Math is one subject that encompasses not only problem solving abilities, but also perceptual configurations, in terms of construction or even deconstruction of shapes, like one sees in understanding many a formula or even riders and theorems.

The entire universe is math related, of time,distance, space,speed,number, bringing about a unique coordination in movement and the cyclical events of day ,night, seasons,and other phenomena.

This unique principle in seen in plant life as well as animal life.The human being has a perfect symmetry between the left and the right, the anatomy functions on Mathematical  principles, from the pulse rate, the heart beat, the blood pressure ,the numerical indices that tell the well being of a human being. 

Math connected to the environment is highly invigorating to the young and old alike, for when you observe the cluster and the grouping of leaves, or the roots,or the fruit , the unique mathematical principles emerge in noting similarities, dissimilarities, in units of measurements,quantity, height, weight, width,circumference, area and much more. 

Math learnt with imagination, and construction, forms a strong base ,building a good foundation of mathematical concepts.

All learning follows a natural order of the principle and the maxim of teaching, concrete to the abstract.

Numerical literacy is based on the numerical competencies that the teacher skilfully plans through the curriculum. The subject of Math can be integrated to other school going subjects, from languages and poetry, social sciences and sciences. Many of us instill fear in this subject, it’s because the foundation wasn’t strong, and we think that through fear one can learn faster, the abstractions of cos sign tan, sigma, ratio ....are better assimilated at the high school ,only after the foundation building is strong,with the right measures to teaching and learning.

It is upto us then to make math interesting, and what we follow, the Singaporean methods or the American methodology or even the Indian Vedic method.

Parents and teachers need to build the right amount of confidence, and practice makes one perfect. Practice cannot be forgotten, from the initial assimilation and concept formation to that of Practice that further extends to problem solving, a key characteristic to math learning.