The Trickly blog
Practical writing for Indian families — how to help, how to remember, and how to walk into an exam calm.
Knowing the answer is only half the marks
Children lose marks they had already earned — by writing in the wrong order, skipping steps, or spending twenty minutes on a three-mark question. Exam technique is a skill of its own.
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Study tipsWhy your child forgets what they studied — and the five-minute fix
They studied for two hours on Sunday and remembered nothing by Wednesday. That is not laziness. It is exactly what memory does, and there is a well-tested fix.
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For parentsHow to explain percentages to your child, even if you never learned them
Percentages are the single most-asked-about topic from parents. You can teach the whole idea in ten minutes with nothing but a hundred-rupee note.
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For parentsHow to help with homework when you can't read the language
You do not need to understand the textbook to teach your child what is in it. Here is a method that works even if the page might as well be blank to you.
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PlayThe traditional Indian games that quietly teach maths
Pallankuzhi is counting practice. Gilli-danda is measurement. Hopscotch is number recognition on two feet. None of them feel like studying, and that is the point.
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