Comments on: If you had $100, what math manipulatives would you invest in? https://earlymathcounts.org/if-you-had-100-what-math-manipulatives-would-you-invest-in/ Laying the foundation for a lifetime of achievement Mon, 10 Jul 2017 21:57:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jen https://earlymathcounts.org/if-you-had-100-what-math-manipulatives-would-you-invest-in/#comment-333 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:36:10 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=2823#comment-333 In reply to faith.

I think peg boards are really great as well. They do seem to offer endless possibilities for play. I have also seen children really use them differently as they develop. I\’ll have to look back through my files but I used to have a couple of videos of children playing with peg boards and you can distinctly see the younger children (2s) using the peg boards in completely different ways than the older 3s. I also like the family bear counters – and although they are the most popular – there are a lot of family counters that are just as good. Personally, I like the sets of dinosaur families…. great ideas Faith!

]]> By: faith https://earlymathcounts.org/if-you-had-100-what-math-manipulatives-would-you-invest-in/#comment-332 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:10:06 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=2823#comment-332 Great question that really made me thing about those items that those children in my care gravitate toward and they are the teddy bears and pegs. The older toddler enjoys the bears because of color and size recognition. Also, family recognition is a favorite due to the different sizes. The younger children enjoy the colorful peg boards that helps with counting, colors, size and most importantly they really enjoy grasping and building upon the pegs. Whereas, the prek group enjoys designing shapes upon the peg boards.

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