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Ultimate List of Printable Math Manipulatives & Games

November 10, 2016 By Jimmie Quick 23 Comments

Ultimate List of Printable Math Manipulatives & Games for Homeschool

Charlotte Mason espoused using concrete objects for math lessons, and I totally agree. I know that Emma learned math concepts much faster and with more enjoyment when there was a hands-on element rather than mere numbers on a page. She used math manipulatives all the way into fifth grade, and I admit that we still have […]

Filed Under: living math Tagged With: games, links, manipulatives, math, printables

Top Picks for Hands-on Math Manipulatives and Games

September 1, 2015 By Jimmie Quick 1 Comment

Top Picks for Hands-on Math Manipulatives and Games

Just like you build a library of living books, a homeschool should have a library of hands-on math and science tools. On my post about setting the manipulatives free, Melissa asked what math tools and games I recommend. So here is my list of ten things that we had on the shelf and that we turned to […]

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Set the Manipulatives Free

August 3, 2009 By Jimmie Quick 19 Comments

At the HSS forum a mom explained how she took the math manipulatives down from the bedroom closet shelf. She sorted the goodies into baskets, shelves and drawers, all accessible to the children. Wonderful! The fun math tools aren’t helping anyone on a bedroom shelf. That started me thinking about the hands-on things we have. […]

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