Math Strategies (Manipulatives Strategies)

Math Strategies 

1. Manipulatives Strategies

Manipulative are concrete devices that students can move and handle to support their thinking and learning. They are mostly used in math and science. 

• The teacher should begin with identifying concepts that are going to be taught and ways to represent them . 
• The teacher should demonstrate and explain to the students what they will be doing.
• The teacher should provide the teachers with guided practice. 
• The teacher should then provide the students with additional time to for practice.
• The students should celebrate their demonstrations and the teacher should then review with the students.
• The teacher should continue to assess and improve on the use of manipulatives in the classroom throughout the curriculum.  

Video of a teacher using Manipulatives in the Classroom:

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zss6mdkkRU

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M2Zw52MQ_k

Pictures of Manipulatives