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my favorite classroom math tools
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items I am a small group special education math teacher for grades K-4! I use manipulatives all day every day and here are some of my tried and true favorites that will help your students learn whatever skills you're working on.
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Counting
Fact Fluency
Place Value
Operations
Miscellaneous
Counting
This is absolutely adorable and has activities to support literacy skills, number sense, colors, and patterns! I use it for counting and early addition skills.
Learning Resources Sorting Snacks Mini Fridge
Brain Flakes are SO fun to use as a toy and also function really well as counters. I also use them for early addition and subtraction!
Brain Flakes 500 Piece Set
These are a tried and true counting tool. Reliable, no-nonsense, and will last you forever!
Learning Resources Square Color Tiles
These are another tried and true math tool. They are great for introducing beginning place value or using as a fun counting tool. Highly recommend!
Didax Unifix Cubes Set
Fact Fluency
Carson Dellosa has my favorite flashcards. I think they have the best format and they are great quality. You can also find them for time and money too!
Carson Dellosa Math Flash Cards: Add, Sub, Div, Mult
These are GREAT and have so many different uses. The graphics are beautiful and support so many skills.
Carson Dellosa 54 Time and Money Flash Cards
Place Value
I use these EVERY DAY. In my opinion, they're the best manipulatives to have to support a variety of grades!
Learning Resources Brights Base Ten Classroom Set
I also love these foam blocks. It's great to have options to offer students choices--they're very sensory friendly as well!
hand2mind Green Foam Base Ten Blocks Complete Set
I use charts like this for place value almost every day. They're great to transition kids to drawing their own charts on paper!
Base Ten Blocks for Math with Chart
Operations
This is really fun to use for K-1 students! It can be played in multiple ways to support addition and subtraction within 10.
Learning Resources Mathswatters Add & Subtract Game
These are so fun and make differentiation and independent work easy. They have a great variety of visuals on each card!
Torlam Addition and Subtraction Puzzle Cards
Miscellaneous
I was unsure how useful these would be but I use them ALL the time. They are really easy to write on and erase and you can easily make any activity into a game by writing your numbers (or letters!) on them!
Scribbledo Dry Erase Dice Set
I used this decor bundle for my entire classroom, but they also have EXCELLENT math resources. I created number cards out of the visuals and use them daily. I love that some have ten frames and some are just the numbers!
Retro Editable Math Display Resources Pack
The most fun, versatile tool for playing math games (e.g. Subtraction Smash) or visualizing fractions. Also amazing for recess and choice time, obviously!!!
Play Doh 10-Pack Case of Assorted Colors
Whiteboards are such a versatile classroom tool. They instantly make any activity more fun! A MUST have!
Dry Erase LapBoards
These are a must have for teaching time. High quality, durable, and very interactive!
Learning Resources Classroom Clock Kit