Learning Resources Giant Magnetic Base Ten, Magnetic Base Ten, Use with Magnetic Surfaces or Whiteboards, 131 Piece Set

I taught math for nearly 25 years. I tried to get Saxon in my classroom but they weren't "sexy" enough for the teacher committees that review for the school district (which I was always on, every 7 years we got new books). Another reason they never got into the schools is that at the book conventions where teachers & administrators go to evaluate the texts, the bigger text book manufacturers would literally 'wine & dine' us in Las Vegas. Some take you out to restaurants, most have food/drink in a motel suite & pitch their books. As a result, 'easy' teachers suseptible to marketing ploys would fall for those companies with the most freebies. When they get back & go before the school board with their recommendation, it was never the best text for kids. I always lost out to the 'sheeple' who would go with me to the conventions & fall for the free food & goodies. The only good part was getting free teacher complete sets I could use for certain lesson plans where the text we were stuck with wasn't good enough. However, most teachers just go thru the text from beginning to as far as they feel comfortable teaching to. "Read the ch. & do the questions at the end". Such crap. It's no wonder our students are far behind in math. With Saxon that would never happen. Lots of review before going to the next concept. Each builds on previous concepts which are reviewed constantly so no kid would be lost. As it is, teachers go on to the next page in the book whether students understand concepts needed before that page or not. After leaving the public school system, I homeschooled my grandson until 6th grade when I went along with the "they need socialization with other kids" nonsense. I wouldn't fall for that again either. He tested out in 12th grade math when they tested him before entering 6th grade. They could only put him in 7th grade they said (even tho he tested in nothing less than 8th grade in any subject). From that time on he went backwards. I should have kept on homeschooling. Next year he is a Senior in HS & has begged me to return to homeschooling him again but I feel he should do his Senior year at the school so he can learn what he needs for college & to graduate with his classmates (which have never accepted him & give him a bad time for being a computer nerd & smart!). He has had to play dumb to fit in & has dropped his standing in GPA which burns my butt. The school loves him as he brings up the average test scores for the end of year tests taken for his class/grade level. He still tests high. He just doesn't like doing homework as he already knows it & can't see the logic in doing it (even tho most teachers count it as at least 50% of a students grades. Also ridiculous & another example of the systems being broken). Saxon is the only way to go. It is complete from beginning to end & I think even non-teachers would have no problem teaching from these books. I bought these to teach my youngest grandson this summer as he is behind. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to visit for the summer after all. By the way, as a math teacher, if you have kids that don't do well or say they "hate math", USE HANDS-ON MANIPULATIVES! I taught mostly 'non-mathers' as I call us. (Yes, I too hate math. I have a Masters Degree in math by default. I was so bad at it, I kept taking more classes to get better. I ended up having so many units, it would have been foolish not to use them for a masters degree!) So I know how to reach kids who don't like math. Use hands-on items to show the concepts, not just do the exercises in the book!!! For kids like my grandson who take to math, don't use manipulatives. It holds them back. They "see" math in their heads & manipulatives frustrate those 'mathers' (as I call them). But us non-mathers only "get" math when using hands-on items to get us to understand concepts. If you have the money, buy the manipulatives they sell with the 3rd grade books. They will be used for more grade levels as well. But too expensive for me now. I searched the internet & found vastly cheaper items. A small kit plus some single items. But I have an advantage, I know what ones work & which ones are needed.(What? I have to write another twenty more words until this review says I can submit it? How is that possible?)

I used this a lot with my second graders. It made it easy to teach place value, regrouping in addition and subtraction. I recommend it.

I feel silly writing this, but I did not realize that these are flat magnets, like fridge magnets. I thought that they were blocks with magnets inside that stuck together (kind of like magnatiles). They are still nice and convey the concepts well. They have their own advantages over blocks. Just don't be me! These are 2D

At first I was disappointed when I realized that the set was not 3-D but a 2 dimensional flat magnetic set. However I got over that as soon as I started using them. This is an Excellent product. The pieces are big enough to use in front of a class. They are sturdy, able to take handling by various students. The magnet is strong and it adheres to the whiteboard (there's no slipping, it stays put). The set could include more pieces for larger numbers. But other than that it is an excellent resource that every educator should have.

These are perfect for my child who Struggles with math. We are able to visually look at the groups of numbers and it responds well to it. My only con would be that they are flat, not cubes as they appear in the photos. Once you tear them apart, they don't go back together.

All figures are flat, not 3-D, but the 100's block does look 3-D and helps students to visualize. Perfect to show on the board; then students can use 3-D ones at their seats. Useful for math class. You could print your own and stick them on to magnets, but this saves a ton of time and they look great. Easy to separate the ones & tens.

I bought these magnetic base ten "blocks" before purchasing the physical manipulatives. My thought was that these were less bulky and more portable but I did not find them to be helpful and ended up returning them.The sticker sheets are paper or plastic stuck to magnetic sheets. In all honesty, I felt that I could have taken the bulk business card magnet stickers and have created my own for the cost. The paper looked to be ready to peel off the magnets, or at least would have with a small amount of use. I know that my young son would have damaged them far too quickly.In addition, the 1000 cube is difficult to visualize for a young learner or a student who struggles with math skills.If you are looking for a magnetic set in addition to a physical set, say for projecting on a white board or keeping in the kitchen on the refrigerator, then these would be an ok option.I highly recommend getting the physical maniplulatives, such as the ETA hand2mind Interlox Base Ten Blocks set also available on Amazon.

I love this set. It sticks to my whiteboard. The kids can use it or I can use it. The only note I'd like to leave is for any of you who regularly wear thicker nail polish (e.g., SNS or gel): that kind of polish can make it hard to separate the pieces from the board. I would love to have multiple sets for my classroom, but one set works great for teaching the basics (place value, regrouping, etc.)

I use these during the place value unit on the white board while the kids have the 3D models on their desks. These magnetic base ten blocks make it fast for demonstrations to model the value of each digit in a number. I used to draw them out quick by hand in the whiteboard but, I'm no artist. My visuals could use some work, especially if I was working quickly. They are fairly large which makes it clear for students to see and count them from around the room. Depending how large the numbers are that you are modelling, you might want to pick up more than one kit.

Buen producto para trabajar la base 10 con alumnos de primaria.Las piezas son imantadas por lo que te permite utilizarlos en una pared o pizarra metalica

BUT it is not 3D it is sadly 2D

This is a set of magnetic base ten that works really well when children have an idea of what base ten are or used alongside it. It has proved really useful in my teacher training year to represent a concept on the magnetic whiteboard.

Ce matériel est très utile en classe ou avec des enfants pour comprendre le système décimal. Il permet de décomposer un nombre en centaines, dizaines, unités, et rend l'apprentissage des maths concret!! Néanmoins, ce sont des magnets, pas en relief. Pour la manipulation via un tableau magnétique pas de soucis, par contre préférez la version "solide" pour la manipulation!