| Math Man from ABC Ya |
Math manipulatives have been a popular way to engage
elementary students and even upper grade levels while teaching math skills for
as long as I can recall. When I was a child, we used colorful, plastic bears
for counting and the other day I stumbled upon them – except they weren’t in a
bucket, they were on my computer screen.
Buckets of bears, tiles, candy pieces (yes, we
love
edible manipulatives) and foam block pieces (like the 50 packs you can find at
the Dollar Tree stores) are all great aids for teaching