MANIPULATIVE MEDIA
physical objects that are used as teaching tools toengage students in the hands-on learning of different subjects.
(such as markers, toothpicks, or coins) provide visible models that help students solve problems and develop concepts.
Enables students to explore concepts at the first, or concrete,level of understanding.
Using concrete manipulatives is the first step to using mentalimages and models.
Students can easily remember the lesson through images bythe use if manipulatives.