misidawnrn Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I just bought the saxon math 1 for DD for the rest of this year and next. She used Saxon K when she was in school and she is pretty good at math already. Do you have to have the manipulatives that come with it or can you just use other things to count? right now she is using little pompoms that came about 80 in a package or she makes little dots next the the big numbers that she needs to count. I just don't want to have to spend the money if I don't have to and my books aren't here yet. THanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I have used... beans popsicle sticks (these are GREAT for place value - make bundles of 10 and then they can take them apart for ones, which really helps them understand the whole concept) m&m's legos (great substitute for linking cubes) wooden blocks "pattern blocks" made of construction paper (like tangrams) I don't think buying the manipulatives is at all necessary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selh09 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 The only 2 manipulatives that come to mind that you may need to purchase is a geoboard and a pan scale. Other than that it's pretty easy to use stuff from around the house. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I didn't even purchase the pan scale. Doodle played the game "Bunny Balance" on the Peep and the Big Wide World webpage. http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moniksca Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 m&ms are good because they can eat them if they get the answer correct. I think you easily find stuff around the house to count. We used plastic bugs/dinosaurs for my ds who is a fan of both to get him motivated to do his math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryanne Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 For Saxon 1-3 I bought a geo board, borrowed a scale, and used stuff around the house I think for the rest. Mostly we used Legos, M&Ms, and money. We used money for place value extensively-pennies, dimes and dollar bills. I kept a container of $4-5 in pennies, $2-3 in dimes and a few dollar bills. It probably added up to about $15, but don't have to worry about selling it when we're done. I'll just spend it.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 No. There are patterns for the geoboard and pattern blocks i believe in the Saxon 1 manual. You can copy those and trace them on some fun foam or something. the Geoboard you can use the print out for or make one of your own with wood and some nails. Really if you have something that does the same job just use it :>) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misidawnrn Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 great, thanks ladies. I was hoping I could just use stuff around the house! I love the M&M idea. DD and I just had a healthy choices discussion today at the store about always asking for candy and we need to try yummy better things and that candy would only be a special treat, so M&M's would fit that well! She really likes the fluffy pompom balls I got. I like the popsicle stick idea too. I could mark ten spaces on them for blocks of 10. I am glad I don't have to spend the extra money on manipulatives. I also plan on using real money when we get there instead of play money. She might as well learn with the real thing, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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