Students who have psychomotor issues and may not be able to easily manipulate the small individual pieces will have a resource which allows equal ability on the computer. Also, students who may be behavioral risks will also have a resource to equally participate without being able to throw or distract others with the physical objects. Students with organizational needs have a resource to also equally participate and not lose or mix up the physical pieces. Another advantage of this manipulative is storage and piece management. Physical base ten blocks require a lot of storage space, especially if a teacher has sets for each student with large class sizes. Virtual base ten blocks require no storage space and have unlimited pieces of each component. Class size and lost pieces are irrelevant factors with this
Students who have psychomotor issues and may not be able to easily manipulate the small individual pieces will have a resource which allows equal ability on the computer. Also, students who may be behavioral risks will also have a resource to equally participate without being able to throw or distract others with the physical objects. Students with organizational needs have a resource to also equally participate and not lose or mix up the physical pieces. Another advantage of this manipulative is storage and piece management. Physical base ten blocks require a lot of storage space, especially if a teacher has sets for each student with large class sizes. Virtual base ten blocks require no storage space and have unlimited pieces of each component. Class size and lost pieces are irrelevant factors with this