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I was thinking of adding a few Montessori manipulatives for under the tree...fun ones but useful, that can be used for a long time.
Ds is only 3, and we haven't really "done" any math. He knows his numbers, can count, also doing simple addition in everyday situations by himself -- counts how many people are around the table, or in the car, how many Skittles. Sometimes subtraction.
Any suggestions for this age?
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Silly, but my ds enjoyed the colored bears. He still does at 9!
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My little ones have always enjoyed linking cubes and pattern blocks. My oldest began to play with these manipulatives at 3 or 4 and still enjoys them at 11.
Linking Cubes
Wooden Pattern Blocks
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My kids like Geoboards. We got a set from Discount School Supply.
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We have and like a bucket of Pattern blocks like Katherine suggests and a couple of books to go with it.
I also like this set of Pattern blocks from Melissa and Doug, especially for the youngers.
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One of my daughters was endlessly entertained by a bag of mixed nuts in their shells. No kidding. She sorted them by type, size, texture (rough/smooth), shape. She took the separated groups and matched them up with one another in a one-to-one correspondence which helped her understand the idea of larger and smaller numbers. She would ask for the basket, saying, "May I please have my nut work?"; I loved the expression "nut work". 
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Is there any resource or book that explains the "what" and "how" I would be teaching by using these manipulitives? Would I just be exposing him to pattern, or is there a purpouse that I should be making sure he "gets?"
Thanks!! 
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My almost 3 year old loves the following Math manipulatives (sorry but I am having trouble with links again)
- Lauri Number Play foam puzzles set (helps him relate that 5 is 5 objects)
- The colored bears - he loves to sort them into their colors, count them etc (I have a simple set from Target - but Learning Resources does a great set Mama, Papa and Baby bear which can later be used for size and weight work)
- PLAN toys geometric sorters - we have two different types
- Learning Resources big tub of Mini Motors counters - he loves to sort by type of vehicle and color
- TANGRAMS - he is just getting into easier puzzles
- Mighty Mind (age 3+) - which is kind of like puzzle blocks with pattern cards
- wooden number peg puzzle with objects under the puzzle piece
- wooden blocks
All the above have been used by 3 kids before and are still in great condition.
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Geo Boards
EASY tangrams
Pattern Blocks w/book
Cuisenaire Rods w/ book for matching/building/patterns
Wooden Blocks
Have been the BIGGEST hits around here...all starting around the age of 3.
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Topic: Math Manipulatives
