Corwin Mastering Math Manipulatives, Grades 4-8

Mastering Math Manipulatives includes everything you need to integrate math manipulatives-both concrete and virtual-into math learning. Each chapter of this richly illustrated, easy-to-use guide focuses on a different powerful tool.

• Classroom strategies for introducing math manipulatives, including commercial, virtual, and hand-made manipulatives, into formal math instruction.
• Handy charts that sort activities by manipulative type, math topic, domains aligned with standards, and grade-level appropriateness.
• Each chapter of this richly illustrated, easy-to-use guide focuses on a different powerful tool, such as two-color counters, and includes a set of activities that demonstrate the many ways teachers can leverage manipulatives to model and reinforce math concepts for all learners.
• Author: Sara Delano Moore, Kimberly Rimbey
• Focuses include topics such as base ten blocks, fraction manipulatives, unit squares and cubes, Cuisenaire Rods, Algebra tiles and two-color counters, geometric strips and solids, geoboards, and others.