My Favorite Hands-On Math Manipulative
Which math manipulative can you:
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Watch your children really, really enjoy learning about?
It's Only Money
It’s only money! It is one of the best teaching tools for math.
Put it into a zippy plastic bag–I like the heavy duty freezer ones–and put it to work.
Place Value
Not only can you teach your children about money with real money, but you can use it to teach place value.
Use pennies for the one’s place, dimes for the ten’s place, and dollars for the hundred’s place.
For larger bills, my children made fake money. It’s only money, but there’s a limit to how much I can throw around.
Make Change
Does it bother you that people can’t make change unless the cash register tells them how much?
Use money to teach your children how to make change–the old fashioned way by starting with the amount spent and handing the money back until you reach the amount given.
Regrouping
Yes, use it to teach regrouping. Make columns on a piece of paper to represent ones, tens, and hundreds. Then choose a problem and substitute money for the numbers. Place the money on the paper in the appropriate columns and regroup to show the answer.
How Much Do You Need?
It takes about $5.00 worth of change to do most of the basics, but it’s worth a lot more to your learners!
Blessings,
Harriet
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