Manipulative Instructional Materials. Nov 1 2013 explore rachel peterson s board instructional materials manipulatives on pinterest. Any of various objects or materials that students can touch and move around in order to help them learn mathematical and other concepts.
Nctm the national council of teachers of mathematics defines a manipulative as materials are supports for children to explore and make sense of mathematical ideas but only if the children actually handle and manipulate them. It mentions the research conducted by bob perry and peter howard regarding how the mathematics manipulative materials were used by primary and middle school teachers in western australia. Brought to you by teacher created resources.
Manipulative materials include both concrete and pictorial repre sentations related reviews some early reviewers of research on manipulatives simply summarized findings leaving readers to draw their own conclusions about the effectiveness of manipu lative materials beougher 1967.
The effective use of manipulative materials in mathematics classrooms supports this attempt. Nov 1 2013 explore rachel peterson s board instructional materials manipulatives on pinterest. They can be used to introduce practice or remediate a concept. Brought to you by teacher created resources.