Mathematics Manipulative Lab Materials List
Materials for making sets, numbers, numerals...
| dot plates | dominoes | ten frames |
| flannel | magnets | chalkboard |
| yarns | show me cards | macaroni |
| poker chips | flannel cut outs | art foam cut outs |
| railroad board | oak tag cut outs | washers |
| checkers | small pop beads | buttons |
| lima beans | tooth picks | counters or markers |
| hundreds chart | straws cut in small pieces | golf tees |
| clothes pins | 3 - D objects | junk boxes |
| beaded pegs | pegs | rivets |
| balloons | beads on string | nut cups |
| popsicle sticks | counting sticks | abacus |
| place value board | number name cards | place value cups or boxes |
| cards containing sets of 1 - 10 | flannel numerals | art foam numerals |
| sand paper numeral cards | numeral cards 1 - 10 | set strip 1 - 10 |
| set cards 1 - 20 | set cards & number name 1 - 10 | cards containing sets |
| set cards 1 - 10 | negative numeral cards | plastic numerals |
| numeral cards | multiple set strips folded | |
Materials for whole numbers and operations:
| dot plates | dominoes | ten frames |
| number lines | roll of adding machine tape | money number line |
| add number facts flash cards | subtraction number facts flash cards | Napier’s Bones |
| operation signs | math machine for + , - , & x | dominoes |
| x & + grids | dice | operation wheels |
| 10 strips | bundles of 10, 100 | Arrays |
Materials for fractions:
| Fraction bingo | fraction strips | fraction models |
| fraction numeral cards | egg cartons | fraction rummy |
Materials for measurement:
| comparison pictures | ruler | clock |
| measuring spoons | measuring cups | graph paper |
| real money | thermometer | degree wheel |
| calendar grid | calendars | directional compass |
Materials for geometry:
| protractor | geometric shapes on cards | compasses |
| geoboards | peg boards | rubber bands |
| string | pipe cleaners | straws |
Supplies:
glue |
pencils |
chalk |
scissors |
crayons |
chalk eraser |
clamps |
felt pens |
Materials for games:
to review |
measurement |
geometry |
strategies |
basic operation games |
vocabulary |