Hands-On Math: Manipulative Math for Young Children

Activities

• 1 SHAPE: Shape Walk p. 2
• 2 SHAPE: Steer-a-Shape p. 3
• 3 SHAPE: Follow-Up, Tracing Shapes p. 3
• 4 SHAPE: Box Prints p. 4
• 5 SHAPE: Dough Shapes p. 4
• 6 SHAPE: Cookie Crayons p. 6
• 7 SHAPE: Stick Shapes p. 7
• 8 SHAPE: Follow-Up, Toothpick Shapes p. 8
• 9 SHAPE: What Did I Trace? p. 8
• 10 SHAPE: Follow-Up, Shape Match p. 8
• 11 SHAPE: Cereal Sort p. 9
• 12 SHAPE: Follow-Up, Sorting Shapes p. 9
• 13 SHAPE: Cookie Cutter Shapes p. 10
• 14 SHAPE: Follow-Up, Cutters and Cookies p. 10
• 15 SHAPE: Shape Hunt p. 10
• 16 SHAPE: Shape Puzzles p. 11
• 17 SHAPE: Elastic Shapes p. 12
• 18 SHAPE: Follow-Up String Shapes p. 13
• 19 SHAPE: Spaghetti Shapes (uncooked) p. 13
• 20 SHAPE: Spaghetti Shapes (cooked) p. 14
• 21 SHAPE: Styro Shapes p. 15
• 22 SHAPE: Missing Shapes p. 16
• 23 SHAPE: Tracing Objects p. 17
• 24 SHAPE: Follow-Up, Templates p. 17
• 25 SHAPE: Follow-Up, Shapes on a Fold p. 17
• 26 SHAPE: Circle Imprint p. 18
• 27 SHAPE: Strawberry Squares p. 18
• 28 SHAPE: Quick Doughnuts p. 19
• 29 SIZES: Big and Small Bubbles p. 21
• 30 SIZES: Follow-Up, Big and Small Circles p. 22
• 31 SIZES: The Big and Small Bag p. 22
• 32 SIZES: Big and Small Dough Creations p. 23
• 33 SIZES: Follow-Up, Draw a Bigger One! p. 23
• 34 SIZES: Ordering from Smallest to Biggest p. 24
• 35 SIZES: Follow-Up, Ordering from Smallest to Biggest p. 24
• 36 SIZES: Follow-Up, Ordering Paper Balloons p. 25
• 37 SIZES: Boxes and Lids p. 25
• 38 SIZES: Presents and Boxes p. 26
• 39 SIZES: Cards and Envelopes p. 27
• 40 SIZES: Follow-Up, Note Cards and Envelopes p. 27
• 41 SIZES: Graduated Circles p. 27
• 42 SIZES: Follow-Up, Tracing Graduated Circles p. 28
• 43 SIZES: Block Height p. 28
• 44 SIZES: Tape Height p. 29
• 45 SIZES: Short to Tall Bottles p. 30
• 46 SIZES: Tall to Short Candles p. 30
• 47 SIZES: Follow-Up, Melting Candles p. 31
• 48 SIZES: Short Snakes/Long Snakes p. 31
• 49 SIZES: Snapping Spaghetti p. 32
• 50 SIZES: Long Straws, Short Straws p. 32
• 51 SIZES: Follow-Up, Straw Bracelets p. 33
• 52 SIZES: The Long and Short of It! p. 33
• 53 SIZES: Follow-Up, Long and Short Pieces p. 34
• 54 SIZES: If the Shoe Fits! p. 34
• 55 SIZES: Follow-Up, Baby Talk p. 35
• 56 SIZES: Measuring Cup Order p. 36
• 57 SIZES: Follow-Up, Leaf Sizes p. 37
• 58 SIZES: Cork Sizes p. 37
• 59 SIZES: Follow-Up, Ordering Corks p. 38
• 60 SIZES: Cork It! p. 38
• 61 SIZES: Follow Up, Cork Prints p. 38
• 62 ONE-TO-ONE: Establishing Oneness p. 41
• 63 ONE-TO-ONE: Follow-Up, Just One p. 41
• 64 ONE-TO-ONE: Hats on Heads p. 41
• 65 ONE-TO-ONE: Follow-Up, Doughnuts on Dishes p. 42
• 66 ONE-TO-ONE: Shoe Bag Game p. 42
• 67 ONE-TO-ONE: Scrambled Pebbles p. 42
• 68 ONE-TO-ONE: Follow-Up, One-to-One Gluing p. 43
• 69 ONE-TO-ONE: One-to-One Popsicles p. 43
• 70 ONE-TO-ONE: Follow-Up, Popsicle Pictures p. 44
• 71 ONE-TO-ONE: Matching One-to-One p. 45
• 72 ONE-TO-ONE: Follow-Up, Patch Match p. 45
• 73 ONE-TO-ONE: Gift Wrap Match p. 46
• 74 ONE-TO-ONE: Follow-Up, Wrap-Match p. 46
• 75 ONE-TO-ONE: One-to-One-to-One Buffet! p. 46
• 76 ONE-TO-ONE: One-to-One Stamping p. 47
• 77 ONE-TO-ONE: One-to-One Go Togethers p. 48
• 78 ONE-TO-ONE: Follow-Up, Go Togethers p. 48
• 79 ONE-TO-ONE: Noncompetitive Musical Chairs p. 49
• 80 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Table of 1 p. 51
• 81 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Follow-Up, Set of 1 p. 51
• 82 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Table of 2 p. 52
• 83 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Follow-Up, Two Feet p. 53
• 84 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Twoness p. 53
• 85 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Pairs of Gloves p. 53
• 86 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Follow-Up, Mitten Match p. 54
• 87 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Pairs of Shoes p. 54
• 88 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Pairs Bag p. 55
• 89 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Making Snowmen p. 55
• 90 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Ring Counter p. 56
• 91 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Follow-Up, Stringing Sets p. 57
• 92 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Counting Peanut Butter Balls p. 58
• 93 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Peas in Pods p. 58
• 94 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Fill Your Plate p. 59
• 95 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Use-Your-Noodle Necklaces p. 60
• 96 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Action Sets p. 60
• 97 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Break the Record p. 61
• 98 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Follow-Up, Stick Fit p. 62
• 99 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Mind Reading p. 62
• 100 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Create it Equal! p. 62
• 101 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Make an Equal Set p. 63
• 102 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Follow-Up, Bean Sets p. 65
• 103 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: More or Fewer p. 65
