Math With A Rekenrek

On Wednesday we worked with the GISU math consultant to use and then make something called a rekenrek. A rekenrek is a math tool used to practice the conceptual understanding of numbers. There are 10 beads on the top and ten on the bottom. The first 5 on each row are red and the next 5 are white. There are endless learning opportunities to be had with a rekenrek! While he was here Mr. Jemison helped us notice the many ways to count with a rekenrek including by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s as well as how to build and recognize different numbers. After that we made our own for future classroom activities.