Are you looking for new ways to represent numbers or wanting to add more concrete manipulatives to your Number Talks? An abacus is a wonderful tool that will help your students visualize the base ten system, develop number flexibility and have a better understanding of procedures such as regrouping and borrowing. Using an abacus during Number Talks can help your students make connections across the strands.
In this teacher tutorial you will learn about:
> On-line abacus tools
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