Sometimes in our quest to find the latest thing, we can overlook some old standards that do a great job. Coming to Argentina, I brought a few concrete Math manipulatives with me, but I just didn't have the space to bring everything! So I've relied heavily on apps.
But then this morning, as we embarked on our 3D geometry unit, I remembered the good old National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, a FREE online resource containing several dozen manipulatives and related learning activities, organized by grade level and strand/topic.
We spent a considerable amount of time on the site; the boys particularly enjoyed the platonic solids, and we definitely got in over our heads (i.e. well beyond grade level), but we were having so much fun, we kept at it!
But then this morning, as we embarked on our 3D geometry unit, I remembered the good old National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, a FREE online resource containing several dozen manipulatives and related learning activities, organized by grade level and strand/topic.
We spent a considerable amount of time on the site; the boys particularly enjoyed the platonic solids, and we definitely got in over our heads (i.e. well beyond grade level), but we were having so much fun, we kept at it!