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First Move's 2nd and 3rd Grade Curriculum

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Diann Wolf
Nora Davis Magnet School First and foremost, the children love Chess. They don't really love math. So if we can sneak in learning by having fun, half the job is done. In life we are expected to make decisions, solve problems, and use inductive and deductive reasoning. We try to teach this in "math" class and literally turn-off our students, but with chess they are putting these skills into practice. One of the most amazing attributes of Chess in the classroom is changing the attention span of our students. Kids today are accustomed to short quick spurts on TV and in video games. They have difficulty sitting still and concentrating for more than 5-10 minutes. When they sit down to play Chess, they are focused, which tells me they can be trained through Chess to focus and eventually carry-over this skill in their math classes. I am always amazed to watch students play in our school chess tournament. Our most "active" children are totally focused. I hope this helps, Shanelle. We enjoy this program so much. Read All

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