Until then, I'm double dipping on linkys and joining in with Holly's Tried It Tuesday and Jivey's Workshop Wednesday for a quick share.
As an undergrad I learned about the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. I don't have a ton of manipulatives in my room as a first year teacher (although there are plenty of teachers who are more than willing to share) sometimes I need an item not readily available.
This website is great. You can chose items by grade level or math strand. Lots of options and lots of items to choose from.
Happy exploring!
I am right there with you on the end of the year madness! I feel like it's all I can do just to stay afloat! I'm hoping to have a slower week next week - if state testing counts as slow?!?
ReplyDeleteGood luck on the house - I hope you hear something in the morning!
~Courtney
Polka Dot Lesson Plans
GREAT POST! This is kind of a secret treasure that a lot of people don't know about. The fact that it is kind of "boring looking" doesn't help it either, but it is awesome.
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matt
Digital: Divide & Conquer
The national library of virtual manipulatives is amazing. When you start poking around at the number of different things offered on their and how they can help you jazz up your lessons, it is truly amazing.
ReplyDeleteMy absolute favorite is number line bars-fractions. It has completely transformed the way I teach and model fraction division.
What are your favorites?
Tara
The Math Maniac
These are my favorite kind of manipulatives because they are EASY to clean up!! Hee hee! Thanks for linking up!
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ideas by jivey
Sorry I didn't see this earlier. I hope you have news on the house bid! Thank you for sharing the website. I have to check it out!
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Fourth Grade Flipper