This engaging and practical session will explore the effective use of manipulatives to deepen pupils’ mathematical understanding.
Participants will develop their knowledge of how manipulatives support working and long-term memory, strengthen connections between concrete experiences, pictorial representations, symbolic notation and mathematical language, and contribute to a systematic, mastery-focused approach to learning.
We'll talk about additive reasoning including number bonds, multiplicative reasoning including multiplication bonds, and fractions alongside other concepts.
You'll leave this session more confident at making links between manipulatives and the mathematical ideas they represent.
This session will include:
- Research and theory on deepening understanding of the use of manipulatives
- Activities, games and use of manipulatives to develop deep conceptual understanding of the structures in maths across all Key Stages, which can be used with children as a whole class or in small groups.
- Discussion of how manipulatives and representations help develop oracy in the classroom and promote reasoning and discussion.
Suitable for: teachers and teaching assistants (KS1-3)
Can’t make it? Don’t worry! If you are unable to attend, still register to receive a recording link and watch within 14 days
