Math Tool Box

At the beginning of the school year my students created their math tool box with a Sterlite clear container. Most of the math tools students will need are stored in this box. I have five tables in the classroom and each table has four to five students.  Each table shares this math tool box. Here is a list of the math manipulatives that are in the clear plastic box.

1. Unifix cubes
2. Clocks
3. Rulers
4. Colored tiles/circles
5. Coins
6. Paper bills
7. Base 10 blocks
8. Dice
9. Spinners

Of course there are other math manipulatives that students use. Other math manipulatives I have them stored in plastic carts and bookshelves. At the begining of the school year I let my students know that anytime they need to use other math tools that they are welcome to take them to their desks.

Math Resource with Excellent Interactive Math Activities

In my 4th grade math classroom I use an awesome math resource, Hands-On Standards. I cannot imagine what it would be like without this book. Hands-On Standards has various interactive math activities. Every activity incorporates math manipulatives which helps make math fun for the students.