Karen Wallace gaveme this idea when I was at the GA K Conference. I loved it because it was simple, easy, inexpensive, andcould be used in a variety of ways. Write letters on one side of the clothespins with one color ofmarker. Write numerals on theopposite side with a different color. Children can use their little pincer muscles as they:*Put the clothespinsin alphabetical order.
*Put theclothespins in numerical order.
*Make words withclothespins.
*Use theclothespins for place value.
What else can youthink of?