[LM_NET] TARGET: Contents for a Math Tutoring Kit?

[Shonda Brisco <sbrisco@GMAIL.COM>]

We have about 10 or 12 large boxes filled with math manipulatives for
elementary students that contain such things as counting bears, base ten
blocks, geometrical shapes, toy clock-faces, geoboards, etc.  Unfortunately,
because these are in large containers and are actually meant for use by a
classroom teacher, many of these items are not checked out or used by our
education majors.

I would like to break the kits apart and create individual "Math Tutoring
Kits" that would contain manipulatives that could be used by our pre-service
teachers who are also math tutors during the fall and spring semesters. But
in order to do this in a somewhat logical manner, I was hoping that I might
find some type of list of manipulatives that might be used by students at
different levels (grades K-6).   I've checked online to find some type of
resource list for grade levels but I haven't found much.  I do locate
vendors that provide "kits" but generally they begin listing the items and
then add...."and much more!"  This doesn't help me.

Does anyone know of a resource (even an elementary math teacher at your
school) that might provide me with the types of manipulatives that could be
added to a math tutoring kit for a teacher and one or two students to use
one-on-one?  I'm developing the mini-kits for grades K-6 and I have just
about everything you can imagine.... but in bulk!  I need to make this more
user-friendly!

If you have any ideas, suggestions, or have resource links or perhaps an
elementary math teacher who might have the time to jot down what would be
great to have in a kit for a specific level, I'd appreciate it!  Once I have
the kits created, I can post the content lists for others who are interested
(and I'm going to take photos of the kits to link to the CML's website to
promote these to the Math Tutoring department for the fall).

Thanks for any help or suggestions that you can offer!!

~Shonda

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Shonda Brisco
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Mary L. Williams Curriculum Materials Library
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Oklahoma State University
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