Magnetic Visual Area Modeler (Boards Only) - Set of 2

Now with one magnetic side!
Provide a foundation for complex multiplication and division problems! Visual Area Modeler boards allow students to easily move from the concrete representation of a problem, to the pictorial, and then onto the standard algorithm of multiplication and division.

The *NEW* magnetic front side features two channels to hold standard or magnetic base ten blocks or algebra tiles (not included) to represent the factors of a multiplication problem. The non-magnetic back side is printed with a "factor t" for drawing representations of the problems.

Working alone or in small groups, students will use base ten blocks to create area models that are the length and width of a rectangle to represent the factors, and the area of the rectangle to represent the product. Using strategies based on place value, and the properties of operations, students are quickly able to determine products for multiplication, or quotients for division problems. Boards measure 12" x 12". Set of 2 boards.