Description

• Base Ten Blocks , also sometimes known as MAB (multibase arithmetic blocks) blocks or Dienes blocks. Base ten blocks are great in elementary school mathematics instruction providing a spatial model of our base ten number system.

• Base 10 Blocks are a manipulative used by students to learn basic mathematical concepts including:
  • addition,
  • subtraction,
  • multiplication,
  • division,
  • number sense,
  • place value and
  • counting.

Students can manipulate the blocks in different ways to express numbers and patterns. By building number combinations, students ease into the concept of regrouping and can see the logical development of operations.

Base ten blocks are great in elementary school mathematics instruction providing a spatial model of our base ten number system.

The different size blocks allow us to make different associations.

1. Smallest blocks—cubes that measure 1 cm on a side—are units.
2. Long, narrow blocks that measure 1 cm by 1 cm by 10 cm are called rods.
3. The flat, square blocks that measure 1 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm are called flats.
4. The largest blocks available that measure 10 cm on a side, are called cubes.

These manipulatives can be adapted when studying decimals by changing the flat to become a unit.

The size relationships among the blocks make them ideal for the investigation of number concepts. Students’ designs and structures also lead them to employ spatial visualization and to work intuitively with the geometric concepts of shape, perimeter, area, and volume.

• Base Ten Blocks Products	Product IDs
  Base Ten, Decimeter Cube 1000’s (1) – Orange	MO123-48080
  Base Ten, Decimeter Cube 1000’s (1) – Blue	MO123-48080B
  Base Ten, Decimeter Cube 1000’s (1) – Green	MO123-48080G
  Base Ten, Decimeter Cube 1000’s (1) – Red	MO123-48080R
  Base Ten, Decimeter Cube 1000’s (1) – Yellow	MO123-48080Y
  Base Ten, Flats 100’s (10) – Orange	MO123-48071
  Base Ten, Flats 100’s (10) – Blue	MO123-48071B
  Base Ten, Flats 100’s (10) – Green	MO123-48071G
  Base Ten, Flats 100’s (10) – Red	MO123-48071R
  Base Ten, Flats 100’s (10) – Yellow	MO123-48071Y
  Base Ten, Unit Cube 1’s (100) – Orange	MO123-48051
  Base Ten, Unit Cube 1’s (100) – Blue	MO123-48051B
  Base Ten, Unit Cube 1’s (100) – Green	MO123-48051G
  Base Ten, Unit Cube 1’s (100) – Red	MO123-48051R
  Base Ten, Unit Cube 1’s (100) – Yellow	MO123-48051Y
  Base Ten, Rods 10’s (10) – Orange	MO123-48061
  Base Ten, Rods 10’s (10) – Blue	MO123-48061B
  Base Ten, Rods 10’s (10) – Green	MO123-48061G
  Base Ten, Rods 10’s (10) – Red	MO123-48061R
  Base Ten, Rods 10’s (10) – Yellow	MO123-48061Y
  Base Ten, Orange/Decimal Blocks/Th.Chips(1000)	MO123-47812
  Base Ten, Orange/Decimal Blocks/Set	MO123-47800
  Base Ten, Thousandth Chips Pt./1000 – Blue	MO123-47812B
  Base Ten, Thousandth Chips Pt./1000 – Green	MO123-47812G
  Base Ten, Thousandth Chips Pt./1000 – Red	MO123-47812R
  Base Ten, Thousandth Chips Pt./1000 – Yellow	MO123-47812Y
  Base Ten Orange Rods-pkg 50	MO123-48061/50
  Base Ten, Grade 1 Ideal set for Grade 1 level Contains 200 yellow unit cubes, 20 blue rods and 10 orange flats 230 pieces	MO123-48014
  Base Ten, Grade 2 Ideal set for Grade 2 level Contains 200 red unit cubes, 20 yellow rods, 10 orange flats and 1 blue decimeter cube 231 pieces	MO123-48015
  Differentiated Base Ten Bucket Decimal Number Bucket Differentiated base ten set Contains 100 red thousandth chips, 100 yellow unit cubes, 10 blue rods, 10 orange flats, and 1 double-sided vinyl Spectra mat all stored in a reusable gallon container Grades 3+	MO123-48202
  Differentiated Base Ten Bucket Whole Number Bucket Differentiated base ten set of 121 pieces Contains 100 yellow unit cubes, 10 blue rods, 10 orange flats, 1 red decimeter cube and a double-sided vinyl Spectra mat all stored in a reusable gallon container Grades 2+	MO123-48200