Mama_Rana Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I have so many cool manips: linking cubes, Cuisenaire rods, pentominoes, peg boards, wooden 3D shapes, etc etc etc. Some are large and some are small. I have shelf space, or I could carve out drawer space. But... I want it to be "pretty". Ok, not gorgeous, but not a jumble of ziplock bags either, ykwim? I started with some decorative shoebox type things like you can get at Michael's for photo storage, but the take up lots of space, some things don't fill the boxes, others [like the pegboards] won't even fit in them. I have some clear plastic shoeboxes, but similar problems with those. Plastic hanging bags and a tension rod? Organizer drawers? Something else I'm not thinking of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'smom Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 How about ziplock bags inside pretty baskets on the shelves? Mine are mostly in ziplocks inside rubbermaid containers- but they're not very pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 In ziploc bags in a bin on a shelf if they're lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Yup, plastic bags in a drawer. It's working so far. I might get some small totes or something for them at some point, but this is working so far. Except when my 2 year old gets into the drawer and dumps them all out on the floor...:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I have a plastic 3 drawer rolling cart. Some of them are in bags in a drawer, some are just tossed in the drawer. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgo95 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 We use something like this rolling organizer in the open and something like this plastic desktop drawer organizer inside a cabinet out of sight. The bulkier items go in plastic tubs inside the cabinet as well (but nicely organized on shelf). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Plastic bags or boxes inside organizer drawers-that way the DRAWERS look neat no matter what, and I can pull out whatever I need to move into DD's math drawer (our modified workbox system). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpoy85 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Its inside an old cooler (loose) inside the wardrobe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 The interlocking cubes I have, have their own box. Most of the other ones I have in transparent boxes. I don't use that many, I have concluded after buying a lot of them. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I have one of these. Actually, two, I guess. They are stackable. http://www.containerstore.com/shop/elfa/bestSellingSolutions/kitchen?productId=10014856&N=73671&Nao=20 I have one large (deep) drawer, three medium, and five small drawers. The one pictured here only has the small and medium drawers. One drawer is for math manipulatives and supplies (rulers, flashcards, etc.) Two drawers have smaller, plastic containers with pencils, crayons, markers, pencil crayons, pens, erasers, glue, etc. Another couple hold printer paper, construction paper. The deepest drawer holds cookie cutters and playdough/clay cutting and shaping supplies along with DD's little weaving loom and other crafty type things. One for office supplies (envelopes, stamps, etc.) It wasn't very cheap, but IMO it is worth every penny. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillymommy Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 We use Sterilite modular boxes. I use large boxes for the rods & base ten set, smaller ones for linking cubes, dice, etc. each box has a label and they stack so neatly on our shelves. Yeah for organized spaces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I have baskets from Target for mine: so the bigger ones hold a bunch of smaller stuff (some are manipulatives; some are art supplies), and then the smaller ones with no lids hold, say, geoboards along with a book with geoboard activities or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 (edited) I have the smaller things in pockets of a shoe organizer that hangs over the closet door. That same shoe organizer has glue, paint pens, scissors, etc. too so it's not just for math. The daily stuff is stored with the math itself in a drawer. I have the bigger/less used things in boxes on a bookshelf. I'm more about organized and easy to find/use than pretty but I think decorative boxes on shelves look nice. The stuff in boxes on shelves, though, I don't have to get to day in and out. Edited September 20, 2012 by sbgrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 So, am I the only one who read this thread title and wondered what kind of exotic vegetable a "manip" is? Sorry, I just had to ask . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I have plastic totes w/lids inside an old computer armoire. (One tub of base-10, one tub of c-rods, one tub of flashcards & math card games, one tub of other math games, one big tub of random other math items, divided into smaller bags.) We don't have a homeschool room, so I like to keep my manipulative mess hidden as well as I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 So, am I the only one who read this thread title and wondered what kind of exotic vegetable a "manip" is? Sorry, I just had to ask . . . Oh, you know, it's the male form of a turnip. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I bought sterlite shoe boxes, and they get stacked on a shelf in the front entrance(only available shelf). I have 1 with wooden beads, 1 with base 10 blocks, 1 with pegs etc. The manips that came in their own containers (like the animal counters) are stored in the top drawer of the dresser that is in the front entrance. I need to get some more shoeboxes this weekend as some of the containers kept in the drawer have started to crack due to a ton of usage so those things will be transferred to the shoeboxes. Bigger items like the geo boards, peg boards, bucket balance, and MUS blocks are stored on a shelf in my bedroom (we have things stored all over due to space restrictions). And then is the flash cards, dice games etc. They are stored in rolling sterilite 5 drawer carts. We have an over abundance of math manips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama_Rana Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 So, am I the only one who read this thread title and wondered what kind of exotic vegetable a "manip" is? Sorry, I just had to ask . . . LOL, well and my auto-correct kept wanting to change it to "manias" or "manics". Um, no really, that totally changes the subject here! :lol: Ok, so I think what I gotta do is clear off the school table, get out all the math stuff so I can see it all, and then find the appropriate containers. I've got the plastic shoeboxes, and zippy bags of all sizes, something's gotta work. Thanks all!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Ous are just on the bottom shelves of two bookcases behind our school table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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