INTOOBA is a MATH/STEM and Engineering Construction Kit
Ideal for classroom teachers, after-school programs, libraries, and maker-spaces.
Improve Math Skills. Math can be fun. World's first 3D Math Kit with a value system for Girls and Boys ages 5 - 12 years old
What you get:
- Durable rods and connectors and ideal for small hands
- Extensive teacher math curriculum instruction book included in all kits.
- Exciting optional engineering books and student worksheets.
- Your students will become enthusiastic about the different challenges.
- Free shipping
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Great classroom tool! Review by Amazon buyer. |
"Purchased two of these for our third graders. We did a lot of unstructured exploration this year with these. Intooba kits became the most requested collaborative tool in our room. My kids love them and the open- ended possibilities for play, construction and problem solving. I like them for the carefully thought out ratios of the pieces and the ease of use for students. Great product. The play and instruction possibilities are endless. If you are interested in more STEAM opportunities for students, this is a must-have in your toolbox!"
Current research on the advantages and importance of physical manipulatives
Research shows that students who use manipulatives improve their math skills and scores (National Education Association, 2002). Intooba can also make a good lesson great and gain the enthusiasm of the students. Manipulatives also enrich mathematics discussions and make learning accessible and understandable for students at all levels (Chris Confer; Toby Gordon; Marco Ramirez, 2012).
My students are loving Intooba! The enthusiasm was EXUBERANT the day the boxes arrived. "Wow! "Awesome!" "Whoa!"
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"It was wonderful watching them collaborate on the challenge. Not only were they using mathematical thinking, they were exercising oral language ("how about trying this?" or "what do you think of doing it this way?"). They are also exercising their spatial relations while designing 2D and 3D structures. Not a dull moment in the room. Then the groups did presentations, and when they couldn't meet the goal, they showed where they got stuck. Big discussion. There was 100% focus in these discussions. (Debra Netkin, Lawton Alternative School, San Francisco
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About Intooba and its ease of use explained by Marissa Wolf from an elementary school
Ideal for school and homeschooling adn afterschool
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"You can imagine how excited I was when Intooba reached out to us- they sent me a whole box of manipulatives, and they have become an instant favorite in our home.....Intooba manipulatives are BIG. Gloriously big... I love that this lesson had real life applications. It combined an engineering challenge with a math problem. It allowed the kids to get creative, while also thinking about the practicality of their design. Doodle, who doesn’t always enjoy sitting down to a lesson, much less working through math problems happily calculated the cost of his creations as long as he was allowed to continue to CREATE. It was wonderful to watch him learn without him even realizing this was a lesson. This is just ONE lesson of many that Intooba provided to our family." (Heather - from onlypassionatecuriosity.com)
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Engineering focus kit has challenges such as building an awesome bridge that does not exceed a value of 205 points. See sample exercise for lower elementary (LE) level below:
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Example of 3rd graders having built a suspension bridge. Similar challenges are available in the large school and afterschool kits.
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small starter kit You create the problems or work from the exercise book which has over 30 pages of challenges K - 6 in Math and STEM/STEAM |
An exciting home kit suitable for individual or small group instruction. Build, construct and design unlimited real world structures with this kit. |
MATH FOCUS and STEM/STEAM manipulative classroom kit (Large). This kit comes with over 100 exercises linked to the Math national standards and Common Core Standards. Ideally two kits per classroom provides enough rods and connectors for 35 students. Exercises are easy to teach and kits are easy for children to create complex and imaginative structures. |
ENGINEERING FOCUS Kit (Large). Ideal for school and after-school programs. This kit comes with a Lower Elementary Exercise book AND an upper elementary exercise book. Each book includes over 75 pages of appropriate challenges to be completed by students. Ideally two kits per classroom provides enough rods and connectors for 30 students. Exercises are easy to teach and kits are easy for children to create complex and imaginative structures. |
ITEMS in SET: Starter Exercise book K-6 12 - Hexagon Connectors 12 - Square Connectors 12 - Green rods (3 inch) 12 - Red rods (4 inch) 12 - Purple rods (6 inch) 12 - Yellow rods (8 inch) TOTAL = 72 Pieces |
ITEMS in SET: 24 - Hexagon Connectors 24 - Square Connectors 36 - Green rods (3 inch) 36 - Red rods (4 inch) 36 - Purple rods (6 inch) 36 - Yellow rods (8 inch) 12 - Orange Rods (12 inch) 12 - Blue "BENDI" Rods -12 inch). The blue rods bend TOTAL = 216 Pieces Over 30 pages of Math and Engineering Exercises in Book K - 6th grade |
ITEMS in SET: 48 - Hexagon Connectors 48 - Square Connectors 48 - Green rods (3 inch) 52 - Red rods (4 inch) 52 - Purple rods (6 inch) 52 - Yellow rods (8 inch) 48 - Orange rods (12 inch) 24 - Blue Rod (Blue "BENDI" Rods -12 inch). The blue rods bend TOTAL = 372 Pieces Over 100 pages of MATH and Engineering exercises in book (K-6th grade). |
