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, also called number racks, are tools that help students build important benchmarks, such as 5, 10, and 20. FREE instructions for making you own!

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

Rekenreks, also called number racks, are tools that help students build important benchmarks, such as 5, 10, and 20. FREE instructions for making you own!

These are Rekenreks I made for math.

8 Ways to Make a Rekenrek I''l be honest, these are new to me. I have seen them, but didn't know what they were for nor how to use them. The math specialist at the school where I teach showed them to us in relation to some Math Talks she would like to do with the

Homemade Abacus for Kids! Great hands on math practice!