Tagged as: Unifix Cubes
Unifix Cubes: A Unique Mathematical Tool
Unifix cubes are great for counting, grouping, patterning, measurement, and sorting activities. They are among the most widely used manipulatives used during math time. You will find them often as part of our Focus on the Child series, where we look closely at the math thinking taking place in a child's development.
Unifix cubes are one of many objects considered manipulatives. Manipulatives can allow children to interpret, represent, and comprehend a variety of math concepts while using real-world examples they are able to touch and feel. Other common manipulatives in the early years include wooden blocks, color tiles, and pattern blocks
Series: Focus on the Child
Many Ways to See How Many
January 29, 2019
Regardless of how high a preschooler can rote count, a child’s sense of what those numbers actually mean develops gradually. We call this understanding number sense, and it requires relating numbers to real quantities.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Estimation, Unifix Cubes, Subitizing, Gesture, Dot cards
Series: Focus on Play September 26, 2018
The Match ‘Em All Game
This bingo-like game allows children to think about numbers in different ways. It focuses children on the attribute of quantity of small sets and helps them build a more robust number sense.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Unifix Cubes, Subitizing, Games, Dice
Series: Focus on the Child June 11, 2015
Estimating Quantity with Child 3
A student approximates the number of cubes in collections of increasing quantity.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Estimation, Unifix Cubes, Comparing, Child 3
Series: Focus on the Child June 11, 2015
Estimating Quantity with Child 8
A child estimates the number of cubes in a collection.
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Estimation, Unifix Cubes, Comparing, Child 8
Series: Focus on the Child June 2, 2014
Plus 1, Minus 1 with Child 28
A child uses cubes to aid in addition and subtraction.
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Unifix Cubes, Child 28
Series: Focus on the Child April 3, 2014
Estimating Quantity with Child 9
A child estimates the number of cubes in a collection.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Estimation, Unifix Cubes, Comparing, Child 9
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