Once you’ve gotten used to using the blocks, it becomes quicker to just draw pictures… and once you’ve drawn pictures enough, it becomes easier to just use symbols! The concrete-pictorial-abstract order of teaching has been proven to be the most effective. Here’s how you can do it with algebra concepts…
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Factoring Polynomials Game
This free math video shows a fun game to play to give practice in making and then factoring polynomials. There is multiplication practice hidden inside this game and it only takes about five minutes!
These “algebra blocks” are made from Base Ten Flats and Rods covered with paper and Mod Podge.
I’m learning how to teach algebra this way from CrewtonRamonesHouseOfMath.com. It’s just amazing how simple it all is when you can see it as a picture!
Making Algebra Manipulatives
Here’s a free math video showing how to make your own Algebra manipulatives from Base Ten Flats and Base Ten Rods you might have lying around…