DIFFERENTIATING INSTRUCTION USING MANIPULATIVES BY SANDRA MOORE WHAT
DIFFERENTIATING INSTRUCTION: USING MANIPULATIVES BY: SANDRA MOORE
WHAT ARE THEY? • • Physical Objects Hands-On Introduce, Practice, and Remediate Simple Complex
DIFFERENT TYPES • • Money Pattern Blocks Counters Rocks Dice Big Judy Clocks Paper and Pencil • Base Ten Blocks • Magnets (any shape or color) • Fraction Circles • Thermometers • Cubes • Geometric Shapes • Number Tiles
DIFFERENT USES • Counting or other mathematical operations • Addition/Subtraction, Multiply/Divide, Measuring, etc. • Patterns • Props • Technology
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION • Allows a teacher to see students understanding of a concept • A way to monitor student progress • Differentiate the level of the usage
WHY USE THEM? • • • Concrete representations of abstract ideas Exploration and discovery Understanding Active learning Comprehension for kinesthetic learners Communication and development of social skills. • http: //teams. lacoe. edu/documentation/classrooms/a my/algebra/5 -6/teacher/guide/manip. html
ACROSS THE CURRICULUM • Science: Thermometers, Seeds • Social Studies: Globe, Maps, • Math: Pattern Blocks, Number Tiles, Clocks, Geometric Shapes, Dice, etc. • Reading/Writing: Sentence Strips, Word Blocks, Word Sorts, Sight Words, Stamps, Letter Blocks
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