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So You Have To Teach Math: Sound Advice for K-6 Teachers

Chapter 5 Using Manipulative Materials

What will you tell parents about the purpose of the use of manipulatives in the classroom?

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Benefits of Using Manipulatives

• MANIPULATIVE MATERIALS :– give students a way to make abstract ideas concrete. – lift math off textbook pages and give students a way

to get their hands on ideas.– build students mathematical confidence by giving

them a way to test and confirm their reasoning.– are useful tools for solving problems.– make learning math interesting and enjoyable.

Guidelines for Using Manipulatives

• Discuss the purpose • Let students explore: – Discuss what they noticed–What math concepts will they be learning with

it?• Revisit the purpose every time you use

them.

Set Ground Rules

• Discuss similarities and differences between using math manipulatives in class and playing with toys at home.

• Explain that just like they take care of their property at home we will take care of our materials here at school.

• Encourage students to make new discoveries.

• Pattern Blocks can be used for counting, addition, subtraction, word problems, measurement, geometry, and comparing area and perimeter with the linear shape various polygons.

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• Cuisenaire rods help students develop a sense of quantity through measuring and comparing as opposed to merely counting, older students learn about fractions measuring functions and more.

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• Color tiles are one inch squares that can be used as counters as well as for investigations for geometry, measurement and data, patterns, multiplications and more.

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Use of Manipulatives

Calculators

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Reflect on Your Lesson

• Lesson Reflection Questions:– Was the assignment accessible to all students?– Was it also an appropriate challenge for the more

able students?– Would I assign it to another class?– Were there common misconceptions?– What might subsequent lessons offer?

Resources

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics• Gheens Academy Webpage• Homework Help Elementary• RTI Math Strategy Mats

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