Manipulatives are an essential part of elementary instruction. For years my go-to manipulatives were base 10 blocks, fraction tiles, and pattern blocks. That all changed when I attended a Greg Tang conference and learned about the magic of unifix cubes. 

Previously, I thought these were better for primary grades, but he opened my eyes to all the ways upper elementary teachers can use them. Once I began using them with my students, they quickly became my favorite manipulative!

In this episode, I share 5 upper elementary math skills that you can teach with unifix cubes, including basic division, prime and composite numbers, mixed numbers and improper fractions, subtracting mixed numbers, and patterns.

For each skill, I explain how to use the unifix cubes and tips to help your students build conceptual understanding.

Don’t miss this week’s Teaching Tip of the Week where I share a classroom management tip for using unifix cubes.

Related Blog Posts:

 Subtract Mixed Numbers with Regrouping Using Unifix Cubes

Resources Mentioned: 

Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Unifix Cubes Task Cards

Subtracting Mixed Numbers PowerPoint Lesson

Subtracting Mixed Numbers Work Mat

Test Prep Kit

To view the show notes with the full transcript, head to https://krejcicreations.com/episode26.

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