*Math Manipulatives Posts

Using Place Value Discs in the Math Classroom

Using Place Value Discs in the Math Classroom

I have all these place value discs - How am I supposed to use them across different areas of my mathematical instruction?? This is a question that we get from a lot of teachers and we know that having a Math Salad Bar full of tools but not knowing how to implement...

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20+ Ways to use Place Value Strips to Teach Math – K-5

20+ Ways to use Place Value Strips to Teach Math – K-5

The Math Salad Bar is an excellent tool to use in your classroom! But do you ever feel like you have manipulatives in your Salad Bar or storage closet that you aren't completely sure how to use with Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract (CPA) thinking? (ICYMI - here’s the...

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What Do I Put in a Math Salad Bar??

What Do I Put in a Math Salad Bar??

“But what should I put in my Math Salad Bar?” This is a very common question we get from teachers who are excited about using manipulatives, but struggling to determine which manipulatives are the most appropriate as they integrate concrete, pictorial and abstract...

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