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K-8 Math Tips

This week's tip is for all of you that teach Math.  Math happens to be my favorite subject!!  I use to tell my students that I could teach Math standing on my head, and with my eyes closed!!  I use to have a cabinet full of tubs with various manipulatives to give my students the "hands on" approach often needed to teach math. Now with all of the marvels of technology there are various apps and websites that digitally offer those same manipulatives.
 
Glencoe has a site for PreK-8th grade that offers various "workmats" and manipulatives to teach anything clocks and currency to place value and geometric solids.  The site is below. Check it out!!




    I also really like the app Virtual Manipulatives (brought to you by ABCya.com) If you are working on Decimals, Fractions, and Percents, then this app is great!!













If you are interested in any of the information above let me know and I would be happy to come demonstrate!!

Have a great week!!
Renae

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