possibly the most used math manipulative in our home

Base ten blocks: Activities

Sherry Nortman-Wolf

With the possible exception of
this is the most used manipulative in our home. Base ten blocks are my favorite for teaching place value and operations. I use these quite often with the Techniques of Problem Solving Level 2 to help kids understand how to solve a problem. You can use the blocks in many ways without a book. If having a resource to help you is more your style, choose this one.

Topic: math
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it daily

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