"I had them printed off and they were left on the side in the kitchen…. She immediately recognised the Minecraft theme and that peaked her interest straight away. I explained what they were and she was a bit hesitant but still was eager to look through and try the questions. With her normal maths homework it’s a real struggle so this was a massive positive. So I would definitely say she engaged more with the learning because the context was related to Minecraft.
She has really improved with her maths over the last few months but still found some of the questions tough…. She enjoyed the sequence questions and the colouring in on the multiplication square. I feel that the game context helped her see the problems clearer and in turn she was more engaged and willing to sit and practice/work out the solutions.
I would say overall they have helped her ability in her weaker areas. Her areas of weakness are times tables/multiplication. I think relating maths to something she’s interested in was a great turning point and helped her see numbers as a daily life tool rather than an annoying subject at school. It boosted her confidence and I hope that’s something she can take forward into the future."
