Dates: 31st July & 1st August 2025
Venue: NEF Training Centre, Powai
Resource Persons: Dr. Nandkumar Jadhav & Ms. Pooja Kabre
How often do teachers get to learn math all over again — not from textbooks or lectures, but through play, patterns, and perspective?
Navnirmiti Eduquality Foundation conducted Experimath: a primary math Workshop for two days – 31st July & 1st August 2024. A group of 16 enthusiastic educators came together for an immersive experience which was focused on rethinking how math is taught, especially at the primary level. The energy in the room was electric — filled with curiosity, laughter, and those wonderful “Aha!” moments that happen when something complex suddenly becomes clear.
The workshop was anchored in the ELPS pedagogy (Experience, Language, Pictures, Symbols), a child-centric approach that helps children build understanding through doing rather than just memorizing the steps.
The first day opened with an exploration of pre-number concepts — sorting, pairing, comparison, and classification. Using everyday objects and materials, participants discovered how children make sense of the world before learning numbers. We even journeyed across languages, exploring how numbers can be written using different shapes or symbols — a powerful reminder that math is a language in itself. Before numerals, there is logic, structure, and pattern.
Participants used Rangometry kits to create patterns, forms, and designs while understanding geometry. These hands-on experiences provided compelling evidence for introducing math through visual and meaningful engagement rather than rote memorization.
On the second day, we dove into number concepts and operations using a range of learning tools like the UTH (Units-Tens-Hundreds) Place Value Kit, Jodo blocks, Number dice, and Number line.
Participants explored addition and subtraction through games, group activities, and visuals that allow children to build a concrete understanding of numbers. Multiplication was introduced as a rectangle game using graph paper, UTH place value kits, and Jodo blocks, helping participants see how visual and hands-on tools can make abstract concepts more concrete and easier to understand.
Importantly, while our plan had included more, we intentionally slowed down, focusing on quality over quantity. We spent more time strengthening foundational understanding.
Teacher Reflections:
“I thoroughly enjoyed attending the two-day Eduquality Math Workshop. It was a fantastic experience that provided deep insights into how to make mathematical concepts clearer and more engaging for children through practical teaching aids. The workshop was extremely useful in helping teachers understand why students often struggle with math, what challenges they face, and how we as educators can address those difficulties effectively. The hands-on teaching aids shared during the sessions were especially impressive—they truly help in making math more practical, relatable, and real for the students. Thank you for this enriching and impactful experience!”
Workshops like Experimath are more than training sessions; they’re collaborative spaces where teachers rediscover the joy of learning, and carry that joy back to their classrooms.
If you're an educator interested in making math joyful and accessible, stay tuned for our upcoming workshops. Let’s change the story of math learning, one child, one classroom at a time.
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