Virtual Manipulative Exploration Assignment
Scenario: You are an early childhood mathematics teacher and have been asked to teach students remotely. You want to make the lessons interactive. Explore one of the following websites listed below and describe how you would use one of the manipulatives on the website to teach a lesson.
***This activity can be connected to the math lesson plan you are doing.
Resources to use for the activity:
Read the following article:
Using Virtual Manipulatives to Teach Math
Link: http://www.ldonline.org/article/61328/
Then, choose one of the following websites to explore:
• Didax Virtual Math Manipulatives: https://www.didax.com/math/virtual-manipulatives.html
• Toy Theater: https://toytheater.com/category/teacher-tools/virtual-manipulatives/
• Dream Box Learning: https://www.dreambox.com/teachertools
Next, choose one of the manipulatives on the site you explored and answer the following questions:
1. What grade will this manipulative be used with?
2. Learning Target: What do you expect students to learn from using the manipulative?
3. Describe the manipulative:
4. Copy and paste the direct link to the manipulative chosen:
5. How would you use the manipulative to teach the lesson (Give concrete examples)?
a. What would you do and say while using the manipulative?
b. What would you expect students to do and say? Can the students use the manipulative independently?
c. How would you adjust the use of the manipulative for different students?
d. What questions would you ask?
6. In what ways does the use of the virtual manipulative extend students’ learning of the math content? (Maybe try with a student and connect to attached article and previous readings)
Please make sure to cite articles, videos and class discussions to support your claims and include a reference page.
