BeGenio Kickstarter George Connolly writes about his visit to the London Toy Fair this week

BeGenio is very lucky to have three Kickstart placements working alongside us and one of them, George Connolly, went along to the London Toy Fair this week to help spread the word about our games and resources. He wrote the following and we are very happy to share his thoughts about that day: “The Toy […]

COVID Catch-Up Maths Support for Children Through Play Learning and a Maths Game

Too many children have trouble relating maths to real life and suffer from low maths confidence and maths anxiety. Children have lost months of learning and the learning gap is wider than pre-COVID-19, making a solution to the maths problem more urgent. Rishi Sunak announced additional education funding in the recent Budget but has been […]

Maths Anxiety

“Around one third of children aged four to six years old say they feel anxious about their maths ability.” – British Psychological Society. Maths anxiety is rife. With the advent of COVID-19 and children having lost out on months of learning, this is something we as parents and teachers have to work together to combat. […]

Race To Infinity – The Game That Helps Children to Fall In Love With Maths

At EasyMathsSkills, we do not believe in having a ‘talent for maths’; we believe that anyone can learn to feel comfortable with maths through play learning. Race To Infinity was specifically created to enable all children to learn maths through the art of play, whilst having fun with friends and family and learning without realising. We […]

Independent Toy Awards 2020 – Educational Games – BeGenio Wins Silver!

We were delighted to learn that we had been awarded winner of the Silver medal in Toy Shop UK‘s Independant Toy Awards in the Educational Game category. ‘Now in their 13th year, the Independent Toy Awards enjoy unrivalled respect within the industry, thanks to being voted for – not by “experts”, “testers” or “panels” – […]

How to Find and Use the Right One for Your Child

“Even though you’re growing up, you should never stop having fun.” ~ Nina Dobrev~ “Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.” ~Michael Jordan~ Today I want to focus on how to choose appropriate games that perform some sort of “math(s) magic.” In other words, games that somewhat produce extraordinary math(s) results when children play it. […]

Benefits of Math(s) Gamification for You As The Parent

I have spoken in great detail about the benefits of math(s) gamification for children, but they are not the only people to gain from creative play, adults can too!   How? As a parent/guardian you are contributing to your child’s math(s) attainment levels, ability, and fluency.    The 4-Week Deep Play Value Math(s) Method doesn’t need […]

Which Children Will Benefit From Math(s) Gamification?

Previously I have discussed the many benefits of having fun by playing maths board games.  As a parent the underlying question we want to know is if your child would benefit from Math(s) gamification? Here are a few pointers to help you make an informed decision. Does your child need to build more self-confidence and […]

Benefits of Games Generally for Your Child’s Math(s) Skills

Everyone loves to play fun games, whether they are young or old you can enjoy together.  What are the underlying benefits of games generally for your childs math skills? Games are a very crucial tool for children’s learning. That is, they are learning, but they think they are playing,  teaching math(s) concepts at home without […]

Is your Child Bored with Text Books and Boring Lessons?

If your children are lacking motivation from textbooks and regular lessons, it’s time to try something different that brings the fun into learning. Even if they are not bored with math(s), you should still use board games to challenge and improve their math(s) skills in doing so support them to continually improve and more proficient […]

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