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educational reformer who
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12. created “Pestalozzi Method” as hands-on le
motto is “Learning by Head, Heart, and Han
Children must first understand what is
concrete before abstract concepts.
17. An Italian physician and educator
developed the use of manipulative
Goal “learn through personal
investigation and exploration”
Her gifts are multisensory,
sequential and self-correcting
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18. “Montessori Method of Learning”
stresses development of a
child's own initiative and
natural abilities, especially
through practical play
20. Swiss developmental psychologist and philo
outlined a particular cognitive
development of children
stressing the importance of concrete opera
in the primary stages of knowledge formati
21. Says, children must first construct
knowledge through “concrete
operations” before moving on to
“formal operations
24. Traditional/Concrete Manipu
Concrete or physical object
Present since the advent of
computer
These are objects from the real world
that can be moved, assembled,
disassembled, etc. to show a
concept.
26. Most accessible and involving material
in educational use
There is no substitute for the real thing
when learning some tasks
They give meaning to otherwise, abstract
May be modified to make instruction
better
Real Objects
28. The Attribute Blocks can
be used to teach sorting,
patterns, and identifying
attributes.
29. The Attribute Blocks set includes five
basic shapes (triangle, square,
rectangle, circle, and hexagon)
displaying different attributes. The
basic shapes come in three different
colors, two different sizes, and two
different thicknesses. Attribute
Blocks can be used to teach sorting,
patterns, and identifying attributes.
30. These Geared Clocks
allow children to explore
telling time on analog
clocks and calculating
elapsed time.
31. These Geared Clocks are made of
plastic and have hidden gears that
reflect accurate hour and minute
relationships. The hour and
minute hands are color-coded to
match hour and minute markings
on the clock face. Clocks allow
children to explore telling time on
analog clocks and calculating
32. Two-Color Counters s can
also be used to introduce
students to basic ideas of
probability.
33. These versatile Two-Color Counters
are thicker than most other counters
and easy for students to manipulate.
They can be used to teach number
and operations concepts, such as
patterning, addition and
subtraction, and multiplication and
division. Counters can also be used
to introduce students to basic ideas
34. Color Cubes
They help children
through hands-on
exploration of basic
mathematics and
geometric
relationships as they
stack, count, sort, and
work with patterns.
35. Color Cubes are available in
manipulate® and wood, and six
different colors in a set: red,
orange, yellow, green, blue, and
purple. They help children through
hands-on exploration of basic
mathematics and geometric
relationships as they stack, count,
sort, and work with patterns.
36. Pattern Blocks makes it possible for the shapes to
nest together and provides for a wide range of
explorations
37. Pattern Blocks are a collection of six
shapes in six colors—green triangles,
orange squares, blue parallelograms,
tan rhombuses, red trapezoids, and
yellow hexagons. The shapes are
designed so that the sides are all the
same length except for the trapezoid,
which has one side that is twice as
long. This feature makes it possible for
the shapes to nest together and
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39. Advantages of Concrete Manipulative
Simpler, more moveable
Tactile experience adds a dimension of lea
Allows student to be more creative selectin
Student has more control
Process is traceable
40. Allows trial and error
Units are easier to distinguish, make
the whole easier to see
Easier to relate to real-world applications
Less expensive than technology
Allows me to be more cognitive of the
operations I am performing
41. Requires more thinking
I was able to think about what it
actually means to multiply and divide
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Doesn’t allow you to add or subtract
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Children focus on manipulative instead
of the instruction
46. Models
three-dimensional representations
of a real thing
can provide learning experiences
that real things can’t provide
can be disassembled to provide interio
can be larger or smaller than the
real object they represent
50. Real Object and Models:
Familiarize yourself
Practice your presentation
Make sure the audience doesn’t get
the wrong impression
Encourage the students to handle and
manipulate the objects and model
51. Field Trips
Excursion outside the classroom
For first-hand experience
Students can encounter phenomena
that can’t be brought into the
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54. Digital/Virtual Manipulative
Integration of traditional media
enable physical objects to move,
sense, and interact with one another
-- and, as a result, make systems-
related concepts more salient to
(can be manipulated by) children
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58. Concrete vs. Virtual Manipulatives
•Virtual manipulatives are more
practical for teachers than concrete
manipulatives due to issues on
homeroom management.
•Virtual manipulatives depends on the
availability of computers and requires
some basic computer skills from both
the teacher and the student.
59. Concrete vs. Virtual
Manipulative
•Virtual manipulatives need no clean
up unlike concrete manipulatives
•Virtual manipulatives’ appearance can
be easily reformatted unlike concrete
manipulatives
60. Advantages of Digital Media
Fun learning tool
Improves problem solving skills
Increases motivation
Catches attention
Availability at home
62. Disadvantages of Digital Media
may lead to misconception of some
ideas (color, size, etc.)
some students may not be able to grasp
the abstract concept represented by the
manipulatives
may consume too much time
