Hands on tasks are the perfect way to teach, practice, generalize and assess number concepts. Students want to take a turn and they are generally activities that you can use over and over which saves you time.
Hands on tasks are just that… something your student can interact with in a an engaging way. Watch how your students interact with the materials and which type of hands on activities they like or don’t like. Here are some ideas to get you started:
Number Sequencing
Sequencing is important to practice because students need to understand how numbers relate to other numbers. Without this, meaning and functionality is lost. Here are some ways we practice sequencing:
These blocks are my most favorite maniplative. There are SOOO many ways to use them!
Interactive books are a hot commodity in my classroom… my students LOVE to use them and these sequencing interactive books are no exception!!
We extend this learning with number sequencing task cards. Get a FREE copy by clicking HERE.
It’s important that students practice sequencing in a variety of ways, so they are able to generalize the skill and apply it whenever they need to.
Counting
