Virtual Manipulatives

I visited one of the Virtual Manipulative websites I mentioned below. I went to the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_2_t_1.html). It offers manipulative activities in grades K-12. I clicked on the Numbers and Operations grid and clicked on the numbers chart manipulative in both the K-2 range and the 3-5 range. I was able to start and move the hundreds chart to whatever number I chose using the arrows to move up and down. Students can use this specific manipulative which is the hundreds chart to practice counting and visualize number patterns. The hundreds chart supports PA common core standard which states to demonstrate the relationship between numbers and quantities, including place value; one-to-one correspondence; rote counting; counting by twos, fives and tens; and comparing values of whole numbers up to 500.

I can see this specific manipulative enhancing learning in the classroom by enabling students who have a disability or even students who don't have a disability the ability to count by setting the hundreds chart to whatever value they want. Students won't make some of the mistakes they commonly make like skipping numbers or losing their spot. I have my students rely on their hundreds chart a lot in my classroom. This website could only make it more accessible and much easier.