Guest guest Posted April 30, 2006 Report Posted April 30, 2006 I know this is off the subject , but does anyone have any good idea's or books for helping 1st graders learn basic math? Quote
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2006 Report Posted April 30, 2006 I think manipulatives help greatly. Just plain old craft sticks are really good, they're not too overwhelming to look at. If the child can't write/write with confidence, I'd make some PECS sized numbers and have the child count the number of sticks for each number. With addition, you can count the two (or more) numbers, then have the child show the PECS of them added together. I also found " take away " instead of " minus " works to help comprehend. HTH, Debi Quote
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