Hands-On Standards:
Maximize the effectiveness of manipulatives in the 5 - 6 curriculum with this step-by-step, photo-illustrated professional handbook. Perfect for center and small-group activities.


Provides 68 lesson plans, aligned to NCTM Standards and organized by NCTM strand, that encourage students to build, model, create and represent key concepts


Teaches fractions, problem solving, multiplication, division, algebraic thinking and more


Features blackline masters, writing activities and extension activities that reinforce visual organization and encourage demonstration of mathematical thinking


Helps you anticipate common student difficulties within each lesson


Offers problems designed to resemble questions on standardized math tests


Sturdy 192-page handbook is hardcover with convenient, lay-flat spiral binding


Grades 5-6