Everything else in maths is built on number sense: what a number means, how place value works, and why a method like carrying or long division gives the right answer. Kanakku draws every sum as a picture first (coins, ten frames, place-value blocks), so the method makes sense before it becomes routine. It is the right place to start whether you are learning this for the first time or filling old gaps.
Hundreds, tens and ones with blocks.
Every digit has a place: ones, tens, hundreds. A ten rod is ten ones joined together.
Add the ones, then the tens. Carry when you need to.
Add the ones first, then the tens. Ten ones make one ten.
Take away the ones, then the tens. Borrow when you need to.
If there are not enough ones, break a ten into 10 ones.
Start multiplying with plates of laddoos.
Multiplying is a quick way to add equal groups.
Count coins and notes, shop and get change.
Add up coins and notes to find how much money. Change is what you get back.
O'clock and half past, days and months.
The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
