When it comes to teaching kids hands-on is the way to go. They respond better to hand on learning experiences. Simply adding tactile tools can make learning basic math a breeze and it doesn’t end with math. Even letters, reading and spelling can be taught better with hands on manipulatives. We have been enjoying the amazing benefits of manipulatives for kids.
Benefits of Manipulatives for kids
Hands-on active learning is easier for keeping the attention of children with attention span issues. This means it’s the perfect method for working with our preschoolers and our ADHD children. I am forever amazed at how much better the children learn when we get hands on.
Better memory retention of lessons you teach. When you tell someone something they don’t often grasp it. A major advantage of using manipulatives for teaching kids is that they can experience learning hands on rather than just listening to you explain how it is done. This is an amazing tool for math and spelling that every parent and educator should be taking advantage of.
Developing fine motor skills is a great advantage of using manipulatives. Most manipulatives are small and using them helps work fine motor skills of young children. The base of learning to write and perform small tasks.
Mother Goose Time Manipulative Monday Giveaway
One of the features I LOVE from mo each month are the manipulatives. Each month they send us two packs that we use with the children for everything from counting and arithmetic to just plain play time. They are an integral part of the curriculum because the creators of Mother Goose Time recognize the value of learning through play. To help others learn about the value of these amazing hands-on learning tools Mother Goose Time is giving one lucky reader two mystery packs just like we get in the monthly curriculum boxes.
Enter below and stop by Monday to see if you are the lucky winner. If you have a preschooler I strongly suggest checking out Mother Goose Time for yourself. You won’t regret it.
This giveaway is sponsored by Mother Goose Time. As an ambassador, I receive the monthly curriculum in exchange for sharing with you. All opinions are my own (or my children.)
My youngest especially loves having manipulatives for school but also just for playing. He can be so creative with so little instruction. My older ones who have outgrown them are often drawn back to them along with him.
Mine love them for math, counting and just playing. Would love to win some new ones to use for new things and reenforcing the old.
Thanks for the chance to win and for your blog.
We don’t have any but I can see my don enjoying them for counting and pretending, since he does that with other toys.
These would make some very happy children. We use manipulatives for everything.
I’ve never used them before, but would like to try some ideas from their site 🙂
I like to incorporate them into fun learning activities by creating games and competitions using them.
We like to incorporate them into fun learning activities. They’re great for making sense of basic lessons, and we can create competitions using them.
I love using manipulatives to teach my autistic son about number, color, and pretend play
Thank You
I love using manipulatives to teach my autistic son about number, color, and pretend play
Thank You for the chance!
We use them many ways – to learn to count, for math principles and sometimes just for fun!!
I work with many preschoolers as a school psychologist, and I am always looking for new and fun manipulative for counting, color recognition, and sorting
i really find manipulatives useful for negative numbers… its hard to make it real!