Diy rekenrek student

Dice, subitizing cards, center tubs, number lines – oh my! Our 1st grade math routines require so many resources and manipulatives. While Donors Choose, Go Fund Me accounts, and school funds are great options, homemade math tools can be a simple, inexpensive way to stock our math toolboxes! Today I’ve shared some of my favorite...

I’m excited to be sharing an easy project with you today–one of my favorite math tools: rekenreks! I don’t know about you, but I love to use rekenreks in my classroom. If you’ve never heard of rekenreks before, you will! These arithmetic racks consist of two strings, with a row of beads on each string. Each row is traditionally made up of five red beads and five white beads, but you can use any two colors you like. They are great for helping students to understand number concepts such as

Rekenreks are great tools for building the important benchmarks of 5 and 10. Read how to make your own class set and grab a free guide for using them.

Rekenrek is the buzz word today but has actually been around for quite some time. You can buy them or attempt to make them as a DIY project. I've tried several ways of making them including craft fo

A great way to make your own Rekenrek. The design is easy to make yet provides a year round DIY Rekenrek for your students. https://teachtopia.com/how-to-make-a-rekenrek.html

DIY Rekenreks, Take 2 - Math Coach's Corner

These are Rekenreks I made for math.

Abacuses for the students

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Homemade Abacus for Kids! Great hands on math practice!