I like manipulatives that I can either compost or repurpose. Pennies, of course, fit the bill. I cut little squares for skip counting by 5s and Kiddo counted out the pennies. Being the number-lover that he is, this was great fun for him. He also did variations, such as taking away the 5s and counting by tens. He wanted me to ask him math questions (I know, he's weird), so I asked things like "If you had two groups of 10 and added 1 more group of 10, how many would you have?" etc. This went on for quite a while... but he also just liked playing with the pennies by himself, too.
Required Reading:
Leaping Lizards (MathStart 1)
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?
Pennies can be used in so many great ways!
ReplyDeleteI wish I lived in your house. Perhaps I would be better at math. :(
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