Teaching with Unifix® Cubes – Grades K-2

This two-hour course blends video instruction, readings, and activities to give you the confidence and experience you need to effectively teach with Unifix cubes. The course is asynchronous and can be completed wherever and whenever you want!

You will take away specific teaching ideas, plenty of hands-on practice, and activities to use with your students.

Purchase this course individually or as part of our three- and six-course bundles.

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Why teach with Unifix Cubes?

Unifix Cubes are colorful interlocking cubes that give children the tactile, concrete experiences they need as they are beginning to count and learn basic operations.  In this two-hour course you will learn how Unifix Cubes can be used to reinforce key concepts:

• The Counting Sequence
• Anchoring to Ten
• Place Value
• Single- and Multi-Digit Computation

The course combines videos and activities using hands-on or virtual manipulatives.  In addition, free activities are included that you can use right away!

PRESENTED BY

Dr. Sue Looney

Dr. Sue Looney is the founder of Looney Math Consulting and Same But Different Math.  She is passionate about making math joyful for all learners, and is especially interested in early childhood mathematics. She has worked as a teacher, a district director, and as an adjunct professor of early childhood mathematics at Boston University.
 
Visit Looney Math for more information about Sue's work or to arrange additional training for your school or district.

Course Contents

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Introduction to Unifix Cubes (30 minutes)
Teaching with Unifix Cubes
19:59 (video)
Reflect and Respond
4 questions
Reading: Developing "Five-ness" in Kindergarten
Reflect and Respond
1 question
Using Didax Virtual Unifix Cubes
2:37 (video)
Practice Using Virtual Unifix Cubes
Example: Counting Up and Counting Down
Practice: Counting Up and Counting Down
Example: Parts of 10
Practice: Parts of 10
Example: Addition and Subtraction Strategies
Practice: Addition and Subtraction Strategies
Example: Two-Digit Computation
Practice: Two-Digit Computation
Learning Activity
Activity 1: Climb the Steps (Counting)
Activity 2: Road Race (Counting, Addition)
Activity 3: Missing Addends (Addition)
Activity 4: Trading (Multi-Digit Addition)
Course Evaluation
Certificate of Completion
Read and Reflect (20 minutes)
Using the Virtual Unifix Cubes (15 minutes)
Interactive Learning and Practice (30 minutes)
Ready-to-Go Activities (20 minutes)
Conclusion (5 minutes)

Special Introductory Pricing

Individual Teacher Licenses

Includes unlimited access for 4 months. 3- and 6-course bundles include access to multiple courses.
Single Course
$40
3-Course Bundle
$110
6-Course Bundle
$200

Whole-School Licenses

Includes full access for a single school site for 4 months.
3-Course School Bundle $1,200 6-Course School Bundle $2,200

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for a school or district? 
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