#ThursdayTeachingTip: Geo Blocks vs Geo Solids: Do You Have the Right Ones? ‼️ A small difference can have a BIG impact on learning. 🎥 Check out the video for more info: bit.ly/GeoManipulatives 👇 Drop any ?s below. #MathManipulatives #ElemMath @illustratemath.bsky.social @amplifyeducation.bsky.social

📦 I just opened the box of classroom goodies from EAI Education for Thursday’s #CoachingthatCounts #StandardsSummit—and let’s just say…teachers are leaving with more than new strategies. 👀 #PLThatCounts #TeacherSwag #NJSLS #StandardsNotShortcuts #NJEducators #MathManipulatives @amtnj.bsky.social

We’ve been digging into 1.NBT.B.2 & Centers this week… but did you know the manipulative you choose can make or break how students see place value?

🎥 Check out this week’s #ThursdayTeachingTip!

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#ThursdayTeachingTip: Unifix, Snap & Math Link Cubes—3 #mathmanipulatives that look VERY similar & function VERY differently. How do the unique features play out in the classroom? 🎥 In an EXTENDED video, I break it all down! bit.ly/MathLinkingCubes Which do you reach for in your room? Let’s chat! ⬇️

#ThursdayTeachingTip 🛠️ This February, we’re building on our tip from 2 weeks ago and diving deeper into the use of tools in math instruction. 🔎 Which tools best support which concepts? Up today: 5wise vs Pairwise #10Frames bit.ly/10FVideo #MathManipulatives #HandsOnLearning #EarlyMath

For this week’s 🎯 #ThursdayTeachingTip, I’m 𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 digging into 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿—and how some familiar ones might be 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝘀 📏 that can be iterated from zero.

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𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲-𝟭𝟬 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲? 🟩

🔄 𝑃𝑙𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑡: the same block could be 𝟭𝟬𝟬… 𝗼𝗿 𝟭.

🎥 Catch this week’s #ThursdayTeachingTip before you pull them out again.

#NJSLS #CCSS #MathManipulatives #PlaceValue #PLThatCounts #ElemMath #CoachingthatCounts

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#TeachingTipThursday - Not all manipulatives are created equal! Always consider the 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 before making substitutions 🎥 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 to see why being intentional matters, featuring dot vs. number cubes 🎲 #MathManipulatives #ElemMath #ITeachMath

💥Headed to #FCTM?
Join Mark’s session “Using Virtual Manipulatives to Connect Multiple Representations” — a must-see for math professionals looking to deepen conceptual understanding with powerful digital tools.

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