Mathematics Week observed across the classes

“Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.”
— William Paul Thurston, American mathematician

Keeping this thought in mind, Mathematics Week was observed across Classes I to IX with a wide range of engaging, hands'-on and creative activities designed to strengthen students’ understanding of mathematical concepts while fostering logical thinking and creativity.

In Class I, children explored time through a clock-making activity, tested their knowledge of measurement with a quiz on length, weight, and capacity, and enjoyed a skip-count craft that helped them recognise number patterns by counting in 2s, 5s, and 10s.

Class II students worked with classroom materials and worksheets to create and identify different 2D shapes such as circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles. By tracing, colouring, and sorting these shapes, they developed observation skills, shape recognition, and fine motor abilities in a fun and interactive way. 

Class III students expressed multiplication tables creatively by designing Multiplication Flowers and revised the concept of time by making paper clocks, activities that strengthened their multiplication skills, improved time-reading ability, and encouraged logical thinking.

Meanwhile, Class IV students designed Fraction Robots using halves, quarters, and thirds, with each part representing a fraction. This visual approach made fractions enjoyable and helped them identify and represent fractional parts correctly.

Class V students participated in an online quiz on unit conversions, watched an inspiring video on Srinivasa Ramanujan, and explored angles through a creative hands'-on activity. Using paper fans and sticks, they constructed acute, right, obtuse, and straight angles, which allowed them to visually differentiate between angle types.

Class VI students enthusiastically created Factor Christmas Trees to understand factors and symmetry snowflakes to explore symmetrical patterns.

The students of Classes VII and VIII engaged in making 3D bar graphs, designing posters on great Indian mathematicians, and performing the Ink Blot Devils' activity, which helped them understand symmetry in a fun and visual way.

Class IX students showcased their creativity through 3D Mandala Art, Tessellation Art, and Optical Illusion Art, and also took part in a house-wise Rangoli competition based on mathematical patterns, using flowers and reusable materials.

Through these diverse activities, students were able to explore mathematics beyond textbooks and develop a deeper conceptual understanding. The integration of art, collaboration, and visual representation not only strengthened subject knowledge but also nurtured logical thinking, creativity, problem-solving skills, and confidence among learners, making Mathematics' Week a truly enriching experience.