• 104 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Follow-Up, The More, the Merrier p. 66
• 105 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Guess, then Count! p. 66
• 106 COUNTING WITH UNDERSTANDING: Little Porcupines p. 67
• 107 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Pretzel Numerals p. 70
• 108 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Wax-resist Numerals p. 71
• 109 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Sand Numerals p. 72
• 110 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Card Match p. 73
• 111 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Four Corners p. 73
• 112 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Listen and Count p. 74
• 113 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Sweet Numerals p. 75
• 114 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Giant Follow-the-Dots p. 76
• 115 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Follow-Up, Follow-the-Dots p. 76
• 116 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Book Pages p. 77
• 117 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: How Many Raindrops p. 78
• 118 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Numbered Pockets p. 78
• 119 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Button Cards p. 79
• 120 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Tiny Treasure Boxes p. 80
• 121 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Bumpy Bugs p. 80
• 122 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Follow-Up, Fingerprint Bugs p. 81
• 123 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Numbered Obstacle Course p. 82
• 124 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Follow-Up, Crazy, Mixed-Up Numerals p. 82
• 125 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Fishy Numerals p. 83
• 126 RECOGNIZING AND ORDERING NUMERALS: Follow-Up, Fish on a String p. 83
• 127 PARTS AND WHOLES: Face Sandwiches p. 85
• 128 PARTS AND WHOLES: Follow-Up, Make a Face p. 86
• 129 PARTS AND WHOLES: Bag of Halves p. 86
• 130 PARTS AND WHOLES: Plate Halves p. 86
• 131 PARTS AND WHOLES: Follow-Up, Shape Puzzles p. 87
• 132 PARTS AND WHOLES: Car Parts p. 87
• 133 PARTS AND WHOLES: Parts to Wholes p. 88
• 134 PARTS AND WHOLES: Parts Bag p. 89
• 135 PARTS AND WHOLES: Name Puzzles p. 89
• 136 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: Addition Soup p. 92
• 137 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: Balloon Sets p. 93
• 138 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: Follow-Up, Raisin Sets p. 94
• 139 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: Peanut Addition p. 94
• 140 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: Jollypops! p. 95
• 141 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: Picks and Cubes p. 96
• 142 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: It's the Tops! p. 97
• 143 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: Follow-Up, Dot Addition p. 97
• 144 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: Marble Math p. 97
• 145 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: People Addition p. 98
• 146 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: Animal Subtraction p. 99
• 147 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: Tasty Subtraction! p. 100
• 148 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: Lost Gold p. 101
• 149 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: Follow-Up, Disappearing Act! p. 101
• 150 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: Cotton Subtraction p. 101
• 151 JOINING AND SEPARATING SETS: Cheerios Abacus p. 102
• 152 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Timed Sharing! p. 105
• 153 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Follow-Up, Timed Marble Roll Painting p. 106
• 154 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Finding Time p. 106
• 155 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Using Clocks p. 106
• 156 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Follow-Up, Mock Clocks p. 108
• 157 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Time It! p. 108
• 158 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Heavy or Light p. 109
• 159 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Follow-Up, Heavier and Lighter p. 110
• 160 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Sorting Coins p. 110
• 161 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Coin Rubbings p. 111
• 162 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Treat Shop p. 111
• 163 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Piggy Banks p. 112
• 164 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Using Rulers p. 115
• 165 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Measured Lines p. 116
• 166 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Follow-Up, Line Art p. 116
• 167 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Measuring Cups and Spoons p. 117
• 168 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Follow-Up, Sand Painting p. 117
• 169 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Individual Gelatin p. 118
• 170 EXPLORING TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT: Measure Up! p. 119