- Strategies for addition and subtraction
- Measurement in standard and non-standard units, solving problems involving length and weight
- Basic properties of 2D and 3D shapes, symmetry
- Sorting information into lists and tables, applying them to solve simple problems
Learning Materials
Backpack
4 Workbooks
Helen Doron Stream
Level 3
Age 7 to 8 Years
Are you still thinking that maths is a subject ‘too serious’ for play? In MathRiders Level 3, we explore numbers and place value, 4 arithmetical operations, geometry, measurement, and data handling by playing various board games, reading stories, and doing other creative tasks. MathRiders proves that maths are quite suitable for play!
Student Age
7 to 8 Years
Number of Lessons
40 lessons
Lesson Length
50-60 minutes
Learning Materials
Backpack
4 Workbooks
4 Homework Pads
Topics
- Place value and number bonds to 100, 3-digit numbers
- Vertical addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, order of operations
- Conversion between units of measurement, solving word problems involving real money
- Concept and properties of polygons, perimeter and area of plane shapes
- Representing and interpretating data organised in bar chart, tally-chart, Carroll diagram, etc.
Learning Materials
Backpack
4 Workbooks
4 Homework Pads
Level 4
Age 8 to 9 Years
Welcome to a variety of maths adventures! Four maths detectives – Chief Detective Calculation, Detective Geometry, Detective Measures and Detective Data – invite you to investigate the world of maths together with them. Activities focus on teaching the principles of mathematics while considering every student’s needs, abilities, interests, strengths and intelligences. Be ready for a challenge!
Student Age
8 to 9 Years
Number of Lessons
40 lessons
Lesson Length
60 minutes
Learning Materials
Backpack
4 Workbooks
4 Homework Pads
Topics
- Place value and multi-digit whole numbers, fractions, negative numbers
- Multi-digit arithmetic, properties of arithmetic operations, vertical multiplication
- Metric length units, conversion
- Concept of angle and types of angles, quadrilaterals, their types and properties
- Construction and analysis of data presented in different visual formats
Learning Materials
Backpack
4 Workbooks
4 Homework Pads
Level 5
Age 9 to 10 Years
While all parents look for maths programmes that are effective and can help their children get ahead in school, they also hope to find a programme that is encouraging, motivating, and fun. Students are successful from the beginning. Teachers use every possible opportunity to praise and encourage every success, no matter how small it may seem. This in turn further motivates the student. That’s what makes MathRiders unique!
Student Age
9 to 10 Years
Number of Lessons
48 lessons
Lesson Length
60 minutes
Learning Materials
Backpack
4 Workbooks
4 Homework Pads
Topics
- Fractions and decimals: comparing, ordering, conversion
- Long division, concept of power, operations with fractions, concept of ratio
- Units of measurement, map scale
- Line and rotational symmetry, measuring angles
- Basics of statistics and probability
Learning Materials
Backpack
4 Workbooks
4 Homework Pads
Level 6
Age 10 to 11 Years
Positive reinforcement coupled with an engaging atmosphere provides the optimal environment to learn and experience maths in a fun and exciting manner. That’s how we learn maths with MathRiders Level 6! The dream team of Detectives Calculation, Geometry, Measurement, and Data helps students feel the excitement and power of owning maths skills. Every student is a winner!
Student Age
10 to 11 Years
Number of Lessons
40 lessons
Lesson Length
60 minutes
Learning Materials
Backpack
4 Workbooks
4 Homework Pads
Topics
- Negative numbers, prime and composite numbers, sequences
- Operations with fractions and decimals, percentage
- Graph points and coordinate plane
- Polyhedrons, surface area and volume of solid shapes
- Statistics, probability and handling data, various real-life word problems
Learning Materials
Backpack
4 Workbooks
4 Homework Pads
