Math Resources

 

Why use math manipulatives? Here are five reasons for using manipulatives to make math come alive.

1. Math Manipulatives help make abstract ideas concrete.
2. Math Manipulatives lift math off textbook or homework pages. 
3. Math Manipulatives build students' confidence by giving them a way to test and confirm their reasoning.
4. Math Manipulatives are useful tools for solving problems.
5. Math Manipulatives make learning math interesting and enjoyable.

For the complete article, visit Scholastic's Parent and Child Magazine. 

MATH TOOLBOX

Addition & Subtraction

• Fact Family Template 
• Fact Family Triangles
• Kim Sutton Addition & Subtraction
• Kim Sutton Computation Strategies

Number Sense

• Hundreds Chart
• 0-9 Digit Cards
• Place Value Charts
• Place Value with Decimal
• Ten Frame Cards
• Ten Frames Mat
• Tens and Ones Mat
• Number Cards 1-100
• Domino Flash Cards

Pattern Blocks 

• Pattern Block Symmetry
• Pattern Block Design
• Pattern Block Template
• Pattern Block Fraction Design
• Pattern Block Spinners

Two-Color Counters

• Two-sided Counter Activities

Tally Marks

• Tally Ho!

Ruler

• Kim Sutton's Number Line Directions
• Measurement Worksheets 1st Grade
• Measurement Worksheets

Coins

• Clean Up the Money (game)

Tangrams

• Tangram Shapes
• Tangram Templates

Playing Cards

• Math Card Games
• Card Games to Practice Math Facts
• A Collection of Math Card Games
• Addition War

Dice

•  Dice Games to Practice Math Facts (scroll down)

Student Clock

• Use your clock with these activities

Numbered Dice

Attribute Blocks

Color Tiles

Sorting Cups

Compass

Protractor