Saturday, August 3, 2013

Looking Closer at Virtual Manipulatives

In an earlier post I provided you with the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives as a resource to use when teaching math to students with disabilties. After exploring this site more thoroughly, I felt it necessary to share some more information about it.



This site is easy to understand and well-organized. It is divided into the five major strands of mathematics (Numbers & Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis & Probability) and then furthur broken down by grade level. You are able to download a free trial as well! I thought that the manipulatives were very colorful and would certainly engage any student especially if they could get hands-on with them on a Smart Board. This site not only includes manipulatives, but also games and puzzles. This is certainly a resource that teachers should consider to enrich their math curriculum while meeting the needs of all students!

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