I have been giving this a lot of thought and there are some options. There are of course virtual manipulatives (and some amazing ones such as the Math Learning Center), but as someone who has always taught using manipulatives so that students have that concrete material experience, I am really leaning towards having some sort of individual kits for students,
Individual manipulative kits could be in the form of: - tupperware containers - the food storage containers ( plastic like the ones you would get for take-out) -pencil boxes or cases - ziploc baggies. What ever you would decide to choose, it has to work for you and remember, you might decide to do one thing and after a short while, like many things, you might decide to change it. Some questions to ask ourselves:
There are some companies that have created individual math kits and this too may be a place to start to look at how they compiled their kits ( Spectrum, Hand2Mind) but tailoring the kits to your own teaching and getting your students to help you build them ( so they feel ownership of the kits) will likely be the most beneficial for you and your students. I would also suggest the students have their name on the kits to remove any confusion for health and safety reasons. If you create some , or have ideas to share please email me at [email protected] . If you are comfortable with me sharing them on this post to inspire other teachers, that would be awesome as well!
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