High school math manipulatives

This activity is a great low floor, high ceiling hands-on math activity that takes zero prep and had all of my kids fully engaged. My 6th graders this year love to use their hands and build. So, to help them better understand ratios, I decided to bring out the manipulatives. First, I asked my students to find one or two partners, then in their groups select a collection of items from our manipulatives bins. I had tangrams, pattern blocks, beads, unifix cubes, cuisinaire rods, and place value…

There are some manipulatives that I can't live without when it comes to teaching area and perimeter. Here are my go-to's for third grade!

Do you use math manipulatives in middle school or high school? These teacher tips are perfect for cheap and easy lessons. I have a list of lessons for pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, algebra 2, and pre-cal.

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I read about this amazing game over on Writing to Learn to Teach this summer. It looked awesome so I made my own set for each group of kids in my room. I planned on using it near the beginning of last week, but my timing has been so off this year and I didn't get to the…

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Can you believe it's already close to the end of the 1st nine weeks? I mean seriously?! We have been in school for almost a full quarter already! My kiddos got their interim report about two weeks ago now, and my grades are due for report cards in only about two weeks! This is absolutely crazy! So, needless to say, I thought it was about time for a check-in on what we've been up to. This is my first year teaching only one subject, and I have to say, it's fabulous! My schedule begins with…

When I first started teaching I needed (wanted) all the manipulatives. My mission in life was to have as many math manipulatives as possible. Because more = better. Right? Not really. I found myself g

Best Math Manipulatives for Hands-on Activities | Help students in elementary and middle school concretely work with these must-have math manipulatives to boost their math understanding of concepts like addition, multiplication, fractions, probability, and multi-step problem solving all while having fun at the same time! #math #homeschool #handsonmath #handsonlearning

Start collecting free & affordable math manipulatives to use with kids! Get ideas for objects to use as math manipulatives, how to use and store them!

When my math coach and I sat down to plan my algebra unit I had no idea how well my students would do and how far we would be able to go with it. There have been several teachable moments throughout this unit where we've been able to go above and beyond the ideas that I had planned to covered. This unit has been interrupted by so many things including Benchmark test. My mind reels with the thoughts of what we could have done had we not had all the interruptions. It has been a real confidence…

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In this blog post, I will share with you some effective strategies for using manipulatives in the middle school math classroom.

Are you trying to assemble a fun math manipulative kit without spending a fortune? Check out this list of math manipulatives.

Ideas for using these fun math games in your middle school math classroom. Games can make math fun and engaging for students. Try these creative ideas for math games in the 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade math classroom. Games are a great math activity to use as math centers, as a whole class, or in small groups. Enjoy!

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This unit circle paper plate activity allows students to derive all parts of the unit circle without the need for memorization.

Editable Function Operations Dice. In Algebra 2 we needed a hands-on activity to keep everyone engaged. It was May, seniors were leaving soon and my juniors were all rapidly contracting their own little cases of senioritis. In May we were learning function operations and my students needed practice that didn't feel like practice.