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Ideas for
hands-on
math.
Practical activities, thoughtful teaching ideas, and fresh ways to use manipulatives.
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A small space for a good math conversation
Turn one mathematical question and a few everyday objects into a useful conversation at home.
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Choosing your first manipulatives
Build a small, versatile collection around the ideas you want learners to explore.
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A whole new way to see fractions
Use familiar shapes to explore parts, wholes, and equivalent fractions. Start by choosing the whole.
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Physical or digital? Choose the action you need
Compare what learners can do with each format, and choose the material that fits the mathematical task.
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Make the exchange visible
Make regrouping visible by building quantities, trading units, and connecting the pieces to written numbers.
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Questions that make room for thinking
Simple prompts that invite learners to explain, compare, and rethink what they have made.