Math Manipulatives

Math manipulatives are all around you and your house is full of them. Items such as straws, sticks, cars, cheerios, noodles, marshmallows, beans, pencils, paper clips, pennies, etc can be used as counters and tools of measurement. Math is all around us. Helping our kids to see that math is everywhere is essential to their learning. Doing hands on activities help kids to grasp a math concept better than listening to adults telling them this is how you do it. They need to explore with trail and error. Your guidance is paramount to their growth of a new concept. Below is a video of things to choose at home and ways they are used in a classroom.