Annemarie van der Kaaden is a movement teacher at De Tweemaster. She explains how the math obstacle course works. “The student starts with a number, for example 39. An obstacle course is set up in the activity room, with sticky notes containing assignments at each station – for example, -10 or +12. The participant completes the course, carries out the assignments and gives the final result at the end of the course.” In the video submitted by De Tweemaster, fifth grade tackled the math obstacle course, but according to Van der Kaaden, it can also be used with other grades: “You only need to adjust the numbers.”
De Tweemaster has been working on learning through movement for two years, but only since the 2020/2021 school year has it been working to make this a permanent part of the curriculum. The math obstacle course, which was introduced this school year, fits well with the attention De Tweemaster gives to exercise and learning through movement. Van der Kaaden: “That is why we provide every class with a ‘movement break’ every day. In addition, almost every class works with learning through movement nearly every week. This can be done with the math obstacle course, but also, for example, with the hundred square on the school playground. And it can be used for math, but also for other subjects such as language.”
The math obstacle course won the Earn-and-Learn Challenge because it offered different levels and because the children spoke about it with great enthusiasm. De Tweemaster is very happy with the workshop from Wieblie, which is expected to take place next spring. “It is an incentive for us to continue along the path we have embarked on!”