MANIPULATIVE

MATERIALS IN ENGLISH
BY: MAE ANNE P. ECLAVEA
WHAT ARE MANIPULATIVES?
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• Manipulatives, in the context of education, are physical tools of

teaching, engaging students visually and physically with objects
such as coins, blocks, puzzles, markers, etc. The use of
manipulatives is constructivist because students are actively
engaged in discovery during the learning process. A teacher
provides the materials along with a basic direction, but students
should be allowed to explore the materials and ask questions
before and during the lesson.
• According to education professor Dr. Jean Shaw, manipulatives
are effective for the following reasons: they are multisensory, they
represent ideas in more than one way, they promote
communication among students, and they increase confidence,
leading to lessened confusion and deepened understanding.
• According to a review of studies by the National Center for
Accessing the General Curriculum, certain groups of students,
including learning-disabled students and students with limited
English skills, benefit from using manipulatives.
LEAST MASTERED SKILLS
IN ENGLISH
2016-2017
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• First Grading
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• Second Grading
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• Second Grading
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• Third Grading
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• Fourth Grading
EXAMPLE OF MANIPULATIVE
 LEAST MASTERED SKILL

• Sequencing the events of the story.

 Reading Fluency and
Sequencing Puzzles

Definition: It's awesome

targeted phonics practice,
fluency practice, and
sequencing practice.... and
it looks like a game!

This material practices one

phonic sound at a time for a
lot of fluency practice but
also incorporate sequencing
and comprehension so they
practice a lot of skills all in
one puzzle!
 Reading Fluency and
Sequencing Puzzles

Directions: Students read

the story and put the
events of the story in
order to practice
sequencing to complete
each puzzle!

You can use the material

in small groups for really
fun reading practice and
then later as a review
literacy center!
 READING
FLUENCY AND
SEQUENCING
PUZZLES

• Skills:
Students have to
comprehend
what is going on in
the story to
sequence it so it
provides great
reading practice
for several skills
(reading the
target sound,
fluency,
comprehension,
sequencing, etc.)!
 READING FLUENCY AND
SEQUENCING PUZZLES

• Here's an example of phonics

notebook:
As you can see, they only
highlight words that use the
focus sound.
If they have the time and
space, also have them write
the words they highlighted
below. Writing really helps with
retention when it comes to
tricky vowel sounds like this!
Make sure they only highlight
the words with the specific
sound you're practicing too. UI
and EW make the same sound
but if they're practicing them
in isolation, have them only
highlight the words that make
that sound and use those
letters ("ew" below).
LEAST MASTERED SKILLS (2016-2017)

• First Grading
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• Second Grading
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• Second Grading
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• Third Grading
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• Fourth Grading
EXAMPLE OF MANIPULATIVE
 LEAST MASTERED SKILL

• Matching the correct word for the picture.

Strings-Match

• Print out rhyming

pictures and glue them
inside the file folders.
• Tape strings to one side
of a row of pictures,
and fold sticky velcro
strips on the ends with
the matching velcro on
the other row of
pictures.
• Then look for a rhyming
pair and match them
up with the string.
Strings-Match

• Could use for

anything you want
to match.

• You can make self

checking with
answer hidden on
backs of cards
interchange cards
to keep interest
 Strings-Match
Supplies: painters tape, contact
paper, cardstock/notecards, marker,
and pipe cleaners

Directions:
• Write different rhyming words on lined
strips Make sure each word had a
rhyming match.

• Then us painters tape and stick the

rhyming words on the wall. Put one
word from each pair in each column.

• Next make the sticky wall frame by

attaching contact paper, sticky side
out, against the wall and put a
painters tape border around it to
keep it in place.

• After the wall was set up, grab some

pipe cleaners and started matching
the words!
• This rhyming activity
uses novelty and
interaction to keep
kids interested. The
rubber bands and
pegs are great
because it takes a
lot of patience and
fine motor skills to
carefully place them
on the correct pegs.
• Gather your materials. You will need a
shoebox or other sturdy box (we used
our Kiwi Crate), push pins, elastics, a
sheet of paper, glue stick or double stick
tape and a marker.
• *Before doing anything make sure that
the push pins are secure when you push
them into your box. Test how far apart
you can place the push pins and stretch
your elastics so they stretch. But make
sure they aren’t so tight that they pull
the push pins out and turn them into
projectiles.
• Write out a list of words on the right side
(we did Christmas themed words but
obviously do what works for your kids).
Write a second list on the left of rhyming
words.
• Tape or glue
the list onto
your box.

• Add push pins.

Rememb to
keep them not
too far apart.
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• First Grading
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• Second Grading
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• Second Grading
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• Third Grading
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• Fourth Grading