Learning With Lynette

Ep:25-All Things Abacus


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The meeting focused on technical issues with streaming platforms and website updates before transitioning to discussions about educational content development. Lynette shared her progress on creating multiplication workbooks for both adults and children, incorporating abacus methods and structured learning approaches, while receiving feedback from other participants about teaching strategies and student engagement techniques. The group also discussed incorporating themed content like space and dinosaurs into educational materials and addressed some technical difficulties with the meeting platform access.

  1. Technical Issues and Website Updates
    • Streaming platform testing and website migration challenges
    • Online class re-establishment and video uploading processes
  2. Educational Content Development
    • Multiplication workbook creation for both adults and children
    • Book structure featuring lessons, sample questions, and maze-based activities
    • Progressive learning approach: simple concepts → plus 5 methods → plus 10 methods → two-step
    • processes
  3. Teaching Methods and Student Engagement
    • Strategies for building mathematical stamina in students
    • Managing student fatigue and energy levels during learning
    • Using interest-based approaches (like Minecraft) to motivate students
    • Text-to-speech tools and copy work techniques
  4. Abacus Learning Approaches
    • Sequential book progress and tracking methods
    • Decimal point introduction and place value concepts
    • Multiplication techniques using abacus without formulas initially
  5. Educational Materials Planning
    • Separate times table books (2x, 3x, 4x, etc.) with division concepts
    • Themed content incorporation (space, dinosaurs, astronomy)
    • Practice books versus lesson workbooks distinction
    • Flashcards and interactive elements for children's materials
  6. Personal Applications
    • Daily abacus work with dementia patients showing progress
    • Adult learners returning to abacus methods
    • Balancing business development with family responsibilities
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Learning With LynetteBy Lynette Yung