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How spatial thinking could help children learn maths – and go on to use it in their careers
Spatial thinking can help with math development as it relates to life skills, writes Emily Farran, professor of cognitive development. Teachers can help improve students' spatial understanding with "small-world play," such as doll houses and toy farms and using spatial vocabulary, such as "next to," "in," and "parallel," Farran suggests.