Oh! How I love Alice Keelers’ Google Sheet Pixel Art Template and the potentials it offers for supporting learning Geometry. After seeing this template in action I knew it would make a perfect visual manipulative for helping students with understanding the concepts of Perimeter and Area. The below video demonstrates how I envision the template being used to support students with learning math.
Earlier this week I created a number line support for a colleague. The objective of the visual & interactive manipulative was to support learning about negative integers. I used the same support in a twitter chat. This was interesting because it lead to another educator sharing the 3D Printing Number line they created to support students. This design inspired me to create another Google Slide manipulative in the style of Mr. Navas’ 3D Number line. Thank you Mr. Navas for the inspiration!
The Twitter Conversation Which
Inspired Newest Number Line
Number Line Interactive Manipulatives
Created by Using Google Slides
Prior to Google Educator Training I had a fear about using Google Sheets in that matter even a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet. This fear is fading away since learning there is so much more one can do with a Sheet than I ever imagined. What I’m going to share is a support to help the elementary student with becoming independent as they learn how to add up to 1,000. Below is a screenshot of the Addition Practice Google Sheet Interactive.
I’ve created the following video to share how this interactive support works
WHY USE A SUPPORT LIKE THIS?
It differentiates the learning so all students can successfully find the sum
Students can work independently at their own speed
Provides the student with multiple ways to check their answer
Growth data is provided through the revision history
Can be used in multiple ways
Whole Group
Small Group
Individually
Assessable from home provided the student has internet access
Watch for a followup post on how this Interactive Math Manipulative was created. You could build interactives like this using Google Sheets for subtraction, multiplication, division and ? Please share what ideas you come up with in the comment section. I’m looking forward to hearing how you have incorporated the Google APPS for Education suite in the classroom.