ITEMS in SET: 48 - Hexagon Connectors 48 - Square Connectors 48 - Green rods (3 inch) 52 - Red rods (4 inch) 52 - Purple rods (6 inch) 52 - Yellow rods (8 inch) 48 - Orange rods (12 inch) 24 - Blue Rod (Blue "BENDI" Rods -12 inch). The blue rods bend TOTAL = 372 Pieces -1 X 78 pages of Lower elementary engineering exercises and challenges (K-3rd grade). - 1 X 104 pages of upper elementary engineering exercises and challenges (4th - 6th grade) |
MATH MANIPULATIVE KITS FOR EVERY ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM MAKER SPACE
Ideal for classroom teachers, after-school programs, libraries, and maker spaces. All large classroom kits come with over 100 pages of exercises
Description:
This is an exciting inquiry based manipulative set for use by children in Kindergarten through 6th grade. It consists of connectors of 60 degree angles, and of 90 degree angles. Rods of varying lengths and color are placed into the holes in the connectors to make shapes and figures either as directed by the teacher, or in creative non-instructed class times. It is intended that the manipulative be used MATH and in STEM/STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) instruction and creativity. In mathematics, for example, rods can be assigned various values ranging from whole numbers to fractions as appropriate for the grade level. Most exercises are linked to the COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS (CCSS). See examples of the exercises >>.
This is an exciting inquiry based manipulative set for use by children in Kindergarten through 6th grade. It consists of connectors of 60 degree angles, and of 90 degree angles. Rods of varying lengths and color are placed into the holes in the connectors to make shapes and figures either as directed by the teacher, or in creative non-instructed class times. It is intended that the manipulative be used MATH and in STEM/STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) instruction and creativity. In mathematics, for example, rods can be assigned various values ranging from whole numbers to fractions as appropriate for the grade level. Most exercises are linked to the COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS (CCSS). See examples of the exercises >>.
Educational relevance
The INTOOBA construction kit, an exciting and innovative manipulative building process, is a valuable learning tool throughout the elementary school years - from Kindergarten through to sixth grade in MATH and STEM/STEAM. As children become used to working with the sets, the questions become progressively more complicated. Additionally, the materials can be used across curriculum subjects in many areas of instruction. There are nine advantages of children constructing with the INTOOBA construction kit:
- Enhances MATH and Geometry Skills and Scores
- Develops Executive Functioning Skills in children
- It allows children to explore two and three-dimensional shapes by themselves.
- INTOOBA promotes spatial awareness,
- Improves hand-eye coordination, and manual dexterity.
- Encourages Creativity and Innovation
- Develops rudimentary Engineering skills
- Embraces real world problems
- The idea-cards are designed to cover many of the Math and STEM Common Core State Standards in a fun and challenging way.
What teachers like about the Intooba Math/STEM Manipulative.
- Exercises are designed by Math professionals and classroom teachers with many years experience in the field
- Besides geometry, the challenges and exercises can cover most requirements of the math curriculum
- Students are enthusiastic and motivated by the exercises
- Math is linked to real world problems and solutions through construction
- Comes with fully planned exercises
- New exercises are continually put online by teachers and the Intooba team
- Doing professional development with Intooba is fun
- Easy to set up, and put away
Student comments about the Intooba Math/STEM Manipulative
“Constructing and building using my hands is fun.”
“I like working out real life solutions to problems using math.”
“ It gives me the opportunity to be creative and innovative.”
“ Doing math this way is fun.”
“I like the challenges where the values are limited.”
“ I can build a structure quickly, easily and large.”
“I like the engineering challenges.”
“I like the group work and working with partners”
“I like working out real life solutions to problems using math.”
“ It gives me the opportunity to be creative and innovative.”
“ Doing math this way is fun.”
“I like the challenges where the values are limited.”
“ I can build a structure quickly, easily and large.”
“I like the engineering challenges.”
“I like the group work and working with partners”
More Sample Video Lessons for Teachers click here
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More Sample Math Exercise Cards click here
The idea behind the INTOOBA construction kit
INTOOBA has been designed by a team of math professionals and educators who have many years experience in the field. The idea came about when we realized that there was no real three dimensional math construction kit which incorporated a math value system in finding solutions to real world problems. At the same time we wanted a kit that can be used in each grade without having to acquire different components for each year, thereby saving on cost and space. The INTOOBA construction kit is designed to scaffold the students experience whereby the problems get more complex from grade to grade.
LARGE - ENGINEERING FOCUS and 3D Math/STEM construction kit. ENGINEERING Exercise challenge books included. FREE SHIPPING INCLUDED.
Warning: Adult supervision required. Not for use by children under 5 years of age.
