Did you know you should familiarize your students with your math manipulatives just like you would your supply bins or other classroom routines? Students who might already have a poor relationship with math need to build positive connections with manipulatives. By using manipulatives in a creative, playful way at the beginning of the year, you are setting your students up for success down the road. The next time you take out your manipulatives for math-related purposes, your students will be pre