Effective use of manipulatives in F to Year 6
Workshop Led by Marissa Cashmore
Big Day of Maths Play: Primary Education Conference
6 July 2023
This workshop was sponsored by Motivating All Maths Learners.
Marissa Cashmore
Teacher & Learning Specialist
Marissa is a teacher and primary maths consultant from Melbourne, Victoria. She values the use of rich, authentic mathematical tasks to create learning experiences that provide opportunities for all learners to succeed.
Marissa has an active social media presence @AusTeacherRiss and the Motivating All Maths Learners website.
Workshop resources
- Marissa's Presentation' Slides as PDF
Content Available
Video 1: Intro & Warm Up, Video: 11 minutes
Video 2: Challenges with Cubes, Video: 4 minutes
Video 3: Challenges with Cubes (cont.), Video: 7.5 minutes
Video 4: Buttons as Counters, Video: 4.5 minutes
Video 5: Bottle Caps as Counters, Video: 8.5 minutes
Video 6: Shapes, Video: 8.5 minutes
Video 7: Closing Ideas, Video: 4.5 minutes
1: Intro & Warm Up
2: Challenges with Cubes
3: Challenges with Cubes (cont.)
4: Buttons as Counters
5: Bottle Caps as Counters
6: Shapes
7: Closing Ideas
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