There are a lot of options in terms of what hands on math tool to use, so I’ve tried to organize this based on grade level. But of course, many of these tools can be used across many grade levels, so scroll through them all to find just the right math manipulative for your needs...
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A math manipulative is any real object that you can use as a visual aid and tangible item to help you solve math problems. For example, when you use marbles to count, the marble becomes your math manipulative. Toothpicks can also become math manipulatives when used to keep count of scores...