Overview One of the most effective ways to make use of manipulatives (either from your makerspace or purchased) is to use paper-based resources to help scaffold the mathematics you are wanting to represent. Here are several paper-based resources that can be downloaded and used in various ways. List of Files […]

Overview Fraction tiles are a length model for illustrating fractions. Most versions include a representation of the whole and eight different fraction types (1/2s, 1/3s, 1/4s, 1/5s, 1/6s, 1/8s, 1/10s, 1/12s) – but our version includes 1/9s, and the files can be edited so other denominators can be included in […]

Overview Number frames are a variation of 10-frames in which each number (1-10) is arranged as part of a completed 10-frame and color coded by number. In the image below, a child can arrange a 3 (yellow) with a 7 (pink) and to be the same size and shape as […]