I love using manipulatives in math for numerous, obvious reasons. However, preparing for math each day is such a tedious, horrible task! I am trying to think of an idea to manage/distribute all of those manipulatives throughout the year. These are the ones we use and I would like to include;
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| Dice |
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| Play Money |
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| Linking Cubes |
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| Pattern Blocks |
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| Clocks |
So, here is what I am thinking.... (and here is where it gets possibly expensive). I want to have some kind of bin, bag, box, etc. for each student. Each student will have the manipulatives they would need in their box - maybe a shoe box. They sell them at target for a pretty decent price about now I think. Oh, and I also found those "book bags" which hang up on a hook, that would be good for storage - also very expensive... Then I was thinking maybe I will just put the manipulative for the unit we are on...
Here are the good things,
- No wasted time filling up cups or passing things out.
- No worry about losing things - I would have an inventory of what is in each box and students are responsible for their items - their box would have their assigned number on it too...
- Good way to teach organization and responsibility
- Where do I store them?
- Will everything fit in there?
- If I do individual units I have to switch every few weeks - also I like to review so I would honestly just rather have EVERYTHING in there together....
How do you distribute them?
