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What can you do with thumbtacks?

MONOGRAPH No. l

Manipulative materials for teaching and learning mathematics

Publication of the Mathematics Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association

45 – 48

What can you do with thumbtacks?

W. GEORGE CATHCART

Many common objects which teachers usually have in abundance in their desk drawers can become very useful manipulative aids. What can you do with thumbtacks in a mathematics class? Here are some ideas.