Manipulatives

Manipulatives are crucial to a math class. They can be as simple as unifix cubes or even play money. The manipulatives are able to be a visual representation and hands on equipment for students. This is extremely important to students especially in primary grades that are having a difficult time with a particular concept in math.

This great article to help with suggestions about different types of manipulatives and how to use them in the classroom. It is an older article however, it is still very relevant to today's teaching ideas in regards to manipulatives.