In the last few weeks I've shifted our focus in our homeschool to memory work. When I first started home educating in New Zealand my mentor consistently encouraged us all to start our morning off with chanting the times tables lists. So for the last few weeks Nathaniel has been practicing his math facts before settling in to do his written work. I really wanted to do something different in testing his math fact knowledge. To help Nathaniel evaluate where he is at in his memory work we have been playing
Sunya - The Magic and Wonder of Math and Science Multiplying & Dividing from
Sunya Publishing.
What we received
- Sunya - The Magic and Wonder of Math and Science Adding & Subtracting
- Teacher / Parent hand book (25 pages) - Introduction to the numeral system, Basic game instructions, Game II instructions, Game III instructions, Math activities for young students, Facts and Riddles.
- Number line tool
- 30 Math and Science Riddle Cards*
- 60 Sunya playing cards*
- Sunya - The Magic and Wonder of Math and Science Multiplying & Dividing
- Teacher / Parent hand book (25 pages) - Instructions for playing the basic game, Game number II, Solitaire, Team Sunya, Sunya 400, a brief history of Sunya and math, math quotes.
- Number line tool
- 30 Math and Science Riddle Cards*
- 60 Sunya playing cards*
*The cards are printed on card stock with a plastic coating. The size of each card is 57 mm by 89 mm. The numerical cards have each number printed in the center with the corresponding number of dots representing the numerical value below the number. The riddle cards have the answer to each riddle printed on the same card.
How we used it
The very first thing I wanted to know is what does Sunya mean and how do I say it ? Sunya® (the "u" pronounced as the "oo" in the word "book") is a word from Sanskrit, the ancient and classical language of India. It means being empty or without quantity. You win a round when you run out of cards to play in your hand and declare out loud
Sunya meaning "I am out of cards."
I chose to focus on the multiplying and dividing game as this is the fact set we are currently working on. I read the instructions a couple of times to figure out the basic game.
- In the basic game each player receives four cards to begin.
- Your job is to make a true number sentence.
- The times and equal sign is placed on the table.
- There are a number of rules on how to make subsequent plays and when to draw cards and what to do with the cards which are already on the table.
The winner of a round gets to read a riddle card.
We have not progressed to the more complex variations of the game as Nathaniel is still learning his multiplication facts.
The division game, addition and subtraction basic game works on the same principle.
Recommended Age Range
- Sunya - The Magic and Wonder of Math and Science Adding & Subtracting is recommended for ages 7 to Adult (1-5 Players) In the game addition goes up to 9+9=18 and subtraction goes up to 18-9=9.
- Sunya - The Magic and Wonder of Math and Science Multiplying & Dividing is recommended for ages 9 to Adult (1-5 Players) In the game multiplication goes up to 9x9=81 and division goes up to 81/9=9.
Over All I thought ...
One of the things I've enjoyed about the game is the recommendation to
begin with all the players cards on the table and to help one another.
Success builds success and enjoyment. It's been fun for me to play as it's helping me brush up on my logic and math facts ...
Blessings
Chareen
Please note:
Sunya Publishing is a brand new company and this product
is newly on the market. The website is currently under construction and purchasing options will be available within the next week. I will update this post with links to the individual product pages when they become available.
