A simple matchbox contains not only 40 matches, but is also a developing game, a mathematical workbook, and even an artistic tool. If, of course, you have a collection of mathematical games and puzzles with matches.
Here are captivating problems by Yakov Perelman, Emelyan Ignatiev - classic popularizers of science. These clever puzzles are surely familiar to mothers and fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers, - and now it's time for modern schoolchildren to get acquainted with them!
Match puzzles develop logic, spatial imagination, non-standard thinking, and creativity. Moreover, this fascinating journey into the world of mathematics will help instill in children a taste for real learning, teaching them to think rather than memorize or copy.
For middle school-aged children. For younger school-aged children, joint work with adults is suggested.
