Many Nigerian parents say the same thing: “My child understands maths at home, but fails tests in school.” If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. The issue is not intelligence or effort. In most cases, the real reason why children fail maths tests is a missing thinking skill that schools […]
Many Nigerian children are not failing maths because they are incapable—they struggle because they lack confidence. This growing math confidence gap in children often begins early, shaped by fear of mistakes, classroom pressure, and repeated failure. At SIMA Abacus & Mental Maths Academy, abacus training addresses this hidden problem by
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Many parents hear about abacus learning, see children calculate quickly, and wonder what really happens during lessons. Inside the abacus classroom, learning goes far beyond moving beads or memorising steps. At SIMA Abacus & Mental Maths Academy, every lesson is carefully designed to shape how a child thinks, focuses, and
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Most schools focus on what children should learn in maths — topics, formulas, and exam targets. Very few focus on how children feel when they face numbers. Yet, number confidence in children is often the deciding factor between long-term success and lifelong struggle in maths. The Missing Link in Formal
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Every child begins maths the same way — counting fingers, objects, or dots on a page. But at some point, successful learners make a silent transition: they stop counting and start seeing numbers in their mind. This invisible shift is called mental visualization in children, and it is one of
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