It is important for home and school to join hands. The main objective is to get the manipulatives in the hands of teachers and parents and to give them some neat ideas of how they can better help children to understand such important mathematical concepts. This proposed project will improve student learning because the use of manipulatives make abstract ideas concrete. There is simply no substitute for first- hand experience. Ideas exist in the minds of our students, and manipulatives help them connect their ideas to the vocabulary and symbols of mathematical skills and concepts.
Confidence builds and understanding increases with physical evidence of their thinking.
In the same way architects construct models, engineers build prototypes and doctors simulate complicated procedures with computers, students use concrete models to aid in understanding and solving of mathematics problems. Math many strands and levels. Because teachers and parents will be required to record check-out of materials on a log, monitoring how often and what manipulatives are being used will be simple. The quarterly workshops will also give opportunities to discuss and survey parents, teachers, and students regarding how the materials and workshops have benefited the children. Progress will also be measured by comparing scores from year to year of standardized achievement tests in the area of mathematics.