When doing my NTT course , I used think of games to play with kids.
But when we were children;
we used to play some games which were really helping for counting, learning numbers etc and it happened without our knowledge.
One such game is 'Pallankuzhi'.
There will be 12 small pits , 6 of each side and 60 same sized stones or tamarind seeds.
Two people will be sitting opposite to each other.
We used to fill 5 stones to each pit. Then one has to take stones from his side pit and put one by one in a sequence.
This helps to count in fives. Without my knowledge I learnt multiplication and addition in this game.
One more that I loved and still I love to play is 'Dhaayam'.
A Variance of this game is played now a days.
This game also helps in counting , adding and subtracting.
The other game that I used to play was 'achangal'.
We have to play this with 5 stones or 7 stones.
What I wonder is, our ancestors has taught us so many things likes this.
In everything they have used all natural resources like stone,mud,seeds etc.
When I see the toys of my kid, I am thinking, "Are they really going to help her?"
Kids always love to play with natural resources and they will learn a lot naturally.
We need to guide them in language, reading and writing.
Rest all they will learn in their own pace.
We need to give them space to develop on their own. That's it.
Have a happy parenthood,
Love,
Vaanadhi
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