Please welcome Rajesh Kumar Biswal in this episode of 'Pratibimba'. 

Rajesh has been a primary teacher at Nirgundi Government High School in the Bisamcuttack block of Odisha's Rayagada District for 13 years. The innovative Teaching Learning Materials (TLMs) of the Ganitha Kalika Andolana (GKA )Maths kit assisted Rajesh in capturing students' interest in math, improving their understanding, and increasing their score during assessments.

Rajesh teaches EVS and Mathematics to students from grades 4-8. He was familiar with the students' fear of Mathematics as he has been teaching at this school since 2011. However, since 2017, with the introduction of numerous TLMs in the GKA Kit, he has seen an improvement in student problem-solving ability and math-love. As a 5T school, great emphasis is placed on improving students' performance in other language subjects as well through TLMs. The brightly coloured TLMs, group activities, various games, and digital platforms such as e-content knowledge help students improve their interest and understanding of other subjects. They are particularly interested in number line charts to learn counting and 10 base blocks to learn basic Mathematical concepts.

He has also trained teachers from various districts on how to use the TLMs in the GKA kits as an SRG. In such training camps, teachers express their enthusiasm for the use and success of TLMs in classroom instruction.

Rajesh witnessed how the GKA kit helped students develop a love for maths by stripping away the fear, difficulties, and failure associated with memorizing the concept. He believes that incorporating TLMs by other teachers will significantly improve children's performance in Maths.

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