10 Bead Math vs Number Sense Lite

A tool similar to the Rekenrek. Options include showing from 1 to 10 rows of 10 beads to use in solving your own problems. Select the color pattern of the beads… traditional 5 Red/5 White; or, show pairs of colors, alternate colors, or all red beads. Two other options include: • identifying the number of beads hidden. That activity may be used with 1 to 10 rows of beads. • solving addition or subtraction problems with sums or minuends to 20. Adjust the sums and minuends as appropriate for learner goals. Developed in conjunction with the NumberSense Project at Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

Note: This Free version only provides one of the nine activities. The others are available as an in-app purchase. Number sense is foundational to mathematics. Stages math is a number sense app curriculum for assessment and instruction. Activities improve students' number sense and correlate with math standards for typically developing students in pre-K to 3rd grade. Research surrounding differentiated instruction and universal design for learning has guided the development of this software. Instruction and assessment activities are provided in nine key mathematical skill areas. Each skill area has learning scaffolds with customizable settings. For example, you can select activities like counting money, academic goals like the coins and bills presented, and student access method like mouse or switch use. Students begin within the parameters you set. Then, built-in program “smartness” guides students’ advancement in tiny increments. Data are gathered during instructional practice and assessments. Detailed information such as questions asked, student responses, and time spent are reported. The program accumulates student performance over time, which helps you build meaningful student portfolios.