Blocks & Manipulatives

Build Students Up With Blocks & Manipulatives That Help Boost Math Skills, Mastery of the Alphabet, Problem-Solving and More.

It's a simple concept: Kids learn by doing. Make it easier for students to learn abstract concepts with fun and colorful blocks and manipulatives. These teaching tools are great for developing math skills, learning the alphabet, recognizing shapes, developing problem-solving skills and more - and these teacher resources will stand the test of time and of students using them year after year.

Give hands-on learning a greater opportunity in your classroom with this wide selection of blocks and manipulatives from Oriental Trading. Maximize your budget with these sturdy and durable teaching tools designed to engage students in mathematics and other disciplines. Students will be able to learn better with numbers, patterns and measurements through these visual representations.

Help students develop confidence in their math skills with these quality manipulatives, which are built to last. The Base Ten Counting Blocks can help students get a handle on basic math concepts, including addition, subtraction, place value, counting and more. These foam cubes and blocks are dense but not heavy, and class after class of students will be able to use them to multiply their math game. Counting Cubes and Jumbo Oval Counting Links are great for boosting students' counting and sorting skills, and teachers can count on them to hold up for years.

Save big on priced-to-thrill manipulatives for letters, too, with the Awesome Alphabet Bean Bags. These brightly covered little bags have the letters of the alphabet in capital and lowercase, and they're great for creating your own classroom games. Hold up a banana and see which student can get their Bb bean bag into a bucket first. There's more bean-bag fun with the Geometric-Shaped Bean Bags, which come in bright colors and great shapes, including hexagon, triangle, star, circle and more.

Test your students' problem-solving skills with the Puzzle-Shaped Block Set, the Mind Teasers and the Glitter Cube Mind Teasers. These teaching tools will present children with a challenge that they will enjoy so much that they'll forget it's also educational. More saving means for learning and more fun, and this great selection of blocks and manipulatives from Oriental Trading makes it easy for you to maximize your teaching budget.